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the composer! Lionel Bart, who had a serious drug problem, initially wrote the music for La Strada.
James Lapine • Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George
“Musicals…are often put together at the last moment by many gifted people operating in a creative panic.” - Humphrey Burton, in his biography of Leonard Bernstein
Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George
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And it comes right out of the scene. That’s the Rodgers and Hammerstein principle for carrying forward a dramatic moment. In this case, George is announcing that he has turned down a commission and that he doesn’t know what to do next.
James Lapine • Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George
each of the main characters is linked to a unique melodic phrase, each played by a different, easily recognizable instrument. A clarinet signifies the cat, the wolf is a French horn, the bassoon announces the grandfather.