Actors’ Playhouse is proud to presentSondheim on Sondheim, an intimate multimedia portrait of musical icon Stephen Sondheim in his own words and music. This South Florida premiere of James Lapine’s award-winning Broadway hit will play March 16 – April 3 at the Miracle Theatre.
Writing songs that reflect the complexity of his characters, Sondheim changed the way we define a great musical. Yet even though millions of fans know his songs by heart, few know much about Sondheim himself. Until now. Originally conceived as a tribute for Sondheim’s 80th birthday party, Sondheim on Sondheim is a love letter from Lapine to his friend and frequent collaborator. Exclusive video footage, in which Sondheim offers an inside look at his personal life and artistic process, is combined with sparkling-new arrangements of over two dozen Sondheim tunes brought to life by eight stellar singers and a live, onstage chamber orchestra.
Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as the most important composer and lyricist of musical theater in the second half of the 20th century. He is the winner of an Academy Award and eight Tony Awards (more than any other composer) including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, as well eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award. His best-known works as a composer and lyricist include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods and Assassins, and he wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy.
Directed by the award-winning David Arisco and Musically Directed by David Nagy, the cast of Sondheim on Sondheim includes Actors’ Playhouse veterans Lourelene Snedeker (Carbonell Award recipient: Beauty & the Beast and White Christmas), Wayne LeGette (The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge, Spamalot, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change), Margot Moreland (Carbonell Award recipient: Heartbeats, Tomfoolery, Annie) and Christopher A. Kent (Aida, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Last Five Years). Returning favorites include Don Juan Seward II (Carbonell Award nomination: Ragtime), Lindsey Corey (The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge, Spamalot) and Marilyn Caserta (West Side Story.) Alexander Zenoz makes his Mainstage debut.
The creative team for Sondheim on Sondheimincludes Scenic Design by Tim Bennet, Lighting Design by Eric Nelson, Sound Design by Shaun Mitchell, Costume Design byEllis Tillman,Property Design by Jodi Dellaventura and Projection Design by Gil Kaufman.
Preview performances will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. The show will open on Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. and play through April 3, 2016. Evening performances will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with afternoon matinees on Sunday at 3 p.m. A special weekday matinee is scheduled on Wednesday, March 23 at 2 p.m.
Preview night tickets on the first Wednesday and Thursday are $37. Tickets for weeknights and matinees are $52, and on Friday and Saturday evenings $59. The theatre offers a 10 percent senior discount rate the day of performance and $15 student rush tickets 15 minutes prior to curtain with identification. Discounts are based on availability and exclude Saturday and Sunday. Mainstage VIP Box Seats are available for $100 per ticket (limited to groups of four), and include private seating with the option of champagne bottle service.
Group discounted rates are offered for 15 or more through our group sales department. Single tickets may be purchased through the box office at 305-444-9293 or online atwww.actorsplayhouse.org.
This event is made possible with the support of Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners for Major Cultural Institutions, and is sponsored in part by the State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture, with support of the City of Coral Gables, and the following sponsors: Bacardi U.S.A., Quality Inn South at the Falls, NBC6 South Florida and WPBT2.