'His songs are like a fabulous steak': an all-star toast to Stephen Sondheim - My News TV

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Friday, November 26, 2021

'His songs are like a fabulous steak': an all-star toast to Stephen Sondheim

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The supreme lyricist and composer has died aged 91. In a piece first published to mark his 9oth birthday, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and many more celebrate the man and his musicals

During the previews of Sunday in the Park With George on Broadway, I was struggling with the song Color and Light. Steve asked me to come to his home. He was wearing a T-shirt and sweatpants and said: “Sorry I didn’t dress up for you!” There had been some discussion about me painting each dot of colour with a different brush. I was confused but he was like: “I don’t care how many fucking brushes you use, just paint on rhythm. Each thought is the colour.”

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2w4ZTNW

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