Sondheim’s work is so monumental, it can seem daunting to beginners, even Broadway lovers. This video introduces perhaps his nine most prominent shows: West Side Story; Gypsy; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Company; Follies; A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Sunday in the Park with George; and Into the Woods.
With selections from the most important songs and brief summaries of the plot, this video aims to help students decide which Sondheim show they want to start with — or watch next.
It’s a great introduction for beginners, and a good review for those with more experience.
Those nine shows will be discussed at The Broadway Maven’s three-hour Introductory Sondheim “boot camp” online on Sunday, January 22 at 1:30 pm ET. Visit TheBroadwayMaven.com to sign up.
0:00 Introduction
0:10 West Side Story
2:51 Gypsy
7:03 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
12:22 Company
17:50 The Broadway Maven
17:55 Follies
21:24 The Broadway Maven’s Weekly Blast
21:32 A Little Night Music
25:37 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
31:21 Sunday in the Park with George
35:41 Into the Woods.
41:17 Three-hour Sondheim boot camp
David Benkof, the Broadway Maven, has been teaching Broadway and American Jewish Culture online for three years. He aims to help students see the third time things they did not notice the first. His love for Broadway is triply expressed: his classes; his Youtube Channel; and his Weekly Blast Newsletter. For more information, visit TheBroadwayMaven.com
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For more information about The Broadway Maven and its classes, videos, and Weekly Blast, visit TheBroadwayMaven.com.
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Would like to see some discussion of *Passion." Also, the inclusion when discussing 'Woods' of a snippet from the marvelous "Moments in the Woods."