| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
012600 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 |
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video file DVD video |
| Credits |
Editor, Miky Wolf. |
| System Details |
DVD; aspect ratio 16:9; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-14. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast in 2013. |
| Summary |
An intimate and candid look at the life and art of legendary composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, as revealed through the creation and performance of six of his songs. Told primarily in Sondheim's own words from dozens of interviews, the film includes archival performance footage and original staged productions created for the film. The documentary reveals how art and life have been intertwined for Sondheim since childhood, when his mother's friendship with the family of librettist and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II would introduce the young Sondheim to a surrogate father and artistic mentor, ultimately starting him on the path to a career in the theater. |
| Contents |
West Side story : 1957. Something's coming / music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Larry Kert) (excerpt from Look up and live, CBS, 1958) -- Merrily we roll along : 1981. Opening doors / a Sabella Entertainment Inc. production, 2013 (Darren Criss, Jeremy Jordan, America Ferrera, Laura Osnes, Stephen Sondheim, Jackie Hoffman) -- A little music : 1973. Send in the clowns / a Ways & Means production, 2013 (Audra McDonald, Will Swenson) -- Company : 1970. Being alive / a film by D.A. Pennebaker (Dean Jones) (excerpt from Company, original cast album, 1970) -- Follies : 1971. I'm still here / a Killer Moxie production, 2013 (Jarvis Cocker) -- Sunday in the park with George : 1984. Sunday (Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and the original Broadway cast) (excerpt from American playhouse, PBS, 1986). |
| Performer |
Featuring interviews with Stephen Sondheim and performances by Audra McDonald, Darren Criss, America Ferrera, Jeremy Jordan, Jarvis Cocker, Laura Osnes, Jackie Hoffman, and others. |
| Language |
Close captioned. |
| Subject |
Sondheim, Stephen.
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Sondheim, Stephen. |
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Sondheim, Stephen -- Interviews.
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
Composers -- United States -- Biography.
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Composers. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Musicals -- Excerpts.
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Musicals -- Excerpts. |
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Musicals. |
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Sondheim, Stephen. |
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Sondheim, Stephen -- Entrevistas. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Interviews.
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Concert television programs.
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Concert television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Vidéos pour handicapés auditifs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Subject |
Compositores -- Estados Unidos -- Biografías.
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Musicales -- Extractos.
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Películas documentales.
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Música.
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| Added Author |
Sondheim, Stephen, interviewee.
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Lapine, James, television director.
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Stanton, Liz, television producer.
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Container of (work): Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
West Side story. Something's coming.
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Container of (work): Sondheim, Stephen.
Musicals. Selections.
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HBO Documentary Films, production company, film distributor.
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| Added Title |
6 by Sondheim |
| Standard No. |
888574054649 |
| Music No. |
1000505465 HBO Documentary Films |
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