Stephen Sondheim just turned 90 years old and what way to celebrate this than with a lineup of stars in “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration”, an online tribute concert live-streamed via Broadway.com.
The show is hosted by Raúl Esparza, featuring music & lyrics by the genius Stephen Sondheim, illustrations by Tug Rice, musical direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, directed by Paul Wontorek. Below are the performances and messages in the order of appearance:
- Stephen Schwartz – “Prologue” – Follies
- Overture – Merrily We Roll Along
- Sutton Foster – “There Won’t Be Trumpets” – Anyone Can Whistle
- Neil Patrick Harris and kids – “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 (message)
- Katrina Lenk – “Joanna” – Sweeney Todd
- Aaron Tveit – “Marry Me A Little” – Company
- Ian Armitage (message)
- Beanie Feldstein & Ben Platt – “It Takes Two” – Into the Woods
- Brandon Uranowitz – “With So Little To Be Sure Of” – Anyone Can Whistle
- ASTEP Founder and Beneficiary (message)
- 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 (message)
- Maria Friedman – “Broadway Baby” – Follies
- Lin-Manuel Miranda – “Giants in the Sky” – Into the Woods
- Lonny Price (message)
- Lea Salonga – “Loving You” – Passion
- Laura Benanti – “I Remember” – Evening Primrose
- Raúl Esparza (message)
- Chip Zien – “No More” – Into the Woods
- Joanna Gleason (message)
- Josh Groban – “Children Will Listen” / “Not While I’m Around” – Into the Woods/Sweeney Todd
- John Weidman (message)
- Brian Stokes Mitchel – “The Flag Song” – Assassins
- Michael Cerveris – “Finishing the Hat” – Sunday in the Park with George
- Jason Alexander (message)
- Linda Lavin – “The Boy From” – The Mad Show
- (ASTEP Message)
- Alexander Gemignanit – “Buddy’s Blues” – Follies
- Ann Harada, Austin Ku, Kelvin Moon Lot, & Thom Sesma – “Someone in a Tree” – Pacific Overtures
- Nathan Lane (message)
- ASTEP message by LMM
- Raúl Esparza – “Take Me to the World” – Evening Primrose
- Donna Murphy – “Send in the Clowns” – A Little Night Music
- Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep, Audra McDonald “The Ladies Who Lunch” – Company
- Annaleigh Ashford & Jake Gylenhall – “Move On” – Sunday in the Park with George
- Patti LuPone – “Anyone Can Whistle” – Anyone Can Whistle
- Bernadette Peters – “Noone Is Alone” – Into the Woods
- Raúl Esparza (closing remarks) – “Merrily We Roll Along”
- End Credits Song – “I’m Still Here” – Follies
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