On one hand, there could never be too many books about Stephen Sondheim. On the other hand, each book should be able to justify its existenc...

A lovely production of A Little Night Music is running at Theatre 2020 in Brooklyn Heights thru May 12th. I highly recommend it. The show h...

If I were forced to name one favorite show, it might well be Sweeney Todd . (Actually, it would be Sweeney-Night Music-Follies , but that...

The Gallery Players production of Assassins  is unfortunately not up to its usual standards. I admire the ambition of attempting Assassins ,...

As made clear in James Lapine's must-read Putting It Together (review here ), the development of his and Stephen Sondheim's  Sunday ...

The MasterVoices' concert of Anyone Can Whistle  was a lovely and poignant reminder that although we have lost Stephen Sondheim, we will...

MasterVoices (formerly known as the Collegiate Chorale) has a long history of presenting wonderful evenings of song and theatre, and Night S...

How much did I enjoy the APAC production of Follies ? I've already purchased my ticket to see it again. APAC (Astoria Performing Arts ...

You just never know how something is going to hit you. Last night I saw the National Theatre Broadcast of Follies  with five friends. Among ...

I am not a fan of John Doyle's, as evidenced in my review of his production of Passion , so I didn't plan to see his production of P...

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened , Lonnie Price's documentary on the making of  Merrily We Roll Along , is jammed with tr...

I wasn't even planning to see this brief production of Sunday in the Park With George , starring Jake Gyllenhaal and benefiting City Cen...

Some friends and I are working our way through past Tony Award shows, and it's been a surprising journey in many ways. This past week, w...

In the introduction to Ethan Mordden's On Sondheim: An  Opinionated Guide,  Mordden writes, "My intention is to bring the reader cl...

The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is presenting an excellent production of Merrily We Roll Along , and you've got two more weeke...

Jim Cox No, this isn't a review of the movie. I'm talking here about the Fiasco Theater production, which is currently in previe...

It's not good. It's not bad. It's just nice . And perhaps that's why the long-awaited film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim ...