Stephen Sondheim

Victorian Opera Deliver Outstanding New Production of ‘Follies’

by Paul Cashmere

The Victorian Opera has opened its 2025 season with a spectacular production of the Stephen Sondheim classic ‘Follies’.

Tagged as: Australia, Colette Mann, Follies, Marina Prior, Rhonda Burchmore, Stephen Sondheim, theatre, Victorian Opera

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Composer Stephen Sondheim Dead At 91

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Sondheim, the composer and lyricist for dozens of theatre productions, has died at the age of 91.

Tagged as: Broadway, composer, Stephen Sondheim, theatre, USA

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Watch Meryl Streep , Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald Singing In Their Dressing Gowns Meryl Streep #Sondheim90Concert

by Paul Cashmere

There have been some wild and crazy home videos going online since the Coronavirus impacted but none crazier than watching Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald singing together in their dressing gowns.

Tagged as: #Sondheim90concert, Audra McDonald, Christine Baransk, Meryl Streep, Stephen Sondheim

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Paul Simon And Stephen Sondheim To Share Stage In NYC

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Two of the most successful composers from two different genres of music, Paul Simon and Stephen Sondheim, will share the stage for a roundtable discussion on December 3 at New York’s New Museum of Contemporary Art.

Tagged as: Paul Simon, Stephen Sondheim

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Cyndi Lauper Wins Tony Award For Kinky Boots

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cyndi Lauper is a Tony winner for Best Original Score for her show Kinky Boots.

Tagged as: 2010s, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cole Porter, Cyndi Lauper, Duncan Sheik, Elton John, Irving Berlin, Jerry Herman, Kinky Boots, musical, Pete Townshend (1993, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rupert Holmes, Stephen Sondheim, Tim Rice, Tommy, Tony Award, U.S.A.

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Elton John And Bernie Taupin To Receive Songwriters Hall Of Fame Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin are to be awarded the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Tagged as: Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Bernie Taupin, Billy Joel, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Cy Coleman, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Hal David, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Holly Knight, JD Souther, Jerry Leiber, Jimmy Webb, Joe Perry, Johnny Mercer, Jule Styne, Kris Kristofferson, Mick Jones & Lou Gramm, Mike Stoller, Paul Anka, Paul Simon, Phil Collins, pop, rock, Sammy Cahn, Smokey Robinson, Songwriters Hall Of Fame Award, Stephen Sondheim, Steven Tyler, Stevie Wonder, Tony Hatch, U.K., U.S.A.

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Bob Dylan Awarded Rare Honour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Bob Dylan has been racking up the honors over the last decade or so from an Academy Award to the Presidential Medal of Freedom to France’s Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, but his latest honor may be the most rare and prestigious.

Tagged as: Ann Beattie, Bob Dylan, David Mamet, E.L. Doctorow, Edward Albee, Folk Rock, Garrison Keillor, Harper Lee, Jasper Johns, Joan Dideon, John Irving, Joyce Carol Oates, Jules Feiffer, Philip Glass, Philip Roth, Sam Shepard, Stephen Sondheim, Tom Wolfe, Toni Morrison, U.S.A.