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Nov 27, 2021 · 2. "No One Is Alone," Into The Woods. This innocuous title belongs to a song that is, as it sounds like it should be, about the fact that we are rarely as isolated as we feel. But because Sondheim ...
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- BEING ALIVE [Company; 1970; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim] It's Bobby's moment of truth at the end of Company, and it turns into perhaps Sondheim's most emotional wallop of a song.
- SEND IN THE CLOWNS [A Little Night Music; 1973; music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim] Some consider this Sondheim's finest song. It's certainly his most popular, charting twice on the Billboard Hot 100 for Judy Collins (in 1975 and 1977).
- LOSING MY MIND [Follies; 1971; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim] Where "Seasons of Love" from Rent deals with an entire year, Stephen Sondheim's yearning, haunting "Losing My Mind" subtly deals with a single day: from "the sun comes up," to "the morning ends," to "all afternoon," ending with "sleepless nights."
- EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES [Gypsy; 1959; music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim] There's something powerful about end-of-Act 1 anthems that catapult audiences into Intermission with excited chills and gooseflesh.
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- ‘The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ Now this is how you open a show. Sondheim found the perfect way to let his audience know exactly what they were in for in the opening number of “Sweeney Todd.”
- ‘Somewhere,’ ‘West Side Story’ The beauty of this duet is almost powerful enough to convince the audience that maybe things will turn out alright for Tony and Maria.
- ‘Everything’s Coming Up Roses,’ ‘Gypsy’ The ultimate optimist’s anthem, “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” closes out Act 1 of “Gypsy,” when Rose promises to make her daughter Louise a big star.
- ‘Send in the Clowns,’ ‘A Little Night Music’ After rejecting her true love, Fredrick, actress Desirée finally realizes after years that a life with him is what she wants.
10. "You Could Drive A Person Crazy". In some ways, "You Could Drive A Person Crazy" is the quintessential Sondheim song. The music evokes a particular movement in pop culture, perfectly embodying ...
May 7, 2020 · These Stephen Sondheim songs helped shape the modern musical. For this list, we’ll be looking at not necessarily the most iconic, but the ten most singularly...
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Nov 28, 2021 · Nov. 28, 2021. The career of Stephen Sondheim, the celebrated Broadway songwriter who died on Friday at the age of 91, spanned decades and included 20 major productions, including forays into ...
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