{"product_id":"9780300270211","title":"Stephen Sondheim","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen Sondheim (1930-2021) was a towering figure in American musical theatre. Celebrated for such iconic Broadway shows as Company, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods, his accolades include eight Tony Awards, multiple Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Pulitzer Prize. In this biography, Daniel Okrent follows Sondheim through the tumult of his upbringing and his parents' divorce, his life-changing relationship with Oscar Hammerstein II and subsequent immersion in musical theatre, and his rise to fame as both a lyricist and composer. Okrent shines new light on Sondheim's complicated emotional life, wavering self-confidence, and alcoholism, drawing on the artist's intimate correspondence with such notable figures as Hal Prince, Leonard Bernstein, and Arthur Laurents; exclusive interviews with his close friends and collaborators, including James Lapine and John Weidman; and Sondheim's own oral history, which remained closed until his de\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daniel Okrent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56966534594938,"sku":"9780300270211","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9780300270211.jpg?v=1781191998","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.co.uk\/products\/9780300270211","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}