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Sondheim: The Birthday Concert on Video - 2010

Sondheim: The Birthday Concert Video
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Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and work of one of Broadway's greatest legends: the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master composer and lyricist's 80th birthday, many of musical theater's brightest stars gathered to perform more than two dozen sensational numbers from Sondheim's illustrious career. Many of these enduring songs are rarely heard and several are performed by the original Broadway cast members. David Hyde Pierce hosts this magical event with Stephen Sondheim's longtime collaborator Paul Gemignani conducting the New York Philharmonic.

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Starring:
Stephen Sondheim

Bernadette Peters

Elaine Stritch

Patti LuPone

Mandy Patinkin

Laura Benanti

Michael Cerveris

Karen Olivo

Victoria Clark

Joanna Gleason

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Filmed: 2010 - Released: 2010

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