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Overview""Addison Mizner and Wilson Mizner were brothers who, although they played only a minor role in the cultural history of this country, might well be seen to represent two divergent aspects of American energy: the builder and the squanderer.""-Stephen Sondheim ""The score is full of delights, intelligence and tension . . . with a tight, funny book.""-New York Daily News Road Show, Stephen Sondheim's first musical since his 1994 Tony Awardwinner Passion, is making its highly anticipated New York premiere this season at the Public Theater. The show-with the book by John Weidman, Sondheim's collaborator from Pacific Overtures and Assassins-has been in development for several years with productions in Chicago and Washington, DC, and grew from an idea that germinated in Sondheim's mind some fifty years ago. The show dramatizes the real-life Mizner brothers, following their fortunes from the 1890s Alaskan gold rush to the 1920s Florida land boom: Addison as an architect and Wilson as a con man, each brother seeking his own American dream. Stephen Sondheim's career spans from his work as lyricist for West Side Story and Gypsy, to composer/lyricist on such masterpieces as Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and Sunday in the Park with George. John Weidman wrote the books for Sondheim's Pacific Overtures and Assassins, and he co-authored the books for America's Sweetheart and the revival of Anything Goes. He also co-created, with Susan Stroman, the Tony Awardwinning Contact. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Sondheim , John WeidmanPublisher: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 13.60cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.162kg ISBN: 9781559363419ISBN 10: 155936341 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 18 February 2010 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'This revised script still has pace, energy and drive and is full of vintage Sondheim' Guardian - 'has terrific drive, bite and buoyancy... offers cause for ample festivity' Independent - 'It's a show that Sondheim fans will want to collect, but it has an urgent, fervent flavour that should collect yet more admirers, too, for the pre-eminent theatrical composer of our time.' Stage Holds a mirror to a nation - a timely metaphor for an economic boom gone bustA New York Times Author InformationSTEPHEN SONDHEIM made his name writing the lyrics of West Side Story and Gypsy, before going on to create Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins and Passion. JOHN WEIDMAN wrote the books for Sondheim's Pacific Overtures and Assassins. He also co-created, with Susan Stroman, the Tony Award-winning show Contact. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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