On Sondheim: An Opinionated Guide
No exaggeration. They built a little wooden stage and set up “table microphones” at his feet to capture the rhythm of his tap shoes. Kay later dubbed the platform their “Astaire-way to Heaven.”
Sam Irvin • Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise
He’d religiously spend an hour every day before he went to the recording studio listening to classical music and to opera. His favorite singers were Richard Tucker and Lawrence Tibbett.
George Jacobs • Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra
remember you once said, “Let me state the themes of the show in the songs.” SONDHEIM: Yes, because if you do it in the dialogue, it can be preachy. Oscar Hammerstein made a career out of preaching in music.
James Lapine • Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George
She was cast as the understudy to the star, Laura Bell Bundy, in the off-Broadway musical Ruthless!