Stephen Sondheim is one of the reigning kings of musicals. With witty, erudite lyrics and gorgeous soaring scores, he has had hit after hit on Broadway with Follies, Company, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and numerous others.
There were also some under-the-radar imports like Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables that enjoyed success in New York theaters.
Playlist
Sondheim: "Being Alive" from Company
Dean Jones and Cast
Sondheim: "I'm Still Here" from Follies
Yvonne DeCarlo
Sondheim: "Night Waltzes" and "Send in the Clowns" from A Little Night Music
Orchestra and Glynis Johns
Hamlisch: "One"/Finale from A Chorus Line
Original Cast
Waller: "The Joint Is Jumpin'" from Ain't Misbehavin'
Nell Carter and Cast
Sondheim: "No One's Going to Harm You" from Sweeney Todd
Ken Jennings and Angela Lansbury
Webber/Rice: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita
Patty Lupone
Warren/Dubin: "Lullaby of Broadway" from 42nd Street
Cast
Webber/Rice: Prelude to Phantom of the Opera
Orchestra
Boublil/Shoenberg: Act II Finale from Les Miserables
Original Cast
Herman: "I Am What I Am" from La Cage Aux Folles
George Hearn
Sondheim: Finale from Into the Woods
Bernadette Peters, Johanna Gleason and Cast
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