Stephen Sondheim Video Interview, Sweeney Todd
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Below is a video interview with Stephen Sondheim who is one of the world's best known and respected composers and lyricist of our time. He talks in depth about his work on the Tim Burton film Sweeney Todd
In 1979, he wrote the music and lyrics to the original production of "Sweeney Todd," which featured a libretto by Hugh Wheeler and was based on a play by Christopher Bond. It opened on Broadway in 1979 and won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical as well as a Grammy Award.