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

2 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

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

4 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

5 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 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

13 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

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

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

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

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

18 Recent Revivals

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