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Some great music!

I was searching for the full version of this documentary for ages after I saw the clips on CZcams, but they went ahead and uploaded it themselves. Cool!

God bless ❤

They are so amazing, they are geniuses. No one is this intelligent in theatre anymore😢

I love hearing Sondheim talk about combining the roles of balladeer/Oswald and expressing hesitancy about the choice before it becoming a very popular one in a lot of productions including the broadway one, A choice I happen to like. what a treasure/lovely find! thank you MTI!

34 years later, this work is just as, if not more, relevant. Amazing. "The country is not what it was." Was it ever?

I'm glad the full version was uploaded. I had seen bits and pieces but never the full video. I directed Assassins last summer and I think it is one of Sondheim's best works. Not only a classic of musical theatre but a classic of the stage and literature of all time. A show that unfortunately will always be timeless.

Wow thanks for sharing this! Love hearing Sondheim talk about his work and revealing his genius

Great conversation! Unfortunately this must have been recorded before "Something Just Broke" was added in 1992. I'm one of that generation who, to this day, says, "I can remember exactly where I was..." so that song is exceptionally meaningful.

Wake up, babe, a new Sondheim interview just dropped.

Would love to have seen this entire presentation!

for as much as this is watered down this aged pretty well

earlier this month i played little red in my school’s production of into the woods, and i think the part i miss the most about it is the music. there’s so much depth to it, and something about hearing sondheim himself explaining it to me is really touching

Omg sadie sink

The one question I want to ask Jefferson Mays: *which of the nine D’Ysquiths was his favorite to play?*

The bean theme

How do you cut an entire song?

What I would pay for his commentary on the whole score! Beautiful music, and fascinating analysis to boot!

RIP Steven Lutvak. A major talent and a beautiful person. Gone way too soon but what a wonderful legacy he has left.😢😢😢

RIP Steven Lutvak. A major talent and a beautiful person. Gone way too soon but what a wonderful legacy he has left.😢😢😢

RIP Steven Lutvak. A major talent and a beautiful person. Gone way too soon but what a wonderful legacy he has left. 😢😢😢

I saw the London production of 1776 when I was there in 1970. I saw the movie version two years later. in 1998 I saw the revival on Broadway with Brent Spiner. My wife and I had only been married a few years when I introduced her to the movie, and a year later we saw a production at Goodspeed Opera House in Haddam, CT. They were all great. We play the DVD every year on July 4th.

Funniest fake-guitar playing ever 🤣

my middle school did this show, i was Katt and it was honestly such a blast. the wackiness of the characters and eccentric acting that was allowed made it a such a memorable experience

Better than original :)

beautiful memories from the 70's.

I have loved Tammy since her days on Guiding Light.

Good job!

I had a play of dinouars before dark and it was insane!!

A master teacher too! A dream role!

i love the bean theme, and the far less superior “no one is alone”

People are to sensitive

Not the same

He's got great hair. Nice fellow, too. Oh, and brilliant!

Three years ago, and still somehow unreleased for the general public

as someone’s who’s playing the mysterious man this is so helpful

ReHeArSaL tRaCkS 😂

Baby Sadie🥺

It's easy to whine about how the school version "ruins" the show, but remember that this version exposes many more people to the show who otherwise wouldn't be, and I'm sure a lot of those people would then seek out and enjoy the original version as well. So I'm all for it.

2:39 is when the music starts if needed

Nick he is my favourite Actor

jasmine sounds ok but i prefere sierra burgess from the cd version. love this musical.

this was so cool to see onstage

1776 is one of my favorite musicals, but I've seen only one live production of it. That was Tabard Theatre Company's production (in San Jose, CA) with an all-female cast back in 2014. At first, it was a little weird hearing a woman deliver some of Ben Franklin's more bawdy lines, and seeing an obviously pregnant Thomas Jefferson. But by intermission, all that faded away and we were completely engaged in the story.

Wish this came to broadway

Saw him in I AM MY OWN WIFE. Just brilliant! I also once saw an actor come onstage wearing a trench coat with the hanger still attached to the coat’s belt in the back. Costume mistakes happen!

I was and still am so attracted to his genius...he has made many a day brighter...

Well, always thought Dr. Carol Rudnick was in the pin. Guess he just went to Broadway instead. lol (Law & Order SVU fans will get it).

i still don’t know why Korean Deli changed to Chinese restaurant

We love, love this often forgotten musical. My childhood was filled with many powerful moments with my family and I singing along with the CD. I would listen/sing to this soundtrack while driving, and be so emotionally moved that by the time I reached my destination, I had to take a few moments to breathe, compose myself again before even exiting the car. :-D