A Happy (if socially distant) Birthday, SS!

 I feel bad that Stephen Sondheim will most likely

be celebrating his 90th birthday in SOCIAL ISOLATION! 

It's this Sunday, March 22,

and all those birthday plans/concerts/tributes

will have to be postponed/tweaked/canceled.

But I'm sure his "Old Friends" will be there for him,

with appropriate libations, if not the huge hoopla.

These are some random pics, many of which 

The New York Times

handily published recently.

Above photo cred: Richard Avedon, of course.

 Follies, 1971...with Alexis Smith, Michael Bartlett,

Fifi Dorsay, and Ethel Shutta.

 Great pic by Martha Swope.

 Recording the cast album of Sweeney

with Len Cariou and Victor Garber, 1979.

 With Pamela Myers at the 

recording session for Company, 1970ish.

 Curtain call for the 1985 concert version of 

Follies,

done at Lincoln Center.

George Hearn, Lee Remick, Stephen, Barbara Cook, and

Mandy Patinkin.

 Recording the cast album of 

A Little Night Music, 1973:

Glynis Johns, Judy Kahan, Hermoine Gingold, Stephen, 

and Goddard Lieberson.

 Opening night of 

Side By Side By Sondheim, 1977,

with friends Lee Remick and Lauren Bacall.

Photo: Bettman/Getty Images

 Elaine Stritch as Madam Armfeldt

in the 2010 revival of A Little Night Music.

Great pic by Sara Krulwich.

 The brand spanking new company of Company,

including Patti LuPone, Christopher Sieber, and Katrina Lenk.

Hopefully Broadway can come back to life SOON

so we can enjoy this new production

(and get a cast album out of it!). 

Photo: Brad Litovsky

 Photo: Sara Krulwich

Jake Gylenhaal was praised for his recent portrayal (2017)

of George Seurat in Sunday In The Park With... that dude.

Zero "picking out" Master Hero's bride.

From the original production of Forum, 1962.

Photo: John Dominis

 Pacific Overtures, 1976.

Photo cred: Van Williams

Still going strong!
Photo: Richard Avedon