"A gala benefit for Carnegie Hall honoring Stephen Sondheim and his music"--Booklet. Principally excerpts from musicals ; various performers ; American Theatre Orchestra ; Paul Gemignani, music director and conductor. Recorded June 10, 1992, in concert at Carnegie Hall. Compact disc. Booklet (48 p. : ill.) with notes and lyrics laid in container. Symphonic Sondheim: A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. Comedy tonight (Bill Irwin) -- Dick Tracy. Sooner or later (Karen Ziémba) -- Pacific overtures. Pretty lady (Mark Jacoby, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry) -- Sweeney Todd. Green finch and linnet bird (Harolyn Blackwell) -- Assassins. The ballad of Booth (Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber) -- Follies. Broadway baby (Daisy Eagan) -- Seven percent solution. I never do anything twice (BETTY: Amy Ziff, Bitzi Ziff, Alyson Palmer) -- Anyone can whistle. With so little to be sure of (Jerry Hadley, Carolann Page) -- Merrily we roll along. Not a day goes by (Bernadette Peters) -- A little night music. Remember? (Ron Baker, Peter Blanchet, Carol Meyer, Bronwyn Thomas, Blythe Walker) ; A weekend in the country (Keven Anderson, George Lee Andrews, Mark Jacoby, Beverly Lambert, Maureen Moore, Susan Terry) ; Send in the clowns (Glen Close) -- Merrily we roll along. Old friends (Liza Minnelli) -- Sunday in the park with George. Sunday (Bernadette Peters).
Contents:
Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd (Jerry Hadley, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry) -- Evening introduction (Bill Irwin) -- Follies. Loveland (Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn, Jeanne Lehman) -- Company. Getting married today (Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn, Jeanne Lehman) -- Follies. Waiting for the girls upstairs (George Lee Andrews, Michael Jeter, James Naughton) -- A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. Love, I hear (Michael Jeter) -- Dick Tracy. Live alone and like it (James Naughton) -- Company. Someone is waiting (Richard Muenz) -- Symphonic Sondheim: Company. Barcelona -- Company. Being alive (Patti LuPone) -- Merrily we roll along. Good thing going (The Tonics: Cortés Alexander, Brian Green, Gene Reed, Lindy Robbins) -- Follies. Losing my mind (Dorothy Loudon) -- Company. You could drive a person crazy (Dorothy Loudon) -- Merrily we roll along. Our time (Boys Choir of Harlem) -- Into the woods. Children will listen (Betty Buckley, Boys Choir of Harlem) -- Anyone can whistle. Anyone can whistle (Billy Stritch) -- Singing out loud. Water under the bridge (Liza Minnelli, Billy Stritch) -- Dick Tracy. Back in business (Liza Minnelli, Billy Stritch).
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