Four by Sondheim (A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) (Hardcover)

by Stephen Sondheim (Composer), Hugh Wheeler (Author), James Lapine (Author), Burt Shevelove (Author), Larry Gelbart (Author)
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Product Description
The complete book and lyrics with set and costume designs, production photos, essays, cast lists and credits, awards for major productions, selected discographies, and much more! Includes the shows A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. A richly illustrated Sondheim treasury!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 772 pages
• Publisher: Applause Books; Reprint edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557834075
• ISBN-13: 978-1557834072
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #227,983 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 great shows in one!, April 24, 2000

By	"jbhapgood2" (new york city, new york USA) - See all my reviews

While I have all four of these books in Paperback and therefore have had no need to buy this book I have looked through this book and I think buying this one is a MUCH better idea than buying them seperately. This book includes pictures, Drawings by Al Hirschfield, Cut-Lyrics and more. All four of the shows are purely genius and provide you with laughter while provoking thoughts. This is a must for all Sondheim fans and musical fans and anyone interested in 4 great shows: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sunday in the Park With George,Sweeny Todd, and A Little Night Music.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hooray for Sondheim!!!, July 17, 2004

By	Domenic Proc "Domenic" (Reno,NV USA) - See all my reviews

This book is amazing. It has almost everything that you could want in a book like this. What does it include do you ask? WELL! It includes the scripts to A Funny Thing happened on the way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Tood, and Sunday in the Park With George. In addition to that it also has Original Hirschfeld drawings, Lyrics to cut songs and where they would go in the script, Costume Designs, Production Photos, Cast Lists from Original, Touring and Revival Casts, and also the discography for each of the shows. My only question... Where is volume two??? I would like to see the following shows put into a collaborative edition like this: Into the Woods, Assassins, Company and Follies. WOOO Amazing and entertaining. Recommend this to all musical lovers everywhere!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sondheim: Perfect in Every Way, April 5, 2008

By	boardwalkman "Sweeney Todd" - See all my reviews

The scrips are just like what you would get if you cot just one. more than 600 pages of pure script. I love it!