Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
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- Runtime
- 116 mins
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master composer and lyricist's 80th birthday, many of musical theater's brightest stars gathered in March of 2010 to perform more than two dozen sensational numbers from Sondheim's illustrious career, and several of these enduring songs are performed by the original Broadway cast members. David Hyde Pierce hosts this magical event with Stephen Sondheim's longtime collaborator Paul Gemignani conducting the New York Philharmonic. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 38, episode 2).
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master composer and lyricist's 80th birthday, many of musical theater's brightest stars gathered in March of 2010 to perform more than two dozen sensational numbers from Sondheim's illustrious career, and several of these enduring songs are performed by the original Broadway cast members. David Hyde Pierce hosts this magical event with Stephen Sondheim's longtime collaborator Paul Gemignani conducting the New York Philharmonic. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 38, episode 2).
Cast
- David Hyde Pierce
- Laura Benanti
- Matt Cavenaugh
- Michael Cerveris
- Victoria Clark
- Jenn Colella
- Jason Danieley
- Joanna Gleason
- Nathan Gunn
- George Hearn
- Blaine Hoven
- Patti LuPone
- Marin Mazzie
- Audra McDonald
- John McMartin
- Donna Murphy
- Karen Olivo
- Laura Osnes
- Mandy Patinkin
- Bernadette Peters
- Maria Riccetto
- Bobby Steggert
- Elaine Stritch
- Jim Walton
- Chip Zien
- Paul Gemignani
- Yani Marin
- Shina Ann Morris
- Angelina Mullins
- Kat Nejat
- Jennifer Sanchez
- Tanairi Sade Vazquez
- Stephen Sondheim
Director
- Lonny Price
Producers
- Matt Cowart
- Lonny Price
- Ellen Krass
- Morton Swinsky
