His Musicals
"______" Side Story
"West Side Story"
The original motion picture won Best Picture at the Oscars in 1961.
In which show would you find a prince who cheats on his young wife?
Into the Woods
Which of these musicals did Sondheim not provide the lyrics for?
Passion
West Side Story
City of Angels
Gypsy
City of Angels
"It's no sicker than your thing with dwarves." "Dwarves?" "Dwarves!" "Dwarves are very ___________."
Upsetting.
Agony (Reprise) "Into the Woods"
Which other musical theatre lyricist was Sondheim's mentor?
Oscar Hammerstein II
"Anyone Can ______"
"Anyone Can Whistle"
Marked Angela Lansbury's Stage Debut.
"Unworthy of your Love"
Assassins
Sunday in the Park with George is based on the life of this painter.
BONUS: What is the name of the painting featured in Act One?
George Seurat
An Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
"Sunday, by the ___, _____, _____, ___, water."
Sunday, by the blue, purple, yellow, red water.
Sunday "Sunday in the Park with George"
Where was Sondheim born?
New York City
Stephen Joshua Sondheim was born to Herbert and Janet Sondheim on March 22, 1930.
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the _____"
Sondheim earned his first Best Musical Tony for this in 1962.
"Poor Thing"
Sweeney Todd
Which of Sondheim's shows is performed in backwards order?
Merrily We Roll Along
"I keep thinking, when does it end? Where's the day I'll have ________________?"
started forgetting
Not a Day Goes By "Merrily We Roll Along"
Which other musical theatre composer did Sondheim mentor?
Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson is probably best known for writing the book, music and lyrics to the rock opera "Rent", based on Puccini's "La Boheme". Larson died an untimely death in 1995 at 35 from Marfan's Syndrome.
"________" Night
"Saturday Night"
Sondheim's First Musical
A Little Night Music
In which Sondheim musical can you find out about the "Cookies"?
Anyone Can Whistle
"The sun comes up, I think about you; the _____________, I think about you."
Losing My Mind "Follies"
What was the first Broadway musical Sondheim wrote both music and lyrics for?
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" is about a slave, Pseudolus, who longs for his freedom. To earn it, he must unite a young man named Hero with the lady he loves, Phylia.
"Evening _______"
"Evening Primrose"
Was written and produced for the 1966 television series "ABC Stage 67" and would not see a stage production until 2005.
In which show would you find a lawyer who cheats on his young wife?
A Little Night Music
In the revival of Sondheim's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", the role of Pseudolus was given to a female after Nathan Lane left. Who was the female?
Bernadette Peters
Whoopi Goldberg
Elaine Stritch
Bea Arthur
Whoopi Goldberg
"My blue-eyed Sarah, warm Joanne, sweet Jenny, loving Susan, ________ Amy."
crazy
Someone is Waiting "Company"
"Sunday in the Park with George" lost the Tony Awards for Best Musical to what show?
La Cage aux Folles
"La Cage Aux Folles", with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein, involves a gay couple, Albin and Georges who respectively perform at and manage a nightclub. When Georges' son brings his fiance's anti-homosexual parents home, Georges needs to get rid of Albin!