Published in KPBS On Air Magazine May 2000 Stephen Sondheim. His very name is synonymous with musical theater. Singlehandedly, he changed the face of the American musical. He took the form from the light, upbeat, tuneful diversions of his mentor (lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II) to a dark, dissonant, often cynical, national self-examination. The highs and lows of the ground-breaking career of the brilliant composer/librettist will be highlighted Read More →