Stephen Sondheim scholar Rick Pender discusses the original production of 1994’s Passion. He will talk about how writer/director James Lapine and Sondheim collaborated on the show to create one of the composer’s most unique musicals. Rick will also present general information about the show, awards, plus interesting fun facts.
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Episode 14 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim scholar Rick Pender discusses the original production of 1987’s Into the Woods. He will talk about how writer/director James Lapine and Sondheim collaborated on the show to create one of the composer’s best loved musicals. Rick will also present general information about the show, awards, plus interesting fun facts.
Episode 13 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim scholar Rick Pender discusses Do I Hear a Waltz. He will talk about the creation of Sondheim’s collaboration with Richard Rodgers where, once again, he wrote just lyrics.
Episode 12 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim scholar Rick Pender discusses A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He will talk about the creation of Sondheim’s first Broadway musical, where he wrote both music and lyrics.
Episode 11 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim scholar Rick Pender discusses the 1971 musical Follies. He will talk about the creation of this landmark musical, general information about the show, awards, plus interesting fun facts. And we will mix all that in with an ample amount of musical selections.
Episode 10 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
On Broadway Podcast with Stuart Brown. For the 10th episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide. For this episode, we feature the 1959 Stephen Sondheim-Jule Styne collaboration, Gypsy, which starred Ethel Merman.
Episode 9 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
Rick Pender and I continue our review of all of Stephen Sondheim’s musicals with a discussion of his Pulitzer Prize winning musical, Sunday in the Park with George.
Episode 8 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
The 8th episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide. For this episode, the 1964 musical Anyone Can Whistle. with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. We discuss the show and play a number of songs from the Original Broadway production.
Episode 7 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
The new season of the podcast, On Broadway, is here! Rick Pender, the author of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, continues with his astute insights into the musicals of Sondheim with a discussion of the 1970 landmark production of Company. We also include a number of songs from the Original Cast Recording. NOTE: Due to copyright […]
Episode 6 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
We continue our journey through the Stephen Sondheim canon with Rick Pender, author of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia. This edition’s Sondheim musical is Sweeney Todd, which starred Len Cariou an Angela Lansbury. Rick discusses aspects of the show and we also play a number of selections from the original cast recording.
Episode 5 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
We continue with our series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, serves as our musical guide. For Episode 5, we spotlight the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, which was inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night and includes the the popular song “Send In the Clowns”.
Episode 4 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
We continue with our series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, serves as our musical guide. For Episode 4, we spotlight the 1976 musical Pacific Overtures, which opened on Broadway on January 11, 1976 and ran for 193 performances.
Episode 3 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
We continue with our series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, serves as our musical guide. For this episode, we spotlight the 1990 musical Assassins.
Episode 2 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
We continue with our series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, serves as our musical guide.
Episode 1 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim
We begin a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, will be our musical guide.