Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
#0Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 6:38pm
Does anyone have the book Sondheim and Co. Is it worth getting. I found a cop on Amazon for $12 and it looks interesting.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Updated On: 8/24/06 at 06:38 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#1re: Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 6:44pm
YES!
i'm reading it now & its wonderful!
i posted the chapter on GYPSY here so you can have a sneak peek!
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#2re: Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 6:45pmAbsolutely! You won't be able to put it down. It's a "must read" if you ask me.
#3re: Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 6:46pmYes- if you are in love with Sondheim (I know we all are!) this is a great book! A very intersting read.
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
wiggum2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/03
#6re: Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 9:58pmSo, so good.
"We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in it's flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung, the dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future too."
- Tom Stoppard, Shipwreck
#7re: Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 10:03pmReally awesome book. I enjoyed it.
#8re: Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 11:13pmThanks everyone! I got the book, and i can't wait until it comes.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#9re: Sondheim and Co.: Worth Getting?
Posted: 8/25/06 at 1:34am
You are in for a treat. Not only great behind the scenes stories of the making of his shows but also wonderful chapters on lyric writing, orchestrations, casting, and recording cast albums.
For anyone interested in the theatre is is an essential book.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
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