Editing Stephen Sondheim (section)

===Sondheim at 80===
{{Main | Sondheim! The Birthday Concert}}
Several benefits and concerts were performed to celebrate Sondheim's 80th birthday in 2010. Among them were the [[New York Philharmonic]]'s March 15 and 16 ''Sondheim: The Birthday Concert'' at [[Lincoln Center]]'s [[Avery Fisher Hall]], hosted by [[David Hyde Pierce]]. The concert included Sondheim's music, performed by some of the original performers. [[Lonny Price]] directed, and [[Paul Gemignani]] conducted; performers included [[Laura Benanti]], [[Matt Cavenaugh]], [[Michael Cerveris]], [[Victoria Clark]], Jenn Colella, [[Jason Danieley]], [[Alexander Gemignani]], [[Joanna Gleason]], [[Nathan Gunn]], [[George Hearn]], [[Patti LuPone]], [[Marin Mazzie]], [[Audra McDonald]], [[John McMartin]], [[Donna Murphy]], [[Karen Olivo]], [[Laura Osnes]], [[Mandy Patinkin]], [[Bernadette Peters]], [[Bobby Steggert]], [[Elaine Stritch]], [[Jim Walton]], [[Chip Zien]], and the 2009 Broadway revival cast of ''[[West Side Story]]''. A ballet was performed by [[American Ballet Theatre|Blaine Hoven]] and [[María Noel Riccetto]] to Sondheim's score for ''Reds'', and [[Jonathan Tunick]] paid tribute to his longtime collaborator.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135797-Benanti-Gleason-Pierce-Stritch-Walton-Zien-Join-Philharmonic-Sondheim-Celebration "Benanti, Gleason, Pierce, Stritch, Walton, Zien Join Philharmonic Sondheim Celebration"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826222935/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135797-Benanti-Gleason-Pierce-Stritch-Walton-Zien-Join-Philharmonic-Sondheim-Celebration |date=August 26, 2013 }}. Playbill.com, January 8, 2010</ref><ref>Ross, Blake. [http://www.playbill.com/insidetrack/?p=1849#more-1849 "About Last Night: The Stars on Sondheim"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016040947/http://www.playbill.com/insidetrack/?p=1849#more-1849 |date=October 16, 2015 }}. ''Playbill'', March 16, 2010</ref> The concert was broadcast on PBS's ''[[Great Performances]]'' show in November,<ref>Hetrick, Adam.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145244-Starry-Sondheim-The-Birthday-Concert-Airs-on-Great-Performances-Nov-24 "Starry Sondheim: The Birthday Concert Airs on "Great Performances" Nov. 24"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826222131/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145244-Starry-Sondheim-The-Birthday-Concert-Airs-on-Great-Performances-Nov-24 |date=August 26, 2013 }}. ''Playbill'', November 24, 2010</ref> and its DVD was released on November 16.

''Sondheim 80'', a [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] benefit, was held on March 22. The evening included a performance of ''Sondheim on Sondheim'', dinner and a show at the New York Sheraton. "A very personal star-studded musical tribute" featured new songs by contemporary musical-theater writers. The composers (who sang their own songs) included [[Tom Kitt (musician)|Tom Kitt]] and [[Brian Yorkey]], [[Michael John LaChiusa]], [[Andrew Lippa]], [[Robert Lopez]] and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] (accompanied by [[Rita Moreno]]), [[Duncan Sheik]], and [[Jeanine Tesori]] and [[David Lindsay-Abaire]]. [[Bernadette Peters]] performed a song that had been cut from a Sondheim show.<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138013-Everybody-Rise-Roundabouts-Sondheim-80-Celebrates-a-Masters-Milestone "Everybody Rise! Roundabout's Sondheim 80 Celebrates a Master's Milestone"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726015628/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138013-Everybody-Rise-Roundabouts-Sondheim-80-Celebrates-a-Masters-Milestone |date=July 26, 2014 }}. Playbill.com, March 22, 2010</ref><ref>Ross, Blake.[http://www.playbill.com/insidetrack/2010/03/about-last-night-inside-sondheim%e2%80%99s-birthday/ "About Last Night: Inside Sondheim's Birthday"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101174727/http://www.playbill.com/insidetrack/2010/03/about-last-night-inside-sondheim%E2%80%99s-birthday/ |date=January 1, 2016 }}. Playbill.com. Retrieved March 23, 2010.</ref>

An April 26 [[New York City Center]] birthday celebration and concert to benefit Young Playwrights, among others, featured (in order of appearance) [[Michael Cerveris]], [[Alexander Gemignani]], [[Donna Murphy]], [[Debra Monk]], [[Joanna Gleason]], [[Maria Friedman]], [[Mark Jacoby]], [[Len Cariou]], [[BD Wong]], [[Claybourne Elder]], [[Alexander Hanson (actor)|Alexander Hanson]], [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], [[Raúl Esparza]], [[Sutton Foster]], [[Nathan Lane]], [[Michele Pawk]], the original cast of ''[[Into the Woods]]'', [[Kim Crosby (singer)|Kim Crosby]], [[Chip Zien]], [[Danielle Ferland]], and [[Ben Wright (American actor)|Ben Wright]], [[Angela Lansbury]], and [[Jim Walton]]. The concert, directed by [[John Doyle (director)|John Doyle]], was co-hosted by [[Mia Farrow]]; greetings from [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Julia McKenzie]], [[Milton Babbitt]], [[Judi Dench]], and [[Glynis Johns]] were read. After [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] performed "[[Send in the Clowns]]", [[Julie Andrews]] sang part of "Not a Day Goes By" in a recorded greeting. [[Patti LuPone]], [[Barbara Cook]], [[Bernadette Peters]], [[Tom Aldredge]], and [[Victor Garber]] were originally scheduled to perform, but did not appear.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [https://archive.today/20120909185212/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138991- "Lansbury, Zeta-Jones, Lane, Cariou, Gleason, Zien Sing Sondheim at City Center April 26"]. ''Playbill'', April 26, 2010</ref><ref>Gardner, Elysa.[https://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2010-04-27-sondheimat8027_ST_N.htm "Broadway stars salute Stephen Sondheim"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129005510/http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2010-04-27-sondheimat8027_ST_N.htm |date=January 29, 2011 }}''USA Today'', April 27, 2010</ref>

A July 31 [[BBC Proms]] concert celebrated Sondheim's 80th birthday at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. The concert featured songs from many of his musicals, including "Send in the Clowns" sung by [[Judi Dench]] (reprising her role as Desirée in the 1995 production of ''A Little Night Music''), and performances by [[Bryn Terfel]] and [[Maria Friedman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010/whatson/notes/prom19/|title=BBC Proms Programme|work=BBC Proms|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804233932/http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010/whatson/notes/prom19/|archive-date=August 4, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_Judi_Dench_Sings_Send_in_the_Clowns_for_Sondheims_80th_20100731|title=Judi Dench Sings 'Send in the Clowns' for Sondheim's 80th|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621050134/http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_Judi_Dench_Sings_Send_in_the_Clowns_for_Sondheims_80th_20100731|archive-date=June 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 19 [[the New York Pops]], led by [[Steven Reineke]], performed at [[Carnegie Hall]] for the composer's 80th birthday. [[Kate Baldwin]], [[Aaron Lazar]], [[Christiane Noll]], Paul Betz, Renee Rakelle, [[Marilyn Maye]] (singing "I'm Still Here"), and [[Alexander Gemignani]] appeared, and songs included "I Remember", "Another Hundred People", "Children Will Listen", and "Getting Married Today". Sondheim took the stage during an encore of his song, "Old Friends".<ref>Rafter Keddy, Genevieve.[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_The_New_York_Pops_Celebrate_Stephen_Sondheims_80th_Birthday_20101121 "Photo Coverage: The New York Pops Celebrate Stephen Sondheim's 80th Birthday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124154804/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_The_New_York_Pops_Celebrate_Stephen_Sondheims_80th_Birthday_20101121 |date=November 24, 2010 }} broadwayworld.com, November 21, 2010</ref><ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/playblog/2010/11/sondheim-at-carnegie-hall/ "Sondheim at Carnegie Hall"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227135902/http://www.playbill.com/playblog/2010/11/sondheim-at-carnegie-hall/ |date=December 27, 2011 }} playbill.com, November 21, 2010</ref>