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A Funny Thing Happened … to the American Musical Stephen Sondheim A Funny Thing Happened … to the American Musical

Early Studies Parents divorced Oscar Hammerstein II as father figure and mentor Musical-writing program with Hammerstein, extending through his education at Williams Scholarship to study with Milton Babbitt

Broadway Debut West Side Story - 1957 Gypsy – 1959 Built a reputation for witty lyrics

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - 1962 Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Directed by George Abbott Produced by Hal Prince

Anyone Can Whistle - 1964 Book by Arthur Laurents Directed by Arthur Laurents Ran for 12 previews and 9 performances before closing Angela Lansbury’s first musical stage role as the Mayoress

Company - 1970 Book by George Furth Directed by Hal Prince Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick First “concept musical”

Sondheim’s Sound Pastiche Modular melodies, not “hummable” Vamps Reorchestration “Wrong note” harmonies

Sondheim’s Worldview Central isolated character Questioning the “happily ever after” Deconstructing the mythologies of American identity Nostalgia

Follies - 1971 Book by James Goldman Directed by Hal Prince & Michael Bennett Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

A Little Night Music - 1973 Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Hal Prince Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick A Weekend in the Country

Pacific Overtures - 1976 Book by John Weidman Directed by Hal Prince Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

Sweeney Todd - 1979 Book by Hugh Wheeler, Directed by Hal Prince Ballad Not While I’m Around Book by Hugh Wheeler, Directed by Hal Prince Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick With Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett

Merrily We Roll Along - 1981 Book by George Furth Directed by Hal Prince (last collaboration) Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Closed after 52 previews and 16 performances

Sunday in the Park with George - 1984 Book by James Lapine 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Directed by James Lapine With Bernadette Peters as Dot

Into the Woods - 1987 Book by James Lapine Directed by James Lapine Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick With Bernadette Peters as the Witch

Assassins – 1990 (Off-Broadway) Book by John Weidman Directed by Jerry Zaks History of bad opening dates

Passion - 1994 Book by James Lapine Directed by James Lapine Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

Recent Revivals