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The Sondheim Hub | Substack New essays, interviews & features about the work of Stephen Sondheim. Join the community! Click to read The Sondheim Hub, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Hey, oโƒฅlโƒฅdโƒฅ new friends! ๐Ÿ‘‹

We publish a new Sondheim essay & interview each week, free to all. 200+ pieces to date. Youโ€™d be so welcome to join our community! (You get a crossword as a welcome gift, too.)

No account required - just an email address. ๐Ÿ’Œ

thesondheimhub.substack.com

28.11.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How I Met Stephen Sondheim A guest essay by Didier C. Deutsch

Today, weโ€™re so proud to publish this personal account by Grammy-nominated record producer Didier C. Deutsch, detailing his more than three decades working on Sondheimโ€™s recordings. Itโ€™s an intimate & illuminating portrait of art, ethics, and friendship.

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07.12.2025 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Raise your hand if youโ€™re seeing MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG on the big screen this weekend!

05.12.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A Conversation with Jonathan Tolins We speak to the showrunner of CBS's "Elsbeth"

New today, we speak to ELSBETH showrunner, screenwriter & playwright Jonathan Tolins!

We discuss his Merrily-infused season opener and much moreโ€ฆ

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

03.12.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Conversation with Jonathan Tolins We speak to the showrunner of CBS's "Elsbeth"

New today, we speak to ELSBETH showrunner, screenwriter & playwright Jonathan Tolins!

We discuss his Merrily-infused season opener and much moreโ€ฆ

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

03.12.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sondheim & Musical Meter Meter? Meet her! A listener's guide

New today, a Sondheimian guide to musical meter.

You do not need to be a music theory whizz to read this! This guide takes you through simple & compound meters step by step, and digs into some more fun territory (hemiola! cross-rhythm!) along the way.

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/sondheim-a...

30.11.2025 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Sondheim Hub | Substack New essays, interviews & features about the work of Stephen Sondheim. Join the community! Click to read The Sondheim Hub, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Hey, oโƒฅlโƒฅdโƒฅ new friends! ๐Ÿ‘‹

We publish a new Sondheim essay & interview each week, free to all. 200+ pieces to date. Youโ€™d be so welcome to join our community! (You get a crossword as a welcome gift, too.)

No account required - just an email address. ๐Ÿ’Œ

thesondheimhub.substack.com

28.11.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As we pass
Through arrangements of shadows
Toward the verticals of trees
Forever.

26.11.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sometimes people like a stream that
leave you meets a boulder
๐Ÿค
halfway through the wood

22.11.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œOur Timeโ€: The Future Tense of โ€œFor Good?โ€ Sondheim Supplement #41

New today! A piece on benediction & binding oath in MERRILY and WICKED

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22.11.2025 01:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sondheim wrote โ€œa great dealโ€ of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Christoโ€™s Steak House.

โ€œWhen the cocoon is self-created, the surroundings matter not at all.โ€

21.11.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Conversation with Max Rackenberg Frank Jr. in Broadway's Merrily We Roll Along

Meet our youngest ever guest!

Max Rackenberg played Frank Jr. in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG on Broadway. Youโ€™ll be able to see him on the big screen when Merrily comes to cinemas next month!

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

19.11.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Conversation with Max Rackenberg Frank Jr. in Broadway's Merrily We Roll Along

Meet our youngest ever guest!

Max Rackenberg played Frank Jr. in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG on Broadway. Youโ€™ll be able to see him on the big screen when Merrily comes to cinemas next month!

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

19.11.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For Good? Sondheim, Wicked, and the moral texture of influence

FOR GOOD? ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿฉท

Our Wicked x Sondheim series concludes today with a look at the moral texture of influence in Wicked, Into the Woods, Sunday, and West Side Story.

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/for-good

16.11.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For Good? Sondheim, Wicked, and the moral texture of influence

FOR GOOD? ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿฉท

Our Wicked x Sondheim series concludes today with a look at the moral texture of influence in Wicked, Into the Woods, Sunday, and West Side Story.

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/for-good

16.11.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Conversation with Joel Fram Music director for Maria Friedman's Merrily & Marianne Elliott's Company

New today! We speak to the brilliant Joel Fram, music director for Maria Friedmanโ€™s MERRILY and Marianne Elliottโ€™s COMPANY. ๐ŸŽˆ

Joel shares so many great stories of these two landmark productions & working closely with Sondheim:

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

12.11.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Conversation with Joel Fram Music director for Maria Friedman's Merrily & Marianne Elliott's Company

New today! We speak to the brilliant Joel Fram, music director for Maria Friedmanโ€™s MERRILY and Marianne Elliottโ€™s COMPANY. ๐ŸŽˆ

Joel shares so many great stories of these two landmark productions & working closely with Sondheim:

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

12.11.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New York, 2004. ๐Ÿ“ธ by Richard Avedon.

11.11.2025 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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New York, 2004. ๐Ÿ“ธ by Richard Avedon.

11.11.2025 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you so much! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’–

09.11.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Glinda and the Balladeer Assassins, Wicked, and the acoustics of power

New today!

GLINDA AND THE BALLADEER ๐Ÿ’–

Assassins, Wicked, and the acoustics of power:

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/glinda-and...

09.11.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gotta read this!!!

08.11.2025 06:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Witch Withdraws: Absence as Curse in โ€œLast Midnightโ€ and โ€œNo Good Deedโ€ Why withdrawal, not wickedness, is the real catastrophe.

New today! Our latest Supplement, which includes an exclusive essay diving deeper into the witches of Into the Woods & Wicked:

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/the-witch-...

08.11.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Pacific Overtures at 50 In January 2026, Pacific Overtures turns 50. To celebrate, The Sondheim Hub is putting together a feature collecting stories, memories, and reflections from those who have encountered this remarkable ...

In January,ย Pacific Overtures turns 50! To celebrate, we are putting together a feature collecting stories, memories & reflections from performers & audience members alike.

Would you like to contribute? More info here:

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05.11.2025 21:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Witches Can Be Right Last Midnight and No Good Deed as twin moral reckonings

โ€œIโ€™m the witch. Youโ€™re the world.โ€

Today, we look at โ€œLast Midnightโ€ and โ€œNo Good Deedโ€ as twin moral reckonings:

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02.11.2025 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Something Wicked this way comesโ€ฆ ๐Ÿซง

02.11.2025 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some Sondheim lyric fun for todayโ€ฆ

31.10.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Pinchโ€ฆ Paunch! Pension!

Sondheimโ€™s 60 Minutes interview with Diane Sawyer is endlessly inspiring. And this exchange, about rhymes and reference books, is so delightful.

09.10.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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A Conversation with Rick Pender Author of Stephen Sondheimโ€™s Sweeney Todd: Behind the Bloody Musical Masterpiece and The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia

Rick Pender spoke with @thesondheimhub.bsky.social to discuss the release of his latest book, โ€œStephen Sondheimโ€™s Sweeney Todd.โ€

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oD15wl

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™#TheatreSky

28.10.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Conversation with Rick Pender Author of Stephen Sondheimโ€™s Sweeney Todd: Behind the Bloody Musical Masterpiece and The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia

As Halloween approaches, it was great to speak to Rick Pender about his new SWEENEY TODD book. ๐Ÿฉธ

Rick is a significant chronicler of Sondheimโ€™s work (heโ€™s author of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, and was editor of The Sondheim Review).

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

23.10.2025 01:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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