New today, THE POSTERED WALLS. A closer look at 3 Billboards Not Outside Ebbing, Missouri — the iconic posters for Follies, Sweeney Todd, and Sunday —and the visual language of rupture that connects them! www.thesondheimhub.com/p/the-poster...

New today, THE POSTERED WALLS. A closer look at 3 Billboards Not Outside Ebbing, Missouri — the iconic posters for Follies, Sweeney Todd, and Sunday —and the visual language of rupture that connects them! www.thesondheimhub.com/p/the-poster...

Our latest is a piece about a British brand of patter song That, when it came to illustrating diplomatic matters long Ago in “Please Hello,” Steve Sondheim donned his bowler hat, along With making little upgrades to this British brand of patter song. www.thesondheimhub.com/p/the-very-m...

This was a magnificent essay, particularly if you’re a musical theater nerd.

This week, love beyond the boundary of death in PASSION, RENT, HAMILTON, and WEST SIDE STORY. 🖤 www.thesondheimhub.com/p/your-love-...

A look at the Shakespeare behind “One Hand, One Heart” Our latest: www.thesondheimhub.com/p/the-shakes...

New today! We speak to CLAYBOURNE ELDER about Company, The Gilded Age, Road Show, his new album, and more… www.thesondheimhub.com/p/a-conversa...

In a dress shop, Tony & Maria make a solemn, impossible vow. They rewrite “till death do us part” — *even* death, they say, won’t part them. Their love is doomed, & their vow might seem youthfully hyperbolic. But it is sincere. And it is *brave.* Our latest: www.thesondheimhub.com/p/even-death...

A Valentine playlist for your Sondheim-loving loved one (or, even better, you). 💞 1 song per Sondheim show, in show order: open.spotify.com/playlist/4VP...

New today! Judge Turpin, through the lens of Foucault & Mary Douglas. And a Valentine-themed Sondheim crossword... 💞 www.thesondheimhub.com/p/judge-turp...

New today! We speak to the brilliant Jacob Fowler about stepping into 3 roles in INTO THE WOODS at The Bridge, and much more: www.thesondheimhub.com/p/a-conversa...

Should Judge Turpin’s “Johanna” ever be cut from SWEENEY TODD? Our latest essay is a spirited argument for its inclusion. It’s uncomfortable, yes. But it is *essential* if we are serious about understanding the moral architecture of the show. www.thesondheimhub.com/p/the-judges...

New today: Sousa meets Sondheim in PACIFIC OVERTURES. Plus, our latest crossword and more… thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/sondheim-a...

New today: Sousa meets Sondheim in PACIFIC OVERTURES. Plus, our latest crossword and more… thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/sondheim-a...

Our essay series on “Please Hello” begins today. 🇺🇸 Meet the American Admiral: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/please-hel...

Our essay series on “Please Hello” begins today. 🇺🇸 Meet the American Admiral: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/please-hel...

Today we begin a 5-part essay series on Please Hello! We'll meet each national ambassador in turn, one essay per month (as part of our more varied diet). First up, 🇺🇸. Subscribe and they’ll drop into your inbox: thesondheimhub.substack.com

Remembering Hal Prince, born on this day in 1928. Here he is, side by side with Sondheim, in 1988.

Remembering Hal Prince, born on this day in 1928. Here he is, side by side with Sondheim, in 1988.

Our guest this week is Bella Brown! On playing Rapunzel in INTO THE WOODS, and the Mistress & alternate Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd’s Rachel Zegler-led EVITA. Read our full conversation here: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Our guest this week is Bella Brown! On playing Rapunzel in INTO THE WOODS, and the Mistress & alternate Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd’s Rachel Zegler-led EVITA. Read our full conversation here: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

This was so good -- perfect Sunday read.

E.B. White and Stephen Sondheim both lived overlooking the same hidden garden in Manhattan, with a willow tree at its heart. Our essay this week is about attention, art, and a vanished view: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/see-a-perf...

E.B. White and Stephen Sondheim both lived overlooking the same hidden garden in Manhattan, with a willow tree at its heart. Our essay this week is about attention, art, and a vanished view: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/see-a-perf...

A look at the original PACIFIC OVERTURES set design, our latest crossword, and more… thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/boris-aron...

Congratulations to Robert Kaplow on his Oscar nomination for BLUE MOON! We spoke to him last week: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

“I am not hiding behind my canvas. I am living in it.” The real Georges Seurat WAS living in his canvas, hidden from view for more than a century. The vase of flowers below was once Seurat himself, at his easel. It would have been his only self-portrait. He painted over it.

“I am not hiding behind my canvas. I am living in it.” The real Georges Seurat WAS living in his canvas, hidden from view for more than a century. The vase of flowers below was once Seurat himself, at his easel. It would have been his only self-portrait. He painted over it.

If you know SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, you know Dot. But how well do you know her real-life counterpart? Madeleine Knobloch was Georges Seurat’s mistress, mother of his children, the great secret of his short life. Today, we take a closer look: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/the-real-d...

I would read a novel about Madeleine Knobloch so hard.

If you know SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, you know Dot. But how well do you know her real-life counterpart? Madeleine Knobloch was Georges Seurat’s mistress, mother of his children, the great secret of his short life. Today, we take a closer look: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/the-real-d...

New today: an essay on COMPANY’s Bobby, a flower-themed Sondheim crossword, and more… thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/pacific-ov...

“I can’t talk about it without crying.” Sondheim speaking about the painting at the heart of Sunday in the Park with George:

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PACIFIC OVERTURES opened on Broadway 50 years ago today! To celebrate, we’ve gathered memories, reflections and perspectives from across 5 decades: a kind of “Someone in a Tree” for the show itself. Some beautiful stories and anecdotes to enjoy here… 🌊🇯🇵 thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/pacific-ov...

Sondheim on “No One Is Alone” (1991)

With Pacific Overtures celebrating its 50th anniversary this week, it was wonderful to speak to ETHAN HEARD about his acclaimed Signature Theatre production — and his rich relationship with Sondheim’s work more generally. thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

With Pacific Overtures celebrating its 50th anniversary this week, it was wonderful to speak to ETHAN HEARD about his acclaimed Signature Theatre production — and his rich relationship with Sondheim’s work more generally. thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

This fine essay is, as befits its subject, urbane and stimulating. 👍

How Sondheim’s musicals begin, and what those openings ask of us. Our first essay of 2026: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/now-it-beg...

Happy New Year, everyone. Thank you for making 2025 beautiful!

Happy New Year, everyone. Thank you for making 2025 beautiful!

Merry Christmas, everyone. 🐄💃👱‍♀️👠

Merry Christmas, everyone. 🐄💃👱‍♀️👠

Looking for a last-minute gift for the Sondheim lover(s) in your life? You can schedule a premium Sondheim Hub subscription to arrive on Christmas morning! 🎁 Includes an exclusive weekly essay, crossword & more, plus full access to our 200+ pieces! thesondheimhub.substack.com/subscribe?gi...

Looking for a last-minute gift for the Sondheim lover(s) in your life? You can schedule a premium Sondheim Hub subscription to arrive on Christmas morning! 🎁 Includes an exclusive weekly essay, crossword & more, plus full access to our 200+ pieces! thesondheimhub.substack.com/subscribe?gi...

A SONDHEIM CHRISTMAS CAROL Our Christmas gift to you. Charley was dead, to begin with… thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-sondheim...

A SONDHEIM CHRISTMAS CAROL Our Christmas gift to you. Charley was dead, to begin with… thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-sondheim...

Sondheim, Rob Reiner, and the movie musical that never was. ✍️ Our new essay on the never-produced “Singing Out Loud,” which Reiner was set to direct (with songs by Sondheim), is out now: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/sondheim-r...

Sondheim, Rob Reiner, and the movie musical that never was. ✍️ Our new essay on the never-produced “Singing Out Loud,” which Reiner was set to direct (with songs by Sondheim), is out now: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/sondheim-r...