Stephen Sondheim - composer of Follies - Handwritten Musical Phrase


Item Number: 536

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: Priceless

Online Close: Mar 31, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

Bid History: 47 bids - Item Sold!


Description

Handwritten Musical Phrase and lyrics for "Broadway Baby" from Follies, written by Oscar and Tony Award winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.  


"I'm just a Broadway baby. . . "


Stephen  Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist known for his contributions to musical theatre. He is the winner of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, aPulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award. Described by Frank Rich of the New York Times as "now the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater",his most famous works include (as composer and lyricist) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumCompanyFolliesA Little Night MusicSweeney ToddSunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods


This one-of-a-kind handwritten musical phrase has been given especially for this auction by one of the greatest songwriters in Broadway history (and past P.S. 212 First Grade Theatre Study guest).


 

Special Instructions

Framed (total frame dimensions: 8.75 x 14 inches)


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Donated by

Stephen Sondheim