The Front Row

The Front Row, Friday, 01/01/2010

Today, we offer a rare treat in the form of an interview with the country's pre-eminent musical-theater composer and lyricist of the second half of the Twentieth Century, Stephen Sondheim. He talks about the two high-profile projects with which he made his Broadway debut as a wordsmith in the late 50’s. He tells about finally earning the right to create both the music and the lyrics for his own original shows. Sondheim also shares behind-the-scenes stories about the writing and staging of several of his productions…