Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes / Stephen Sondheim.

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Sondheim, Stephen [Browse]
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Book
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English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
  • New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
  • ©2010
Description
xxvii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

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    Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Kennedy Center Honors. His lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture, and here Sondheim has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he is giving readers a rare personal look into his life as well as his remarkable productions. Along with the lyrics for all of his musicals from 1954 to 1981--including West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd--Sondheim treats us to never-before-published songs cut or discarded from each show. He discusses his relationship with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, and his collaborations with extraordinary talents from Leonard Bernstein to Angela Lansbury. The anecdotes--filled with pointed observations and intimate details--transport us back to a time when theater was a major pillar of American culture. Best of all, Sondheim offers unparalleled insights into songwriting.--From publisher description.
    Notes
    Includes indexes.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Rhyme and its reasons
    • Saturday night
    • West side story
    • Gypsy
    • A funny thing happened on the way to the forum
    • Anyone can whistle
    • Do I hear a waltz?
    • Company
    • Follies
    • A little night music
    • The frogs
    • Pacific overtures
    • Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street
    • Merrily we roll along.
    ISBN
    • 0679439072 ((hardcover))
    • 9780679439073 ((hardcover))
    LCCN
    2010011056
    OCLC
    505417138
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