Sondheim shows
Across
- 1. Regarded as one of Sondheim's most experimental shows, this musical doesn't have a plot, but rather is guided by its theme of love.
- 5. Everything's coming up roses for Ethel merman in this Jule Styne, Sondhiem collaboration.
- 12. A musical about the painting made during the Neo-Impressionism movement which is used as the leading example of pointillism.
- 13. A Hal Prince and Sondheim show depicting the colonization of Japan from the Japanese point of view. It featured Mako (the voice of uncle Iro in Avatar) and Sondheim went to Japan to study the styles of kabuki theater when writing the score.
- 14. A Sondheim show that ran on Broadway for nine performances, this three act musical has gained a cult following and stars two film stars, Angela Lansbury, and Lee Remrick.
- 15. A cult classic which looks at a group of old and beaten down vaudeville performers as they reflect on their younger selves.
- 18. A musical starring Berneddet Peters which lost the best musical tony to Phantom of the opera.
- 19. A musical about the American architect whose Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style left a stamp on South Florida.
Down
- 2. Sondheim's first professional musical which he wrote the music And Lyrics for. Later revivals starred Nathan Lane, Mary Testa, and Whoppie Goldburg.
- 3. This show would have been Sondheim's professorial premier if its leading producer hadn't died in 1955
- 4. The last of the Hal Prince and Sondheim collaborations which was presented in a non-linear manner, starting at the end and ending at the beginning.
- 6. A comical Farce that takes place during a weekend in the country. Sondheim's most famous song "send in the clowns" Is from this show.
- 7. The only collaboration between Stephen Sondheim and Richard Rodgers. Despite its talented cast and beautiful Italian setting, the show was a huge flop.
- 8. A Sondheim and Bernstein collaboration that recently had a screen adaptation by Steven Spielberg.
- 9. An ABC tv special Sondheim wrote when he was low on cash starring Leislie from the sound of music movie.
- 10. A Show based of an old Italian movie that has attracted stars such as Donna Murphy, Marin Mazzie, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Judy Kuhn, Rebecca Luker, And Maria Friedman.
- 11. Regarded as one of Sondheim's biggest flops, this musical was first staged in a collage swimming pool.
- 16. A musical about cannibalism and stylish hairdos. And blood... Don't forget the blood.
- 17. This musical explores the dark underbelly of American history, daring the audience to see through the eyes of some of America's greatest villains.