Sondheim at 90

[Doe Be Doe]

Hi. I was looking forward to watching broadway.com’s Sondheim at 90 concert but it appears to be a fake YouTube channel. Any info on this?

 

Thanks

[samhexum]

Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday special comes down with technical issues

 

Stars flocked to pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim for his 90th birthday virtual concert Sunday night – but the curtain came down quickly amid a mess of technical hitches.

 

The show, which signed up a slew of big names from Meryl Streep to Patti LuPone and Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, was already running 35 minutes late when host, actor Raul Esparza, came on the live link and started chatting to the director without knowing he was being broadcast.

 

When “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration” finally started, composer Stephen Schwartz kicked off proceedings on the piano.

 

Unfortunately, Esparza’s follow-up link was then completely mute as he spoke to the camera- and after a few minutes, he simply walked off and the link was turned off.

 

The concert quickly became the top trending Twitter topic of the night as Lin-Manuel tweeted: “Hope someone is rolling on the Noises Off production happening right now at #Sondheim90Concert.”

 

He added: “My heart hurts for Raul on the tech stuff, who has put together by all accounts an unforgettable show. I really can’t wait to see it. But the WORK WAITS… #Sondheim90Concert”

 

Actress Rachel Bloom tweeted: “Someday a musical will be made based on the comments section of this Sondheim 90th Birthday concert live stream which is now 15 minutes late and counting.

 

Another added: “I truly have not laughed this hard in two months. This is already the greatest night of my life,” while referring to Sondheim’s musical “Into The Woods”, another wrote: “The problem with the #Sondheim90Concert livestream is that someone inadvertently used hair that the witch had already touched.”

 

Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Christine Baranski, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, were among the others performing to raise funds for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty).

 

The show finally started after 9:15pm Sunday and one person tweeted: “That’s showbiz kid.”

 

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[Doe Be Doe]

Do you think there will be a rebroadcast? I could not find it on youtube.

[+ g56whiz]

Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday special comes down with technical issues

 

Stars flocked to pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim for his 90th birthday virtual concert Sunday night – but the curtain came down quickly amid a mess of technical hitches.

 

The show, which signed up a slew of big names from Meryl Streep to Patti LuPone and Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, was already running 35 minutes late when host, actor Raul Esparza, came on the live link and started chatting to the director without knowing he was being broadcast.

 

When “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration” finally started, composer Stephen Schwartz kicked off proceedings on the piano.

 

Unfortunately, Esparza’s follow-up link was then completely mute as he spoke to the camera- and after a few minutes, he simply walked off and the link was turned off.

 

The concert quickly became the top trending Twitter topic of the night as Lin-Manuel tweeted: “Hope someone is rolling on the Noises Off production happening right now at #Sondheim90Concert.”

 

He added: “My heart hurts for Raul on the tech stuff, who has put together by all accounts an unforgettable show. I really can’t wait to see it. But the WORK WAITS… #Sondheim90Concert”

 

Actress Rachel Bloom tweeted: “Someday a musical will be made based on the comments section of this Sondheim 90th Birthday concert live stream which is now 15 minutes late and counting.

 

Another added: “I truly have not laughed this hard in two months. This is already the greatest night of my life,” while referring to Sondheim’s musical “Into The Woods”, another wrote: “The problem with the #Sondheim90Concert livestream is that someone inadvertently used hair that the witch had already touched.”

 

Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Christine Baranski, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, were among the others performing to raise funds for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty).

 

The show finally started after 9:15pm Sunday and one person tweeted: “That’s showbiz kid.”

 

MORE ON: STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Don't expect Stephen Sondheim to give you an autograph

 

Sondheim fell asleep while recording 'Into the Woods' music

 

Sondheim hated Lady Gaga’s Oscars performance

 

They shouldda used the tech staff from The Met Opera. Saturday the Met's 4+ hour live in-home gala went off with nary a glitch with live remotes from 8 times zones across North America and Europe. Oh and they streamed it until Sunday night.

[Doe Be Doe]

It appears to be on YouTube now

[+ LIguy]

If you subscribe(free) to Broadwaycom on youtube it's available. I'm watching it now.

[bostonman]

As noted, it got off to a very rough start - but once it got going, it was fabulous. All of it.

[foxy]

It ended I thought on a very high poignant note.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEeHQed9_zg

[BasketBaller]

While the delays were happening and no one seemed to know what was going on, a friend of mine tweeted, "If David Merrick walks out on stage it's going to be bad news."

 

And someone on Facebook said, "During The Ladies Who Lunch I was jolted out of bed by the collective gay gasp of all New York."

[+ Letmeworshipit]

I was absolutely smitten with the whole show and sobbed like a little schoolgirl through much of it. Lots of memories associated with many of the songs and shows for me. And to think he’s 90 is unimaginable. Guys like him, Burt Bacharach, Tony Bennett and others are heroes.