| Sondheim! The Birthday Concert | |
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| Genre | Concert |
| Directed by | Lonny Price |
| Presented by | David Hyde Pierce |
| Theme music composer | Stephen Sondheim |
| Opening theme | "Organ Prelude" from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street |
| Ending theme | "Happy Birthday To You" by Patty and Mildred Hill |
| Composer | Stephen Sondheim |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production locations | Avery Fisher Hall, New York City |
| Editors | Gary Bradley Laura Young |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 116 mins |
| Production company | Ellen M. Krass Productions |
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| Network | PBS |
| Release | November 16, 2010 |
| Related | |
| Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Celebration | |
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert was a concert celebrating the 80th birthday of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim. The concert was directed by Lonny Price and hosted by David Hyde Pierce. The event was performed at Avery Fisher Hall within Lincoln Center in New York City on March 15 and 16 in 2010. The New York Philharmonic accompanied performers including Michael Cerveris, Alexander Gemignani, Joanna Gleason, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, Marin Mazzie, and the 2009 Broadway revival cast of West Side Story.[1][2][3]
It was broadcast as an episode of Great Performances on PBS on November 16 of the same year.[4] A DVD of the concert was also released.
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Benanti, Gleason, Pierce, Stritch, Walton, Zien Join Philharmonic Sondheim Celebration" Archived August 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com, January 8, 2010
- ^ Ross, Blake. "About Last Night: The Stars on Sondheim" Archived October 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill, March 16, 2010
- ^ Gans, Andrew and Hetrick, Adam. "Sondheim! The Birthday Concert DVD, with Patti LuPone and Bernadette Peters, Arrives Nov. 16", Playbill, November 16, 2010, accessed October 31, 2016
- ^ Hetrick, Adam."Starry Sondheim: The Birthday Concert Airs on "Great Performances" Nov. 24" Archived August 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill, November 24, 2010