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Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George
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Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George

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Dec 14, 2024
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When I have to name my favorite musical, I choose Sunday in the Park with George. The reason that play rises above other masterpieces (Jesus Christ Superstar, Hadestown, Follies, Evita, Sunset Blvd, Mean Girls…) is that it is truly the complete and total package. Sondheim’s music so brilliantly echoes Georges Seurat’s pointillist painting style. His lyr…

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