Sondheim

by Martin Gottfried

Book Overview

This volume tells the complete story of Sondheim's remarkable career - from his earliest days under the wing of Oscar Hammerstein II, through his latest controversial musical, Assassins. In between is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810938448
• ISBN13: 9780810938441
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.4" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Gottfried's "Sondheim" earns my applause, but no ovation.

Quite a book, but not truly a definitive ''in depth" analysis of Mr. Sondheim's shows. Mr. Gottfried brings up many interesting points about Sondheim's shows, but doesn't really, fully completely explore each show, as I was expecting. His "Sweeney Todd" analysis is basically just a long plot summary, with lyrical highlights from a few songs. I was most disappointed by the way Mr. Gottfried barely broke the surface in his analysis of "Assassins". However, there are many wonderful reviews, interviews, commentaries, and photographs. Perhaps my favorite is a portrait of Mr. Sondheim surrounded by his "Sunday in the Park with George" set

Glossy analysis of Stephen Sondheim's career

An authorized look at Sondheim's Broadway career, with numerous glossy photos and interesting commentary from Gottfried, a no-nonsense critic. Gottfried's analysis of Sondheim's works is interesting, but doesn't go enough in-depth into Sondheim's personal life. Still, it's worth it