Remembering Stephen Sondheim

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 8:28 p.m.

Brad Oscar is a double Tony Award nominee for his performances in the original Broadway productions of The Producers and Something Rotten!, opens this Sunday in the Broadway musical version of Mrs. Doubtfire, met Stephen Sondheim many times, and played Beadle Bamford in the 2017 off-Broadway production of Sweeney Todd\xa0set in an actual pie shop where the audience sat at tables and ate during the performance. Brad discusses Sondheim\u2019s legacy and work; his memories of seeing the original productions of Sweeney Todd,\xa0Sunday in the Park with George,\xa0and Merrily We Roll Along; how Sondheim has influenced multiple generations; the value of the accumulation of details; the breadth of Sondheim\u2019s impact and reach; and the similarities between Sondheim and Shakespeare. (Length 27:09)