Celebrate Stephen Sondheim's 80th Birthday!
November 22, 2010
Join many famous and talented Broadway performers as they pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim and celebrate his 80th birthday. The two hour concert, Great Performances: Sondheim! The Birthday Concert will air on WPBT2 on Wednesday, November 24 at 9:00 p.m.
Hosted by David Hyde Pierce, who provides sardonic narration throughout the evening, the cast, a veritable Who’s Who of Broadway’s finest performers, includes (in alphabetical order): Laura Benanti, Matt Cavanaugh, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jenn Colella, Jason Danieley, Joanna Gleason, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Blaine Hoven, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, John McMartin, Donna Murphy, Laura Osnes, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Maria Riccetto, Bobby Steggert, Elaine Stritch, Jim Walton, Chip Zien, and from the current production of “West Side Story,” Karen Olivo, who gets the evening off to a spirited start leading the dancers in “America.”
The concert includes songs and orchestral pieces from Sondheim musical theater favorites such as Company,Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods, and Sunday in the Park with George.
Watch the full episode. See more Great Performances.