Careful the Spell You Cast: How Stephen Sondheim Extended the Range of the American Musical

by Ben Francis

Book Overview

Stephen Sondheim is one of the best-known and most-loved musical theatre composers, but also one of the most misunderstood, often being labelled as 'distant' or 'cynical'. Careful the Spell You Cast instead argues that Sondheim firmly belongs to the Broadway aspirational tradition, in that many of his characters are defined by their dreams: to abandon one's dream (as Ben does in Follies, Frank does in Merrily We Roll Along,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350281816
• ISBN13: 9781350281813
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"