Stephen Sondheim's Roxbury home was a welcome exurban retreat for the legendary composer, a place where he could escape the pressures of New York, create in a bucolic atmosphere and relax with those ...

Stephen Joshua Sondheim, born on March 22, 1930, in New York City, stands as one of the most transformative and celebrated figures in the history of American musical theater. Widely regarded for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Los Angeles Times illustration; book jacket from Yale University Press) Stephen Sondheim's death in 2021, at 91, was a gut punch ...

In the Oscar-nominated film Blue Moon, Broadway composer Oscar Hammerstein introduces songwriter Lorenz Hart to “Stevie,” his preteen neighbor, “a kind of walking encyclopedia of musical theater.” ...

According to Daniel Okrent’s new biography of Stephen Sondheim, nearly every achievement by the musical theater talent came with an unpleasant glitch. His Broadway debut as a lyricist for the landmark ...

Lots of research shows that doing mental exercises can ward off dementia and the effects of aging, but can it actually make you better at your job? While it’s hard to imagine the late musical theater ...

According to Variety, London theatre critic David Benedict will soon pen a new Stephen Sondheim biography for Random House, titled: "How Did It Happen: The Life and Career of Stephen Sondheim." The ...

When Daniel Okrent first proposed writing a biography of Stephen Sondheim for the Yale Jewish Lives series, he had a warning for his publisher. “I would love to write about Sondheim if you’re ...

I can’t even imagine what that little boy would have said if someone told him that decades later he’d become an expert not on Sondheim’s musicals but on his games and puzzles. Back then I was focused ...

Stephen Joshua Sondheim was born on March 22, 1930, in New York City to Herbert and Janet Sondheim, both of whom worked in the fashion industry. His early childhood was marked by privilege mixed with ...

Stephen Sondheim’s death in 2021, at 91, was a gut punch to musical theater fans. Showered with honors and tributes, he had begun to seem eternal, a cultural constant. Even his gnarliest shows enjoyed ...