The Library of Congress' new collection includes more than 5,000 items from the Broadway legend, including ideas for Sweeney Todd lyrics and notes for Glynis Johns as she sang "Send in the Clowns."


Take a peek at Stephen Sondheim's papers, now at the Library of Congress

Argentine pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his scores for Mission: Impossible and more than 200 other films and TV shows, including Bullitt, Mannix and Cool Hand Luke, has died. 


'Mission: Impossible' composer Lalo Schifrin dies at 93

Proposed in 1955 by President Dwight Eisenhower and championed by the arts enthusiast whose name it would ultimately bear, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a storied history.


The Kennedy Center's history was, until now, marked by cooperation and independence

Bob Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89. ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ one of his best known works, tells the story of a once-brilliant classical pianist who's been knocking around as a rough-mannered oil-rigger, but is caught up short by the news that his father is dying.


Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

An updated recording of 'Anyone Can Whistle,' a now-celebrated musical by composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, has some surprises, even for the completist.


Bob Mondello

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