10/31/2022 0 Comments A night at the roxbury cast phoebeSondheim worked in a variety of capacities on 14 shows and appeared in a production of “The Life of the Party,” written by the Playhouse’s founder Lawrence Langner. In a release, Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director, said the entire Playhouse family is deeply saddened to hear of Sondheim’s death.ĭuring the summer of 1950, Sondheim was an apprentice at the Westport Country Playhouse, Lamos wrote. Roxbury “is the kind of town that welcomed you from the arts but didn’t intrude on your life,” Roy said. Roxbury First Selectman Patrick Roy, who spoke with many residents who knew Sondheim, said the composer’s home in town was a “serenity kind of place for him.” “These celebrities came there to have a life outside of their work life.” “It was good to be able to get things for people without the celebrities being directly imposed upon,” Munson said. Munson said he arranged the same signing arrangement with other celebrities in town who also wished to remain private. “We worked it out that I would gather a batch of items which he would sign all at once and I’d give them back to the original owners,” Munson said. Many people, both friends and customers, would want items signed by Sondheim - and Munson would organize this. #A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY CAST PHOEBE MOVIE#He also said Sondheim was very generous - “If the PTO had one of their raffles, he always made sure he donated something for it,” he said.Īt one point, Sondheim gave Munson an unreleased acetate disc of a score he did for a TV movie for his close friend, actor Anthony Perkins. Occasionally, however, he came in with his assistant, “but he passed away in the early ‘90s,” Munson said. Sondheim would generally come into The Roxbury Market alone. “We never told anyone who we went to see.” A lot of us, him included, would use the fire escape in the back of the building as a runway to go visit people at night,” Munson chuckled. “There was an old barracks that had a fire escape behind it. Munson said he had lengthy conversations with Sondheim about the New York Military Academy in Cornwall - which they both attended. Some of his notable works include “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods” and “West Side Story.” Sondheim’s achievements included multiple Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, five Olivier Awards and the Presidential Medal of Honor. “You could tell when he was frustrated, and when he was pleased, and when he was on a role,” he added. There are things that even a Sondheim can’t control,” Munson said. But Broadway is a different kind of animal. “Through his music and his lyrics, he tried to stay as in control of his work as he could. There were times when Sondheim’s struggles with a project would be apparent, Munson said. “He was always excited when a show began rehearsals because ultimately, things would have to be tweaked as rehearsals progressed,” Munson said.
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