A VIRTUAL CONCERT CELEBRATING SONDHEIM’S 90TH BIRTHDAY.
April 27, 2020: Video highlights from last night’s all-star special virtual concert celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s 90th Birthday, “Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration” have been released for viewing. The concert, a fundraiser for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty), broadcast on Broadway.com and the Broadway.com YouTube channel.
The free online event, produced by Raúl Esparza, took place on the exact 50th anniversary of the opening night of Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical Company (the original production debuted on Broadway on April 26, 1970). Drama Desk Award winner Mary-Mitchell Campbell was the evening’s music director, with Paul Wontorek serving as director.
Donations to ASTEP can be accepted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A92wZIvEUAw
The show’s program featured:
Stephen Schwartz – “Prologue” (Follies)
Broadway Musicians – “Overture”
Sutton Foster with Emily Griffin – “ There Won’t Be Trumpets” (Anyone Can Whistle)
Neil Patrick Harris with Gideon Burtka-Harris and Harper Burtka-Harris – “The Witch’s Rap” (Into The Woods)
Kelli O’Hara – “What More Do I Need” (Saturday Night)
Judy Kuhn – “What Can You Lose” (Dick Tracy)
Victor Garber – Tribute to Sondheim
Katrina Lenk – “Johanna” (Sweeney Todd)
Aaron Tveit – “Marry Me A Little” (Company)
Iain Armitage – Plea to donate to ASTEP
Beanie Feldstein & Ben Platt – “It Takes Two” (Into The Woods)
Brandon Uranowitz – “With So Little to Be Sure Of” (Anyone Can Whistle) Mary-Mitchell Campbell & Priyanka Patil – Plea to donate to ASTEP
Melissa Errico – “Children and Art” (Sunday in the Park with George)
Randy Rainbow – “By The Sea” (Sweeney Todd)
Elizabeth Stanley – “The Miller’s Son” (A Little Night Music)
Mandy Patinkin – “Lesson #8” (Sunday in the Park with George)
Steven Spielberg – Tribute to Sondheim
Maria Friedman – “Broadway Baby” (Follies)
Lin-Manuel Miranda – “Giants in the Sky” (Into The Woods)
Lonny Price – Tribute to Sondheim
Lea Salonga – “Loving You” (Passion)
Laura Benanti – “I Remember” (Evening Primrose)
Raúl Esparza – Plea to donate to ASTEP
Chip Zien – “No More” (Into The Woods)
Joanna Gleason – Tribute to Sondheim
Josh Groban – “Children Will Listen” (Into the Woods) / “Not While I’m Around” (Sweeney Todd)
John Weidman – Tribute to Sondheim
Brian Stokes Mitchell – “The Flag Song“ (Assassins)
Michael Cerveris – “Finishing The Hat” (Sunday in the Park with George)
Jason Alexander – Tribute to Sondheim
Linda Lavin – “The Boy From…” (The Mad Show)
Elizabeth Stanley – Plea to donate to ASTEP
Alexander Gemignani – “Buddy’s Blues” (Follies)
Ann Harada, Austin Ku, Kelvin Moon Loh, and Thom Sesma – “Someone in a Tree” (Pacific Overtures)
Nathan Lane – Tribute to Sondheim
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Plea to donate to ASTEP
Raúl Esparza – “Take Me To The World” (Evening Primrose)
Donna Murphy – “Send in the Clowns” (A Little Night Music)
Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald, & Meryl Streep – “The Ladies Who Lunch” (Company)
Annaleigh Ashford & Jake Gyllenhaal – “Move On” (Sunday in the Park with George)
Patti LuPone – “Anyone Can Whistle” (Anyone Can Whistle)
Bernadette Peters – “No One is Alone” (Into The Woods)
Members of the Broadway Community – “I’m Still Here” (Follies)
ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty) is an organization conceived by Broadway Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Juilliard students to transform the lives of youth using the most powerful tool they had: their art. Today, ASTEP connects performing and visual artists with youth from underserved communities in the U.S. and around the world to awaken their imaginations, foster critical thinking, and help them break the cycle of poverty.
Donations to ASTEP can be accepted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A92wZIvEUAw
Photos/Video Courtesy of Broadway.com
