We have a very exciting interview coming your way tomorrow… Here’s a rather big clue. 👀 Subscribe (free) to be the first to read it. No account required, just an email address! 👉 thesondheimhub.substack.com

GREEN FINCH AND LINNET BIRD: Johanna’s doctrine of second freedoms New today, we look at Johanna’s questioning mind in Sweeney Todd — and how Sondheim provides her with a working philosophy for her circumstances. 🦜 thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/how-is-it-...

GREEN FINCH AND LINNET BIRD: Johanna’s doctrine of second freedoms New today, we look at Johanna’s questioning mind in Sweeney Todd — and how Sondheim provides her with a working philosophy for her circumstances. 🦜 thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/how-is-it-...

Pinch… Paunch! Pension! Sondheim’s 60 Minutes interview with Diane Sawyer is endlessly inspiring. And this exchange, about rhymes and reference books, is so delightful.

THE LIVES OF A SHOWGIRL: Follies and the Fate(s) of Ophelia Sondheim and Swift. Follies and fate. The shimmer of performance and the shadow of collapse. 🪩 thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/the-lives-...

This week’s interview is with the brilliant Britney Coleman, who starred as Bobbie in the national tour of COMPANY. 🎈 Read our conversation here: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

This week’s interview is with the brilliant Britney Coleman, who starred as Bobbie in the national tour of COMPANY. 🎈 Read our conversation here: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

New today: two cultures suspended between earth and sky, one floating with supreme confidence in its isolation, the other holding to tradition like a fiddler to his precarious perch. An essay about stability, change, and cultural survival: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/we-float

New today: two cultures suspended between earth and sky, one floating with supreme confidence in its isolation, the other holding to tradition like a fiddler to his precarious perch. An essay about stability, change, and cultural survival: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/we-float

If you’ve ever seen ASSASSINS, you might have noticed the credit “Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.” This week, we are honored to welcome Mr. Gilbert to The Sondheim Hub. Click below to read our full interview: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

If you’ve ever seen ASSASSINS, you might have noticed the credit “Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.” This week, we are honored to welcome Mr. Gilbert to The Sondheim Hub. Click below to read our full interview: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

15 years ago this week, Henry Miller’s Theatre was officially renamed in Sondheim’s honor:

Joy today and bliss tomorrow! Full cast reveal for INTO THE WOODS at London’s Bridge Theatre.

New today! Exploring the painting at the heart of Sunday in the Park with George: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/an-ordinar...

Our latest interview is with GYPSY’s music Director, Andy Einhorn! On his decades-long partnership with Audra McDonald, preparing the Gypsy score for Broadway, and sharing a piano bench with Sondheim: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

New this week! A whirlwind tour through Sondheim’s musical intervals, from a minor 2nd up to an octave. 🔎 You do NOT need to be a music theory whizz to read this! Dive in here: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/sondheims-...

Dreams are a sweet mistake… Our latest essay is on the achingly beautiful “One More Kiss” from FOLLIES, where Sondheim conjures a past that feels genuinely present. thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/one-more-k...

Sondheim in Majorca, 1972

This week, we are so proud to present Natalie Guevara’s piece on Michael Bennett & FOLLIES. Natalie’s writing is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the genesis of this show, and Michael Bennett’s unique contributions to it! thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/michael-be...

This week, we are so proud to present Natalie Guevara’s piece on Michael Bennett & FOLLIES. Natalie’s writing is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the genesis of this show, and Michael Bennett’s unique contributions to it! thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/michael-be...

This week, we travel beyond theatre’s usual capital cities to hear from 13 members of our Sondheim Hub community who grew up far from Broadway and the West End. 🌍 Some really beautiful stories of finding Sondheim and reflections on his work here… thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/out-there-...

This week, we travel beyond theatre’s usual capital cities to hear from 13 members of our Sondheim Hub community who grew up far from Broadway and the West End. 🌍 Some really beautiful stories of finding Sondheim and reflections on his work here… thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/out-there-...

Who tells your story? 📚 It was a joy to speak to Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, author of LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA: THE EDUCATION OF AN ARTIST, which is out in September. Lots of Sondheim here, lots of Lin-Manuel (naturally), and a little Shakespeare sprinkled in too: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Who tells your story? 📚 It was a joy to speak to Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, author of LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA: THE EDUCATION OF AN ARTIST, which is out in September. Lots of Sondheim here, lots of Lin-Manuel (naturally), and a little Shakespeare sprinkled in too: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

In our latest essay, we explore Fredrik’s literary longing in A Little Night Music. 📚 What, exactly, makes de Sade “too trenchant” and Dickens “too frantic?” Does cultural knowledge enhance or impede our capacity for genuine intimacy? thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-little-n...

We spoke to Richard Kind (yes, RICHARD KIND) about all things Sondheim! A total joy. Full interview here: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

It was a real treat to talk to Broadway’s Beadle Bamford, JOHN RAPSON. He speaks so beautifully about Sweeney Todd, conversations with Sondheim, the Beadle’s falsetto, horror films, and much more: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Our latest essay is on choreographer-director Michael Bennett’s contributions to Sondheim’s work! thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/give-anoth...

A great interview with Anna-Jane Casey, 'Sally' in our upcoming new production of #Follies at the Grand Opera House, Belfast this September 13-20. Read the interview with @thesondheimhub.bsky.social via the link below - and book your tickets soon! thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

New today: Evita, West Side Story, and two kinds of sainthood. thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/who-is-thi...

New today: Evita, West Side Story, and two kinds of sainthood. thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/who-is-thi...

To be… continued. A short piece on being and endings, through the lens of the Bishop/Marianne exchange in Here We Are: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/to-be-cont...

To be… continued. A short piece on being and endings, through the lens of the Bishop/Marianne exchange in Here We Are: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/to-be-cont...

Here We Are. Final bows. Every Sondheim show has now opened and closed in NYC & London.

This week’s essay is on a hidden gem from THE FROGS: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/its-only-a...

Our latest interview is with Broadway hair & makeup artist DOTTY PETERSEN! Dotty is Bernadette Peters’ personal wig stylist, and speaks brilliantly about her recent work on Sweeney Todd and Old Friends: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Our essay on “Kiss Me” is now up! thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/kiss-me

It’s a SWEENEY TODD essay day! Diving deep into the “Kiss Me” sequence later today. Subscribe (free) to read in full: thesondheimhub.substack.com (You also get a Sweeney crossword as a welcome gift!)

It’s a SWEENEY TODD essay day! Diving deep into the “Kiss Me” sequence later today. Subscribe (free) to read in full: thesondheimhub.substack.com (You also get a Sweeney crossword as a welcome gift!)

It was a joy to talk to Leah Horowitz about all things Sondheim, from first discovering Into the Woods to performing alongside Bernadette Peters in the Broadway/Kennedy Center FOLLIES revival. Enjoy! thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

What is your Sondheim earworm today?

Today we’re digging into that soulful, gorgeous, dreamy sequence from HERE WE ARE known as “The Soldier’s Dream.” “If it’s only a play — Still, it’s given me you.” thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/the-soldie...

Today we’re digging into that soulful, gorgeous, dreamy sequence from HERE WE ARE known as “The Soldier’s Dream.” “If it’s only a play — Still, it’s given me you.” thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/the-soldie...

What a huge pleasure it was to talk to Kurt Peterson, FOLLIES’ original Young Ben. thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

What a huge pleasure it was to talk to Kurt Peterson, FOLLIES’ original Young Ben. thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

New today! Sondheim on Britten and Stravinsky, and how we might hear a little of both in SWEENEY TODD: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/sondheim-o...

New today! Sondheim on Britten and Stravinsky, and how we might hear a little of both in SWEENEY TODD: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/sondheim-o...

Stephen Sondheim’s definition of art

Our guest this week is the wonderful BETH LEAVEL. Read our conversation in full: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Our latest, on Sondheim & the art of patience. Waiting as weapon, shield, & salvation: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/soon-will-...