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Sondheim Essentials
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Assassins (2004 Broadway Revival Cast)Assassins (2004 Broadway Revival Cast) by Stephen Sondheim
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $7.99
Most recentely on Broadway. Won Best Revival and is a great album (see my review)
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979 Original Broadway Cast)Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979 Original Broadway Cast) by Stephen Sondheim
Buy used from: $18.65
The original Sondheim favorite. Disturbing musical that is typical Sondheim, plenty of nuance
Into the Woods (1987 Original Broadway Cast)Into the Woods (1987 Original Broadway Cast) by Stephen Sondheim
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A show you either love or hate, but great music either way. Fairy Tales metaphoring our lives, trying to find our way through the "Woods"
Company - A Musical Comedy (1996 London Revival Cast)Company - A Musical Comedy (1996 London Revival Cast) by Stephen Sondheim
Buy used from: $6.50
This album redefines marriage for all listeners. What is it? Why is it needed? Sondheim's first major thematic musical.
A Little Night Music (1973 Original Broadway Cast)A Little Night Music (1973 Original Broadway Cast) by Stephen Sondheim
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Another one of Sondheim's originals. Lacks compared to the first four, but I just have to say "Send In The Clowns"
Stephen Sondheim: A Casebook (Garland Reference Library of Humanities)Stephen Sondheim: A Casebook (Garland Reference Library of Humanities) by Joanne Gordon
Buy new: $31.70 / Used from: $26.95
Great book that dissects Sondheim's scores and shows why they are such genius. Great read.
Art Isn't Easy: The Theater of Stephen Sondheim (Revised Edition)Art Isn't Easy: The Theater of Stephen Sondheim (Revised Edition) by Joanne Gordon
Buy new: $21.00 / Used from: $10.50
A great analysis of Sondheim shows another great read.