On Sondheim
Ethan Mordden
Ethan Mordden provides fresh insights and analyses of every Sondheim show, from his first hit (West Side Story, 1957) to his most recent title (Road Show, 2008). Each musical has a dedicated chapter, including articles on Sondheim's life and his major influences, and comprehensive bibliographical and discographical essays place the Sondheim literature and recordings in perspective. Writing with his usual blend of the scholarly and the popular - with a wicked sense of humor - Ethan Mordden reveals why Stephen Sondheim has become Broadway's most significant voice in the last fifty years.
Mordden provides fresh insights and analyses of every Sondheim show, from his first hit (West Side Story, 1957) to his most recent title (Road Show, 2008). Each musical has a dedicated chapter, including articles on Sondheim's life and his major influences, and comprehensive bibliographical and discographical essays place the Sondheim literature and recordings in perspective. Writing with his usual blend of the scholarly and the popular - with a wicked sense of humor - Ethan Mordden reveals why Stephen Sondheim has become Broadway's most significant voice in the last fifty years.
Duration - 9h 51m.
Author - Ethan Mordden.
Narrator - Fleet Cooper.
Published Date - Tuesday, 21 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 Oxford University Press ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Ethan Mordden provides fresh insights and analyses of every Sondheim show, from his first hit (West Side Story, 1957) to his most recent title (Road Show, 2008). Each musical has a dedicated chapter, including articles on Sondheim's life and his major influences, and comprehensive bibliographical and discographical essays place the Sondheim literature and recordings in perspective. Writing with his usual blend of the scholarly and the popular - with a wicked sense of humor - Ethan Mordden reveals why Stephen Sondheim has become Broadway's most significant voice in the last fifty years. Mordden provides fresh insights and analyses of every Sondheim show, from his first hit (West Side Story, 1957) to his most recent title (Road Show, 2008). Each musical has a dedicated chapter, including articles on Sondheim's life and his major influences, and comprehensive bibliographical and discographical essays place the Sondheim literature and recordings in perspective. Writing with his usual blend of the scholarly and the popular - with a wicked sense of humor - Ethan Mordden reveals why Stephen Sondheim has become Broadway's most significant voice in the last fifty years. Duration - 9h 51m. Author - Ethan Mordden. Narrator - Fleet Cooper. Published Date - Tuesday, 21 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 Oxford University Press ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
002_Preface.mp3
Duration:00:02:37
003_Acknowledgements.mp3
Duration:00:00:32
004_Sondheims_Chronology.mp3
Duration:00:07:45
Chapter 1
Duration:01:01:21
Chapter 2
Duration:00:39:54
Chapter 3
Duration:00:11:24
Chapter 4
Duration:00:23:56
Chapter 5
Duration:00:14:23
Chapter 6
Duration:00:13:29
Chapter 7
Duration:00:19:31
Chapter 8
Duration:00:19:08
Chapter 9
Duration:00:38:22
Chapter 10
Duration:00:31:56
Chapter 11
Duration:00:32:50
Chapter 13
Duration:00:22:43
Chapter 14
Duration:00:25:27
Chapter 15
Duration:00:20:10
Chapter 16
Duration:00:12:01
Chapter 17
Duration:00:11:32
Chapter 18
Duration:00:25:29
Chapter 19
Duration:00:11:10
Chapter 20
Duration:00:18:02
Chapter 21
Duration:00:27:12
026_A_Selective_Bibliography.mp3
Duration:00:35:04
027_A_Selective_Discography.mp3
Duration:01:05:00