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- Six by Sondheim is an HBO television documentary which pays tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The film was directed and co-produced by James Lapine, based on an idea by Frank Rich and "centers on the backstory of six great Sondheim songs".
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Six by Sondheim is an HBO television documentary which pays tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The film was directed and co-produced by James Lapine, based on an idea by Frank Rich [1] and "centers on the backstory of six great Sondheim songs". [2]
- Documentary
Dec 9, 2013 · Six by Sondheim: Directed by James Lapine, Autumn de Wilde, Todd Haynes. With Barbara Barrie, Jack Bashkow, Judy Bennett, Charles Braswell. An intimate and candid look at the life and art of the legendary composer-lyricist.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- James Lapine, Autumn de Wilde, Todd Haynes
- 2013-12-09
Dec 9, 2013 · As the title suggests, the movie is broken into six parts, each keyed into a Sondheim tune: “Something’s Coming,” “Opening Doors,” “Send in the Clowns,” “I’m Still Here,” “Being Alive,” and...
- Matt Zoller Seitz
- Features Writer
- The only autobiographical song Sondheim says he has ever written is “Opening Doors” from Merrily We Roll Along. The tune is inspired by the struggle that he and “all of us in the ’50s” endured as they tried to make their work known, “knocking on doors of producers and trying to get heard.”
- After Sondheim didn’t receive mention for his lyrics in the out-of-town reviews of West Side Story, composer Leonard Bernstein decided to take his name off the bill so Steve would get all the credit.
- Sondheim had never been married (or even in a serious relationship) when he and George Furth wrote Company, a musical about marriage. To research the topic, he chatted with his friend Mary Rodgers, asked her to talk about her two marriages, and began taking notes.
- When Sondheim writes, he often does so under the influence of alcohol, “because it loosens you up” and allows you to get past your inhibitions. The only score Sondheim ever wrote while drinking just water was for the 1974 French film, Stavisky.
Dec 6, 2013 · In Six by Sondheim, the composer and lyricist tells his own story and explains his own songs. He's a tour guide through his own past, with specific emphasis on a...
Six by Sondheim. Filmmaker James Lapine examines the life and career of Stephen Sondheim, Broadway composer and lyricist. Watch Six by Sondheim with a subscription on Max, rent on Apple TV,...
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- Documentary
Mixing interview footage with performances of the titular number of songs, "Six by Sondheim" is a love letter to the greatest living American composer, Stephen Sondheim. This is the man who gave Mama Rose her turn, Mrs. Lovett her pie filling, and every Jet on NYC's West Side a mission statement.
