Stephen Sondheim

A native of Chicago, musician Eleri Ward is now based in New York City. She’s quick to mention her role in St. Louis years ago, as part of the ensemble in the Muny’s “Wizard of Oz,” as a memorable moment in her career.

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Eleri Ward’s Sondheim show interprets the Broadway legend in an unusual, intimate way

Evie Hemphill

Eleri Ward began arranging unusual covers of Stephen Sondheim songs three years ago — just for personal enjoyment. Now her indie-folk tribute to the late Broadway legend is headed to St. Louis.

RhonniRose Mantilla, wearing a red dress, rehearses Thursday night for an upcoming community production of West Side Story in July.

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Legendary lyricist Sondheim dismisses protests calling for color-conscious casting as 'ridiculous'

Jeremy D. Goodwin

Famed Broadway lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim dismissed complaints that white actors should not be cast to portray people of color.He made his…

Hours before being honored with the 2018 St. Louis Literary Award, Stephen Sondheim spoke at length with "St. Louis on the Air" host Don Marsh.

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Stephen Sondheim talks childhood, staying 'step ahead' of audiences and more ahead of SLU award

Alex Heuer

Stephen Sondheim hesitates to settle on a single beginning point from which his now 70-year-long career in musical theater took off. There were the piano…

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Reflections: Opera Theatre's 'Sweeney Todd' meets a standard set in New York 33 years ago

Robert W. Duffy

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 27, 2012 - I saw “Sweeney Todd” at the Uris Theatre on West 51th Street in 1979. Angela Lansbury…

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'Sweeney Todd' was always meant to be an opera

Patricia Rice

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 21, 2012 - The wickedly dark comic musical, operetta or opera - call it what you please -…