{"product_id":"the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-9781538184189","title":"The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rick Pender\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Musicals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise from Jesse Green, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chief Theater Critic, Arts, in the 2023 Holiday Gift Guide: \"From A (the director George Abbott) to Y ('You Could Drive a Person Crazy'), \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, by Rick Pender, offers an astonishingly comprehensive look, in more than 130 entries, at the late master's colleagues, songs, shows and methods.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderfully detailed and comprehensive reference devoted to musical theater's most prolific and admired composer and lyricist. Entries cover Sondheim's numerous collaborators, from composers and directors to designers and orchestras; key songs, such as his Academy Award winner \"Sooner or Later\" (\u003ci\u003eDick Tracy\u003c\/i\u003e); and major works, including \u003ci\u003eAssassins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCompany, Follies, Sweeney Todd, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e. The encyclopedia also profiles the actors who originated roles and sang Sondheim's songs for the first time, including Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Mandy Patinkin, and Bernadette Peters.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a detailed biographical entry for Sondheim, a chronology of his career, a listing of his many awards, and discussions of his opinions on movies, opera, and more, this wide-ranging resource will attract musical theater enthusiasts again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45848808685719,"sku":"9781538184189","price":5601.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781538184189.webp?v=1768603071","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-9781538184189","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}