Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the passing of Stephen Sondheim.
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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook
PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. His columns appear at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, Encore Monthly, and many other places.
Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter | Instagram
Jena Tesse Fox has written about theater for many publications, including Playbill Magazine, BroadwayWorld.com, Time Out New York and HowlRound.com. She is a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women and the Drama Desk, and is a contributor to BroadwayRadio
James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook
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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist. He is the founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com.
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Stephen Sondheim:
https://www.facebook.com/joshua.ellis.7393/posts/10158846070499191
Joshua Ellis
“LOST MIDNIGHT” & STEPHEN SONDHEIM.
Here is the error on the Musical Numbers page of the INTO THE WOODS Opening Night Playbill, November 5, 1987, Martin Beck Theatre. Stephen Sondheim wrote “Last Midnight” for Bernadette Peters as the Witch so close to opening night that the change had to be phoned into Playbill with no opportunity to proofread it. As the musical’s press agent. when I first saw the error in the Playbill the afternoon of the first critics’ performance, I immediately called Steve, and with great trepidation, offered two alternatives. Would he consider quickly writing a new song for Bernadette called “Lost Midnight”? …Or…. my staff and I had would to go to the theatre and correct approximately 10,000 Playbills — covering opening night and all the critics’ performances — with fine-point Sharpies, changing the o’s to a’s. Steve’s reply as quick: “Get out the Sharpies!”
Peter’s Trivia Section
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Michael’s Musical Moment
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