What better way to honor the life and work of one of the most important people in American musical history, than to treat yourself and your family to an evening of Sondheim? Memorial Hall Library's collection boasts a treasury of books, movies, musical CDs and sheet music documenting the best of Sondheim's contributions to the American songbook. Sondheim's musical collaborators spanned from the legendary 1950s partnership with the great Arthur Laurents in West Side Story to his later popular productions with James Lapine such as Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George. If you can't find what you're looking for on this list of MHL Sondheim selections, ask a librarian for help or stream some popular show tunes from our Freegal service. You could also request MHL's Roku with HBO access to stream Six by Sondheim or our Roku with Netflix to stream Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened.
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Stephen Sondheim : a life
by Meryle Secrest A full-scale portrait of the distinguished composer-lyricist draws on personal interviews with Sondheim to describe his troubled childhood, early struggles, rise to the pinnacle of Broadway musical theater, collaboration with Hal Prince, and original theatrical works. |
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Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes
by Stephen Sondheim A treasury of lyrics by the Tony Award-, Grammy Award-, Oscar- and Pulitzer Prize-winning music artist includes all of his works from West Side Story to Sweeney Todd, in a volume that also offers a rare glimpse into relationships and creative process. |
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Look, I made a hat : collected lyrics (1981-2011) with attendant comments, amplifications, dogmas, harangues, digressions, anecdotes and miscellany
by Stephen Sondheim A second volume of collected lyrics by the iconic music artist features accompanying discussions of his experiences in the theater, memories about some of his important collaborations and dissections of what he believes to be his most significant successes and failures, providing additional coverage of his creative process and non-sequitur pieces. |
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Into the woods /
DVD Feature Film Based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine When a childless baker and his wife ask a witch to reverse a curse on their family tree, she demands that they retrieve items from a variety of fairy tale characters before she will grant their wish. Performer notes: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Johnny Depp |
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Sondheim!
Documentary DVD of celebration concert A rousing celebration of the life and work 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 to perform more than two dozen sensational numbers from Sondheim's illustrious career. |
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Little night music
DVD musical feature Several mismatched couples are invited to a country estate where their love lives get sorted out. Performer notes: Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down, Hermione Gingold, Laurence Guittard, Christopher Guard, Chloe Franks, Heinz Maracek, Lesley Dunlop |
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Follies
MUSIC CD Contents: Prologue ; Beautiful girls -- Don't look at me -- Waiting for the girls upstairs -- Ah, Paris! ; Broadway baby -- The road you didn't take -- In Buddy's eyes -- Who's that woman? -- I'm still here -- Too many mornings -- The right girl -- One more kiss -- Could I leave you? -- You're gonna love tomorrow ; Love will see us through -- The God why-don't-you-love-me blues -- Losing my mind -- The story of Lucy and Jessie -- Live, laugh, love ; Finale. Performer notes: Alexis Smith, Gene Nelson, Dorothy Collins, John McMartin, and Yvonne De Carlo, with other soloists; orchestra and chorus conducted by Harold Hastings. |
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Putting It Together : How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park With George
by James Lapine Through conversations between the authors and the original cast and crew of the production, and a vast array of personal photographs, script notes, and more from the making of the show, this book chronicles the creation of the iconic Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George. |
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Gypsy DVD, feature film Story of how Louise Hovick rises from behind her little sister's shadow, Dainty June and vaudeville to become the 1930's burlesque queen, Gypsy Rose Lee Performer notes: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden |
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Sondheim and Lloyd-Webber : the new musical
by Stephen Citron In the third volume of his series The Great Songwriters, an eminent musicologist focuses on the seminal contributions of two giants of the modern musical theater--Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd-Webber--to the development of a new form of musical, capturing such creative milestones as Company, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, and The Phantom of the Opera. |
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Merrily We Roll Along
MUSIC CD Contents: The hills of tomorrow ; Merrily we roll along (1980) ; Rich and happy -- Merrily we roll along (1979-1975) ; Old friends ; Like it was -- Merrily we roll along (1974-1973) ; Franklin Shepard, Inc. -- Old friends -- Not a day goes by -- Now you know -- It's a hit! -- Merrily we roll along (1964-1962) ; Good thing going -- Merrily we roll along (1961-1960) ; Bobby and Jackie and Jack -- Not a day goes by -- Opening doors -- Our time -- The hills of tomorrow -- It's a hit Not a day goes by Performer notes: Jim Walton, Ann Morrison, Lonny Price; with supporting singers; orchestra; Paul Gemignani, conductor. |
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Mandy Patinkin sings Sondheim
MUSIC CD The incomparable Mandy Patinkin pages through the Sondheim songbook. The Tony Award-winning actor performs nearly three dozen Sondheim tunes, a mix of the familiar and little-known. Tracks include ""Another Hundred People,"" ""Free,"" ""You Could Drive a Pers"on Crazy,"" ""Sunday,"" ""Too Many Mornings,"" and ""Live Alone and Like It."" |
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Listening for America : inside the great American songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim
by Robert Kapilow A composer, conductor, and the host of the NPR’s What Makes It Great? explores the songs and stories of eight of the twentieth century’s most beloved American composers, including Porter, Gershwin and Sondheim and celebrates what makes their work unforgettable. |
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Barbara Cook sings mostly Sondheim
MUSIC CD Contents: Act 1: 1. Everybody says don't / Sondheim -- 2. I wonder what became of me? / Arlen-Mercer -- 3. The eagle and me / Arlen-Harburg -- 4. I had myself a true love / Arlen-Mercer -- 5. Into the woods - Giants in the sky / Sondheim -- 6. Another hundred people - So many people / Sondheim -- 7. Let's face the music and dance /Berlin - The song is you / Kem-Hammerstein -- 8. Happiness / Sondheim -- 9. Loving you / Sondheim -- 10. You could drive a person crazy / Sondheim -- 11. Not a day goes by - Losing my mind / Sondheim. Act 2: 1. Buds won't bud / Arlen-Harburg -- 2. I got lost in his arms / Berlin -- 3. Something's coming - Tonight / Bernstein-Sondheim -- 4. Move on / Sondheim -- 5. Medley: Hard hearted Hannah / J. Yellen-Ager-Bigelow-Bates - Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / Gilbert-Muir - San Francisco / Kaper-Jurmann-Kahn -- 6. Ice Cream / Bock-Harnick -- 7. Send in the clowns / Sondheim -- 8. The trolley song / Martin-Blane -- 9. Not while I'm around / Sondheim -- 10. Anyone can whistle / Sondheim. |