Celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 90th Birthday with a Virtual Concert
On March 22nd sensational Broadway composer, Stephen Sondaheim, celebrated his 90th birthday. Sondaheim is known for many exceptional musicals over a wide range of genres, including: Into The Woods, West Side Story, A Little Night Music, and Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Broadway star Raul Esparza is hosting a virtual concert, “Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration” on Sunday April 26th. This date also marks the 50th anniversary of the opening night of Sondheim’s musical, “Company.” This event boasts many Broadway powerhouses including: Meryl Streep, Audra McDonald, Pattie LuPone and Micheal Cerveris among many others. They will be performing many inspirational and iconic songs from a catalog of Sondaheim's work.
Raul Esparza explained the reasoning behind this once in a lifetime event, “The world is a hard place, and we are searching for something great...Stephen Sondheim is greatness personified.” Esparza also added that in light of all that is happening with COVID 19, “We may be far from Broadway right now, but Broadway is never far from us.”
This is a free live streamed event that can be found on Broadway’s website and their Youtube page at 8pm eastern time this Sunday April 26. Although this event is free, it also doubles as a fundraiser for Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP). ASTEP partners artists with youth in need throughout the country to help them break out of the cycle of poverty. Tune in Sunday evening to experience a truly amazing concert and to support youth in poverty.
Report: Rebecca Vanderkooi
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