Stephen Sondheim on Jerome Robbins - 2007

[@MichaelYoder1961]

ZT'l Stephen. I love interviews with him and thankfully they exist. Too bad I couldn't hear the questions, but his answers are gold. Thanks for posting!

[@GroovyShelly]

So honest, so insightful, so brilliant. Thank you. I adored every minute.

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

A document not only invaluable, but fun and glorious. Stephen Sondheim speaks with candor, humor, a bit of angst. He is truly a Warrior to inspire creators to win audiences to be entertained, moved by the wonders of MUSICAL THEATER. ❤

[@executivesteps]

Every sentence is a gem.

[@patriciawallace-n7k]

Robbin's ballet, Siamese version of Uncle Tom's Cabin in The King and I, was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and I never forgot it--the music and the movie changed everything for me, an 11 year old from a little town in the Blue Ridge mountains, who had really never seen or heard anything. I feel the same when I listen to Sondheim's extrordinary music.

[@palmereldritch7777]

Legendary stories of theater history. Fascinating.

[@adelasussman3838]

Such an intelligent man - I love the sound of his voice!!

[@amycain7174]

Stephen is so passionate about musical theater and his career despite interviewer being hard to hear.

[@stevewood694]

For those struggling to hear the other side of the conversation, think about downloading an audio compression plugin for your browser. I wouldn't recommend using it for movies, music, etc, (thus, don't keep it turned on all the time) but for this kind of stuff it helps to bring the loud and soft parts of the video closer to the same volume.

[@wbmac1958]

Great interview. I wish the interviewer was more audible though.

[@nutmeg121000]

Yes - poor work not to check the sound before producing. Put on the subtitles to hear the questions.

[@raymonmonray]

She's not meant to be heard. This was filmed for a talking head

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

Cannot hear the interveiwer which is important.

[@parisbreakfast]

Turn on subtitles

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

@@parisbreakfast They are miss spelt and annoying but thank-you anyway.

[@tim.timothy.brennan]

Very interesting listening to 'Stephen Sondheim' answering questions from somebody with a blanket wrapped around their head somewhere nearby maybe

[@johngoldfarb3655]

It's a little disappointing to see my idol acting irritable and impatient for the interview to end, since he'd agreed to do it.

[@lindakahler4799]

She asked some annoying questions and already asked about Lenny

[@johngoldfarb3655]

Maybe he could have asked her to take a break and expressed his irritation off-camera. @@lindakahler4799

[@nondescript2892]

he likes specific questions and will give the most detailed and specific answers...but a typical nonsense question like " where do you see Jerry Robbins in the history of musical theatre" defeats him and insults his intellect I fear...otherwise he was in good form it seems...maybe he had a fun date planned later..I can't blame him..at that age you don 't want to waste too much time

[@rztricky]

The pace of the interview was Sond’s impatience before it ever happened. I wish for our souls, the modern and pre modern 90’s and early 2000’s playwrights and composers were reinforced with the same light and attention as Weinstein was able to so lazily ravage. Sordid stress was everywhere. And there was content beyond character that was buried. I think SS saw the burial too consistently over creation, for far too long.

[@cor-z8m]

He was justified! Annoying questions….Shakespeare would have done the same.

[@cor-z8m]

Master class from the master himself! Thankyou

[@moo639]

Frustrating that the girl asking the questions can barely be heard. I have to keep turning the volume UP and DOWN and UP and DOWN.

[@keithm257]

agreed - altho aside from a few krupke's the auto-subtitling does the job perfectly

[@amycain7174]

Why is the interviewer's voice so muffled?

[@themusicalspeakeasy2439]

this was recorded for PBS - the interviewer's voice was never meant to be heard