Musical master Sondheim welcomes 90 years old, Broadway will host online concert

Beijing News reported on April 22 According to Broadway News, on April 26, local time in the United States, Broadway will hold an online event called "Take Me to the World: Sondheim’s 90th Birthday Celebration" "Special concert. Stars gathered in this performance, including "Aunt May" Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters, Patty Lubon and other celebrities. In this show, it is the legendary songwriter Stephen Sondhai Mu Qingsheng appeared in the concert and presented their respective performances.

This performance will be produced and hosted by Broadway veteran actor Raul Esparza. In a statement, he said, "At present, the world is very difficult. We are all looking for great things, and Stephen Sand Heim is the incarnation of greatness. We gathered a group of people who love Stephen, worked with him, inspired by him, sang his music, shared happiness and heartache. We may now seem to be far away from Broadway, but in our hearts Broadway has never been far away."

Stephen Sondheim is a famous American musical, film music composer and playwright. He has won an Oscar for Best Original Song, seven Tony Awards, and Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Drama. He has won numerous Grammy awards and a Pulitzer Prize. He is hailed as "the most important and well-known figure in the American musical theatre industry." His composing and lyricist musical masterpieces include "Barber Todd", "Spring in the Old City", "Partners" (Company), etc. The musicals in charge of writing lyrics are "West Side Story" and "Gypsy". (Beijing News reporter Liu Zhen)

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