Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)

Name: Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Director: Lonny Price
Genre: Music
Released: 2010-11-16
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: N/A
Cast: David Hyde Pierce, Laura Benanti, Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Cerveris

Music

Director: Lonny Price

Cast: David Hyde Pierce, Laura Benanti, Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Cerveris

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Runtime116 min

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Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master composer and lyricist's 80th birthday, many of musical theater's brightest stars gathered in March of 2010 to perform more than two dozen sensational numbers from Sondheim's illustrious career, and several of these enduring songs are performed by the original Broadway cast members. David Hyde Pierce hosts this magical event with Stephen Sondheim's longtime collaborator Paul Gemignani conducting the New York Philharmonic. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 38, episode 2).

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Fans of musical theater and Stephen Sondheim's iconic works will revel in this 2010 birthday concert celebration directed by Lonny Price, featuring many of Broadway's brightest stars performing sensational renditions of over two dozen beloved Sondheim songs, including several original cast members.

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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert was a concert celebrating the 80th birthday of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim. The concert was directed by Lonny Price and hosted by David Hyde Pierce. The event was performed at Avery Fisher Hall within Lincoln Center in New York City on March 15 and 16 in 2010. The New York Philharmonic accompanied performers including Michael Cerveris, Alexander Gemignani, Joanna Gleason, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, Marin Mazzie, and the 2009 Broadway revival cast of West Side Story.