{"product_id":"sondheim-lyrics-edited-by-peter-gethers-with-russell-perreault-hardcover","title":"Sondheim: Lyrics: Edited by Peter Gethers with Russell Perreault - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Sondheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Gethers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRussell Perreault\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful hardcover selection of the most memorable and beloved lyrics of America's greatest composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim. AN EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY POCKET POET.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) made his Broadway debut with \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e in 1957 at the age of twenty-seven. Along his remarkable and wide-ranging career spanning more than six decades, he accumulated accolades that include eight Tony Awards, an Academy Award, eight Grammy Awards, six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Kennedy Center Honors, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sondheim redefined musical theater with his groundbreaking work, combining words and music in ways that are by turns challenging, moving, witty, profound, and never less than exhilarating. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume includes a selection of lyrics from across his career, drawn from shows including \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCompany\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFollies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Little Night Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday in the Park with George\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInto the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, and more, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - \"Somewhere\" from \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"Momma's Talkin' Soft\" from \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"A Hero is Coming\" from \u003ci\u003eAnyone Can Whistle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"Someone Like You\" from \u003ci\u003eDo I Hear A Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"Being Alive\" from \u003ci\u003eCompany\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"The Road You Didn't Take\" from \u003ci\u003eFollies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"Send in the Clowns\" from A Little Night Music\u003cbr\u003e - \"Not While I'm Around\" from \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"Sunday\" from \u003ci\u003eSunday in the Park with George\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \"Children Will Listen\" from \u003ci\u003eInto the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The result is a delightful pocket-sized treasury of the very best of Sondheim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN SONDHEIM wrote award-winning music and lyrics for theater, film, and television. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFinishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLook, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011)\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the coauthor of the film \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Sheila\u003c\/i\u003e and the play \u003ci\u003eGetting Away with Murder\u003c\/i\u003e. Sondheim was on the council of the Dramatists Guild of America, having served as its president from 1973 to 1981. He lived in New York City. He died in 2021. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRUSSELL PERREAULT was the executive director of publicity and social media for Penguin Random House's Vintage Anchor imprint and for the Everyman's Library series of hardcover classics at Alfred A. Knopf. He died in 2019. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePETER GETHERS is a novelist, publisher, and screenwriter, and author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Cat Who Went to Paris. \u003c\/i\u003eUnder the pseudonym Russell Andrews, he has written the bestselling thrillers \u003ci\u003eGideon \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIcarus\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City, Sag Harbor, and Sicily.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.3 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772757967136,"sku":"9781101908167","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1637dd5871757509b42232207eecdb0d.webp?v=1780413436","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sondheim-lyrics-edited-by-peter-gethers-with-russell-perreault-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}