In the Oscar-nominated film Blue Moon, Broadway composer Oscar Hammerstein introduces songwriter Lorenz Hart to “Stevie,” his preteen neighbor, “a kind of walking encyclopedia of musical theater.” ...
Stephen Sondheim’s death in 2021, at 91, was a gut punch to musical theater fans. Showered with honors and tributes, he had begun to seem eternal, a cultural constant. Even his gnarliest shows enjoyed ...
Stephen Joshua Sondheim was born on March 22, 1930, in New York City to Herbert and Janet Sondheim, both of whom worked in the fashion industry. His early childhood was marked by privilege mixed with ...