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Daniel Okrent Stephen Sondheim (Hardback) Jewish Lives. He also reveals a previously unknown (and crucial) aspect of the infamous letter from Sondheim’s mother that made him believe she regretted his birth. Author: Daniel Okrent. “[An] illuminating consideration of Sondheim’s long career. Further DetailsTitle: Stephen Sondheim Condition: New Subtitle: Art Isn’t Easy Author: Daniel Okrent Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 0300270216 EAN: 9780300270211 ISBN: 9780300270211 Publisher: Yale University Press Genre: Biography Topic: Music Dance & Theatre Release Date: 05/26/2026 Description: A revelatory look at the complex inner world of one of the twentieth century’s most beloved theatrical composers “A superb biography of the musical master. Packed with gossip and incident, this book is also a fascinating study in the gestation of genius.”— Guardian “[An] illuminating consideration of Sondheim’s long career. Without grandstanding in a game of biographical gotcha, Okrent takes up key themes of Sondheim’s life and links them persuasively to songs in his shows.”—David Hajdu, The Atlantic Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a towering figure in American musical theater. Celebrated for such iconic Broadway shows as Company, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods, his accolades include eight Tony Awards, multiple Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Pulitzer Prize. In this intimate biography, Daniel Okrent follows Sondheim through the tumult of his upbringing and his parents’ divorce, his life-changing relationship with Oscar Hammerstein II and subsequent immersion in musical theater, and his rise to fame as both a lyricist and composer. Okrent shines new light on Sondheim’s complicated emotional life, wavering self-confidence, and alcoholism, drawing on the artist’s intimate correspondence with such notable figures as Hal Prince, Leonard Bernstein, and Arthur Laurents; exclusive interviews with his close friends and collaborators, including James Lapine and John Weidman; and Sondheim’s own oral history, which remained closed until his death. He also reveals a previously unknown (and crucial) aspect of the infamous letter from Sondheim’s mother that made him believe she regretted his birth. As Okrent explores the ways Sondheim’s music and lyrics express the inner man, he shows us a life that was defined by two parallel arcs: the movement from alienation to connection, and from ambivalence to resolution. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 210mm Item Length: 146mm Item Weight: 522 gg Series: Jewish Lives Type: Musicals Release Year: 2026 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
