Here We Are (Play)

The EGOT Winner Behind Sondheim’s Signature Sound

For Jonathan Tunick, an early love of “Tubby the Tuba” led to a career as an orchestrator. He talks about his Sondheim partnership, and creating a sound that “can hint at unspoken secrets.”

Sondheim Was a Critical Darling. Since His Death, He’s a Hitmaker, Too.

The musicals of Stephen Sondheim often struggled at the box office during his lifetime, but since his death several have become huge hits on Broadway.

Best Theater of 2023

Many of the plays and musicals that resonated this year deftly married elements of drama and comedy.

Stephen Sondheim Doesn’t Want to Be Your Savior

Sondheim has been canonized, with revivals and revues everywhere. It’s a development he might have greeted with deep ambivalence.

Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It?

Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We Are,” begins performances Thursday.