A Conversation with Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist, and Derek Bermel, Artist-in-Residence, Institute for Advanced Study
American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim talks about his life and work in a conversation with Derek Bermel, the Institute's Artist-in-Residence. Sondheim, whose works for Broadway include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures, Into the Woods, and Assassins, received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Sunday in the Park with George in 1985. He also wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy. He is the author of Finishing the Hat (Knopf, 2010) and Look, I Made a Hat (Knopf, 2011). Sondheim has received seven Tony Awards, an Academy Award, and seven Grammy Awards. He also was among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1993.
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[@poplarboydavid]

please note that the volume resolves itself about 4 minutes into interview!! ;)

[@BRYDN_NATHAN]

david williams 4:02 audio after the book sale.

[@willcwhite]

Sort of... this is kind of pathetic. Two microphones in an interview doesn’t seem like that much of a challenge!

[@hisongpark]

Thank you very much for posting this.

[@DamienSlattery68]

This is wonderful!!! Thank you.

[@carl_lindquist]

Enjoyed this video! All the best!!

[@sushicourier]

Great--thanks for posting. I wish the volume was higher though.

[@cyrodilicbrandy]

I so want those books. D:

[@unicornloverjones8513]

speak up - sing out louise - is this a silent movie

[@barbarahourigan8462]

❤️

[@miketrebilcockmusic]

What are the books they're referring to?

[@TheMaestroCraig]

I hope by now, 8 years later, you have answered your own question. If not they are mentioned in the blurb above