Stephen sondheim lyrics (36 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Undated but 1980s selection of songs arranged for soprano/alto and piano accompaniment; stapled paperback (28pp) with light wear to spine and edges and faint yellowing to white areas of cover; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG stapled paperback Used - Very Good. VG stapled paperback.…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. (Music, Sheet music, Songbook) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Reprint, later printing. Trade paperback. 118pp. Fine in wrappers with a sticker on the rear wrap.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Book Club edition. (Musicals, Plays, Drama) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

dj. First Applause Edition. Octavo. Cloth boards in dust jacket; 236pp. Old price sticker to rear cover of jacket. Crown and foot of spine mildly pulled, else a tight, clean, unmarked copy. Minor external wear to jacket, including a few trivial damp stains to interior of jacket. Very Good.

Hardcover. dj. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Octavo, ix, 184 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine off-white with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut. Light soiling to dust jacket. Plastic film on dust jacket beginning to curl around edges. Mild general shelf wear to boards, primarily at head and tail of spine. Light soiling to endpapers. Inscribed by Gelbart on front free endpaper. Shelved in Plays. 1414855. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Signed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine dj. Book Club Edition. [nice tight clean book with no discernible wear; the jacket shows just the slightest bit of age-toning, but has no significant blemishes]. (B&W photographs) yellowing to the mostly-white jacket]. Although roundly trounced by critics at the time of its Broadway opening in 1964 (and subsequently closing after just nine performances), this work's reputation has endured and improved in recent years; it's been staged, or presented in concert versions, numerous times and is now regarded as an influential modern classic. (The original cast featured Angela Lansbury, James Frawley and Lee Remick.).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Bien. Chapell and Co., UK, 1958. Texto en inglés. Teatro. Música. 62 pp. 25 x 18. Tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados. Buen estado de conservación.

Zustand: Fine. Original stapled colour illustrated souvenir theatre programme 9½'' x 6''. Contains 40 pages with photographs of the characters from the musical. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. 12 pages, plus covers. Illustrations (some color inside). The original production was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. This production was directed by Jed Horner. West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks, from Puerto Rico, are taunted by the Jets, a white gang. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in musical theatre. As in Romeo and Juliet, the love between members of two rival groups in West Side Story leads to violent confrontations "and a tragic ending with an underlying message: Violence breeds violence, so make peace and learn to share turf." Among the social themes explored in the musical are "bigotry, cultural misunderstanding and the social failure to fully integrate and empower young people in constructive ways". This program includes The History of the Show, including a photograph of Lucille Ball performing on the New York Stage. In addition to narratives on the principal cast members, the authors, producers, director, choreographer, musical director, and musical supervisor, there is a synopsis of the show. The last page and inside the back cover are photographs of the General Manager, Lighting director, and a very large ensemble cast. This production may have toured: Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pa; Camden County Music Fair, Haddonfield, NJ; Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, L.I.; Storrowton Music Fair, West Springfield, Mass.; and Painters Mill Music Fair, Owings Mills, Md. The principal cast members were Bob Kole, Joy Clements, Wisa D'Orso, Lenny Dale, Harold DaSilva, Richard Kuss, Maurice Shrog, Cherry Davis and Herman Schwenk. Joy Clements (née Joyce Marie Albrecht; April 29, 1932 October 24, 2005) was an American lyric coloratura soprano who had a substantial opera and concert career from 1956 through the late 1970s. She notably sang regularly with both the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera during the 1960s through the early 1970s. Wisa D'Orso became an Assistant Choreographer on The Dean Martin Show who periodically danced on-screen with Dean and his guest stars during her years with the series from 1966 to 1968. A native of Hawaii born Eloise Orso, Wisa also had a long career in the theater, and worked, as well, on other television variety shows, including those hosted by Steve Allen, Perry Como, Sid Caesar, Garry Moore, and Andy Williams. In production numbers on Dean's program, she served as dance partner to Van Johnson, Buddy Ebsen, Gene Barry, Jonathan Winters and Arthur Godfrey. In her final DMS appearance, on the last show of the third season, she was given her own solo song-and-dance spot, followed by a duet with Dean. In the 1960s, D'Orso choreographed summer musicals produced by Herb Rogers, including "Gypsy," "The King and I," "Bye Bye Birdie," "South Pacific" and "West Side Story" at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. She also appeared as Rose in "Birdie" and Anita in "West Side Story". Lainie Kazan was in the ensemble cast! This is NOT among her credited stage work in her Wikipedia article. Also in the ensemble cast is Phyllis Ford, believed to later becoming Phyllis Ford Frick, an accomplished performer and sometime associate of Frank Sinatra. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus [presumably for a Summer Stock tour]. Philip Trachtman (cover) (illustrator).…

Zustand: Fine. Original stapled colour illustrated souvenir theatre programme 9½'' x 6''. Contains 40 pages with photographs of the characters from the musical. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Zustand: Fine. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme 9'' x 6''. Contains 4 printed pages of text, advertisements and photographs of the characters from the play. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Zustand: Fine. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme 9½'' x 6½''. Contains 32 printed pages of text, advertisements and photographs of the characters from the play. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Very Good+ dj. First Edition. [a good sound copy, minor fraying to cloth at top of spine, one-time owner's name on front endpaper; the jacket spine has tiny tears and a little paper loss at both ends, a small white scrape near the base, and is modeartely faded, but the front panel is bright and clean and very attractive] (B&W photographs; caricature drawing) Book and lyrics (no music) for the raucous and ribald musical comedy that won the Tony Award as Best Musical in 1963 and provided a terrific showcase for Zero Mostel, both on the stage and in the subsequent (1966) film version, directed by Richard Lester and also adding Phil Silvers and Buster Keaton to the fun, as well as retaining the wonderful Jack Gilford as "Hysterium" from the Broadway production. The Hirschfeld drawing is a double-page spread depicting Mostel, Gilford, and David Burns (replaced by Michael Hordern for the film). Illustrated by (dj) Nappi; (drawing) Al Hirschfeld (illustrator).…

Sheet Music. Zustand: Good. Good condition with wear and markings.

Sheet Music. Zustand: Good. Good condition with wear and markings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Slightly cocked spine, slight toning, and faint offsetting on the front endpapers thus very good in a very good spine-faded dust jacket with shallow chips on the spine head, rubbing, and internal toning. Sondheim's first Broadway musical, a breathtaking update of Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet* to contemporary New York street-gangs. That the achievement could further be translated so successfully to film, winning ten Academy Awards, is without precedent. It is also the only film for which two directors received Oscars (Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise).…

Vintage oversize borderless matte-finish reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing actors Zero Mostel and Inga Neilsen. From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. Based on the 1962 Broadway play with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, which was loosely based on several farces written by ancient playwright Plautus. A slave named Pseudolus attempts to earn his freedom by uniting his young master and the unattainable girl next door. Set in ancient Rome, shot on location in Spain. 11.75 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine.…

Hardcover. dj. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 143 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good minus dust jacket. Beige spine with white and black text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has chipping to corners and edges, spine edges chipped off, creasing to rear cover, scratching to spine, and foxing to covers and front flap. Boards have rubbing and bumping to corners, rubbing to spine edges, and discoloration to tail edge of spine. Textblock has foxing to some pages. Shelved in Show Case. 1374555. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. …

Vintage oversize borderless matte-finish reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing actors Jack Gilford and Phil Silvers posing in costume with director Richard Lester. From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. Based on the 1962 Broadway play with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, which was loosely based on several farces written by ancient playwright Plautus. A slave named Pseudolus attempts to earn his freedom by uniting his young master and the unattainable girl next door. Set in ancient Rome, shot on location in Spain. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage oversize borderless double weight matte-finish reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing actors Zero Mostel and Inga Neilsen. From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. Based on the 1962 Broadway play with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, which was loosely based on several farces written by ancient playwright Plautus. A slave named Pseudolus attempts to earn his freedom by uniting his young master and the unattainable girl next door. Set in ancient Rome, shot on location in Spain. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. Near Fine.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Very Good+ dj. First Edition. [minimal shelfwear, minor staining to ffep the only significant blemish; jacket spine has a few tiny puncture tears and some minor scuffing, and there are a couple of itty-bitty nicks along the top of the front panel; a review copy, with the original publisher's slip laid in]. (B&W photographs) The book and lyrics (no music) of the Sondheim-Laurents "musical fable." Although roundly trounced by critics at the time of its Broadway opening in 1964 (and consequently closing after just nine performances), this work's reputation has endured and improved in recent years; it is now staged and/or revived with some regularity, and is generally regarded as an influential modern classic. The original cast featured Angela Lansbury (her first role in a stage musical), James Frawley and Lee Remick. A so-called "Collectors' Edition" reprint was issued in 1976, and can be easily procured; but this, the true first edition, is quite scarce.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Slight toning, spotting, and a bump on the top board edge else near fine in a very good spine-faded dust jacket with some creasing and tiny tears. Sondheim's first Broadway musical, a breathtaking update of Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet* to contemporary New York street-gangs. That the achievement could further be translated so successfully to film, winning ten Academy Awards, is without precedent. It is also the only film for which two directors received Oscars (Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise).…

First edition of this classic musical. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein on the half-title page and inscribed by Stephen Sondheim on the front free endpaper. Review copy, with the slip laid in, fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed by these three contributors. In 1947, Jerome Robbins approached Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents about collaborating on a contemporary musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. He proposed that the plot focus on the conflict between an Irish Catholic family and a Jewish family living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, during the Easterâ"Passover season. The girl has survived the Holocaust and emigrated from Israel; the conflict was to be centered around anti-Semitism of the Catholic "Jets" towards the Jewish "Emeralds" (a name that made its way into the script as a reference). Eager to write his first musical, Laurents immediately agreed. Bernstein wanted to present the material in operatic form, but Robbins and Laurents resisted the suggestion. They described the project as "lyric theater", and Laurents wrote a first draft he called East Side Story. Only after he completed it did the group realize it was little more than a musicalization of themes that had already been covered in plays like Abie's Irish Rose. When he opted to drop out, the three men went their separate ways, and the piece was shelved for almost five years. In 1955, theatrical producer Martin Gabel was working on a stage adaptation of the James M. Cain novel Serenade, about an opera singer who comes to the realization he is homosexual, and he invited Laurents to write the book. Laurents accepted and suggested Bernstein and Robbins join the creative team. Robbins felt if the three were going to join forces, they should return to East Side Story, and Bernstein agreed. Laurents, however, was committed to Gabel, who introduced him to the young composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim auditioned by playing the score for Saturday Night, his musical that was scheduled to open in the fall. Laurents liked the lyrics but was not impressed with the music. Sondheim did not care for Laurents' opinion. Serenade ultimately was shelved. Laurents was soon hired to write the screenplay for a remake of the 1934 Greta Garbo film The Painted Veil for Ava Gardner. While in Hollywood, he contacted Bernstein, who was in town conducting at the Hollywood Bowl. The two met at The Beverly Hills Hotel, and the conversation turned to juvenile delinquent gangs, a fairly recent social phenomenon that had received major coverage on the front pages of the morning newspapers due to a Chicano turf war. Bernstein suggested they rework East Side Story and set it in Los Angeles, but Laurents felt he was more familiar with Puerto Rican immigrants and Harlem than he was with Mexican Americans and Olvera Street. The two contacted Robbins, who was enthusiastic about a musical with a Latin beat. He arrived in Hollywood to choreograph the dance sequences for The King and I, and he and Laurents began developing the musical while working on their respective projects, keeping in touch with Bernstein, who had returned to New York. When the producer of The Painted Veil replaced Gardner with Eleanor Parker and asked Laurents to revise his script with her in mind, he backed out of the film, freeing him to devote all his time to the stage musical. West Side Story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, blue-collar neighborhood (in the early 1960s, much of the neighborhood was cleared in an urban renewal project for the Lincoln Center, which changed the neighborhood's character). The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks, from Puerto Rico, are taunted by the Jets, a white gang. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre. Bernstein's score for the musical includes "Something's Coming", "Maria", "America", "Somewhere", "Tonight", "Jet Song", "I Feel Pretty", "A Boy Like That", "One Hand, One Heart", "Gee, Officer Krupke", and "Cool". The original 1957 Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince, marked Sondheim's Broadway debut. It ran for 732 performances before going on tour. The production was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1957, but the award for Best Musical went to Meredith Willson's The Music Man. Robbins won the Tony Award for his choreography and Oliver Smith won for his scenic designs. The show had an even longer-running London production, a number of revivals and international productions. A 1961 musical film of the same name, directed by Robert Wise and Robbins, starred Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won ten, including George Chakiris for Supporting Actor, Rita Moreno for Supporting Actress, and Best Picture.…

Vintage reference photograph of actress Natalie Wood and the real "Gypsy Rose Lee," Rose Louise Hovick, on the set of the 1962 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations regarding layout. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1959 Broadway musical. The rise to fame of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee, aided by her ambitious mother, Mama Rose. Set in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with old cello tape on the top edge.…

Vintage transparency from the 1962 film, showing a scantily clad Natalie Wood onstage. Based on the 1959 Broadway musical by Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, and Jule Styne. The rise to fame of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee, aided by her ambitious mother, Mama Rose. Set in New York. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film, showing actress Natalie Wood. Based on the 1959 Broadway musical. The rise to fame of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee, aided by her ambitious mother, Mama Rose. Set in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.

Vintage photograph from the original Broadway production of the 1957 stage musical, showing a dance sequence. Mimeo snipe on the verso. The production ran for a wildly successful 732 performances, from September 26, 1957, through June 27, 1959, at the Winter Garden Theatre. Winner of two Tony Awards, including Best Choreographer for Jerome Robbins, and nominated for four more. 10 x 8 inches. Creasing at the bottom left corner, else Near Fine.…