Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

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Sondheim!
The Birthday Concert
GenreConcert
Directed byLonny Price
Presented byDavid Hyde Pierce
Theme music composerStephen Sondheim
Opening theme"Organ Prelude" from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Ending theme"Happy Birthday To You" by Patty and Mildred Hill
ComposerStephen Sondheim
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationsAvery Fisher Hall, New York City
EditorsGary Bradley
Laura Young
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time116 mins
Production companyEllen M. Krass Productions
DistributorImage Entertainment
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseNovember 16, 2010
Chronology
Followed byTake Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Celebration

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert was a concert celebrating the 80th birthday of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim. The concert was directed by Lonny Price and hosted by David Hyde Pierce. The event was performed at Avery Fisher Hall within Lincoln Center in New York City on March 15 and 16 in 2010. The New York Philharmonic accompanied performers including Michael Cerveris, Alexander Gemignani, Joanna Gleason, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, and the 2009 Broadway revival cast of West Side Story.[1][2][3]

It was broadcast as an episode of Great Performances on PBS on November 16 of the same year.[4] A DVD of the concert was also released.

Performances[]

In order of appearance

Performer(s) Song Show Significance
New York Philharmonic "Organ Prelude" Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street N/A
"Birthday Overture" N/A N/A
Karen Olivo "America" West Side Story Played Anita in the 2009 revival of West Side Story
Company of 2009 revival of West Side Story "Something's Coming" N/A
Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley "We're Gonna Be All Right" Do I Hear a Waltz? Mazzie: Played Clara in the original production of Passion; was a replacement for Rapunzel in the original production of Into the Woods
Victoria Clark "Don't Laugh" Hot Spot Played Sally Durant Plummer in two productions of Follies
Nathan Gunn "Johanna" Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd in a production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Matt Cavenaugh, Jenn Colella, Laura Osnes and Bobby Steggert "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through" Follies Cavenaugh: Henrik in the a production of Merrily We Roll Along
Nathan Gunn and Audra McDonald "Too Many Mornings" McDonald: Clara in the Live from Lincoln Center production of Passion; Beggar Woman in the Live from the Lincoln Center production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
John McMartin "The Road You Didn't Take" Benjamin Stone in the original production of Follies; The Mysterious Man/Narrator in the 2002 revival of Into the Woods; Doctor Tambourri in a benefit concert of Passion
Chip Zien and Joanna Gleason "It Takes Two" Into the Woods Zien: The Baker in the original cast of Into the Woods

Gleason: The Baker's Wife in the original cast of Into the Woods

Jim Walton "Growing Up" Merrily We Roll Along Franklin Shepard in the original cast of Merrily We Roll Along
Mandy Patinkin "Finishing the Hat" Sunday in the Park With George Patinkin: Georges Seurat in the original cast of Sunday in the Park With George; Buddy Plummer in a concert production of Follies

Peters: Dot in the original cast of Sunday in the Park With George; Rose Thompson Hovick in the 2003 revival of Gypsy; Sally Durant Plummer in the 2011 revival of Follies

Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters "Move On"
George Hearn and Michael Cerveris "Pretty Women" Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Hearn: Sweeney Todd in several productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Cerveris: Sweeney Todd in the 2002 production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

LuPone: Mrs. Lovett in the 2002 revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Joanne in several productions of Company; Rose Thompson Hovick in the 2008 revival of Gypsy

George Hearn, Michael Cerveris, and Patti LuPone "A Little Priest"
New York Philharmonic "Goodbye For Now" Reds N/A
Laura Benanti "So Many People" Saturday Night Cinderella in the 2002 revival of Into the Woods; Gypsy Rose Lee in the 2008 revival of Gypsy
David Hyde Pierce "Beautiful Girls" Follies N/A
Patti LuPone "Ladies Who Lunch" Company See above
Marin Mazzie "Losing My Mind" Follies See above
Audra McDonald "The Glamorous Life" A Little Night Music See above
Donna Murphy "Could I Leave You?" Follies Fosca in the original production of Passion
Bernadette Peters "Not a Day Goes By" Merrily We Roll Along See above
Elaine Stritch "I'm Still Here" Follies Joanne in the original production of Company; Played Hattie Walker in a concert production of Follies
Company "Sunday" Sunday in the Park With George N/A
"Happy Birthday" N/A N/A

References[]

  1. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Benanti, Gleason, Pierce, Stritch, Walton, Zien Join Philharmonic Sondheim Celebration" Archived August 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com, January 8, 2010
  2. ^ Ross, Blake. "About Last Night: The Stars on Sondheim" Archived October 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill, March 16, 2010
  3. ^ Gans, Andrew and Hetrick, Adam. "Sondheim! The Birthday Concert DVD, with Patti LuPone and Bernadette Peters, Arrives Nov. 16", Playbill, November 16, 2010, accessed October 31, 2016
  4. ^ Hetrick, Adam."Starry Sondheim: The Birthday Concert Airs on "Great Performances" Nov. 24" Archived August 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill, November 24, 2010

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