SondheimStephen M. Silverman Stephen M. SilvermanLabel: Running Press AdultDescription: Lively sophisticated and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images Sondheim: His Life His Shows His Legacy lifts the curtain on a Broadway legend-a man who stood at the pinnacle of the American musical theatre for more than sixty years.Brimming with insights from a veritable Who's Who of Broadway Babies and complemented by more than two hundred colour and black-and-white images Sondheim: His Life His Shows His Legacy offers a witty multidimensional look at the musical genius behind Company Follies A Little Night Music Into the Woods Sunday in the Park with George Sweeney Todd and the landmark West Side Story and Gypsy.Exploring the unique bond between Sondheim and his audiences author Stephen M. Silverman further examines the challenging Sondheim works that continue to develop devoted new followings: Anyone Can Whistle Pacific Overtures Merrily We Roll Along Assassins and Passion.The result is a lavish highly engrossing documentation of the dynamic force who reshaped twentieth-century American musical history.
