On Sondheim: An Opinionated Guide
“Premiere England, 1997.Based on an unproduced play, Front Porch in Flatbush, by Philip G. and Julius J. Epstein.Music and lyrics: Stephen Sondheim. Book: Julius Epstein.After Sondheim’s apprentice musicals in his college years, Saturday Night was the work planned to effect his entrée on Broadway. The action, set on three successive Saturday nights, tells of young Brooklynites trying out courtship tactics while one of the boys, seeking to aggrandize himself, gets into legal trouble. The Epstein ...brothers, known primarily for screenplays (including Casablanca), based their reckless protagonist on a third Epstein sibling, using a figure popular in American art, the lovable rogue. This particular one is obsessed with success as a style: getting ahead is what a smart young gentleman does, like knowing how to dress or when to tip.The show’s producer, Lemuel Ayers, was one of Broadway’s major set and costume designers. His credits took in dazzling work on Song of Norway, Bloomer Girl, My Darlin’ Aida, and Kismet, and he had produced (and designed) two Cole Porter shows, Kiss Me, Kate and Out of This World, truly spectacular-looking productions.MoreLess
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