Sondheim, Shuffled.

 Like this Sunday's 2 On The Aisle,

here's a random "Sondheim Shuffle" of photos,

to go along with our selections.

Born almost 83 years ago in NYC,

Stephen is the winner of 8 Tony Awards, 1 Oscar, 

a Pulitzer Prize for Drama,

8 Grammy Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award,

and the 2015 Presidential Medal Of Freedom.

And...his town house in Turtle Bay shared outer walls with that 

of Katherine Hepburn's.

(She had a problem with his piano playing.)

 George Furth (book writer on Company 

and Merrily We Roll Aong...and an actor!

Recognize him from MASH? ),

Stephen and Hal Prince (producer/director of several Sondheim endeavors). 

 Stephen with Goddard Lieberson,

president of Columbia records,

and producer of MANY original cast albums.

 The cast of Company.

The Number? Side By Side By Side/What Would We Do Without You.

 Working on the cast recording of Sweeney

with Angela and Len. 

 Above and below,

the cast and creative team of Merrily We Roll Along:

Lonny Price, Jim Walton, Ann Morrison,

George Furth (book), Hal Prince and Sondheim.

 With Madeline Kahn and Bernadette Peters.

 Sondheim celebrating with Bernadette and James Lapine

(book writer for Sunday in the Park).

They had just won the Drama Critics Circle Award, in 1984.

 With Elaine Stritch, who has said of him,

 "He probably has very few people in his life that he relaxes with, 

and I'm certainly not one of them. 

He's an extraordinary talent. 

And problems are part and parcel of that talent. 

But you don't expect to have an easygoing visit with him. It's impossible."

 In the studio again with Goddard,

this time to record the cast album of A Little Night Music.

At left seated, Glynis Johns and Hermoine Gingold,

out of costume...

 

 ...and IN costume!

Stephen's 80th birthday celebration..

a star-studded event with Laura Benanti,

Chip Zien, Johanna Gleason, Jason Danieley, Marin Mazzie,

Mandy Patinkin, and Bernadette Peters.