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Awards
Overview"Winner of the 1994 Tony Awards for Best Book, Best Music and Lyrics, and Best Musical""Easily among Sondheim's best-subtle, rhapsodic and full of emotional depth."" -David Patrick Stearns, USA Today""Hypnotic, rigorous, very risky...a major work."" -Vincent Canby, New York Times""Held me in its grip...had me sobbing uncontrollably...Sondheim's deepest, most powerful work."" -Robert Brustein, New RepublicPassion is the third original collaboration between Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Their first, Sunday in the Park with George, earned them a Pulitzer Prize. Their second, Into the Woods, won Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk, and Drama Critics Circle awards." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Sondheim , James LapinePublisher: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.208kg ISBN: 9781559360883ISBN 10: 1559360887 Pages: 131 Publication Date: 15 September 1994 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Beautifully communicates the unstoppable force of passion' * Guardian * 'A masterpiece' * Daily Telegraph * 'Hypnotic, rigorous, very risky – a major work' * New York Times * 'There's plenty of passion in Sondheim's steamy tale of desire and rejection' * Daily Mail * 'Beautifully communicates the unstoppable force of passion' * Guardian * 'A masterpiece' * Daily Telegraph * 'Hypnotic, rigorous, very risky - a major work' * New York Times * 'There's plenty of passion in Sondheim's steamy tale of desire and rejection' * Daily Mail * Author InformationStephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a celebrated American composer and lyricist, one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre. Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and lyricist. Sondheim's best-known works include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987). He won many awards including eight Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008), eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier Award, an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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