Sondheim at 80 - The Frogs - Invocation and Instructions to the Audience

[phapboy1]

I think every show should start with this song. Jus' sayin'.

[EileenMGray]

That's it...I want this sung before my funeral starts! I ADORE Sondheim.

[OriginalDramagirl]

Thank God the Brits do Sondheim.

[dnanidreffmc]

Did Sondheim write this song as well? It sounds very Sondheim in all its wit and nuances, but I'm sure no composer would write an extra song for a tribute to him. Can someone please enlighten me.

[anneflint]

@dnanidreffmc Yep. Sondhiem wrote both the music and the lyrics. Only a genius like Sondhiem could create something as amazing as this piece.

[oaiturriaga]

@dnanidreffmc You're so right. It only takes a genius to create such an amazing music and also such brilliant, funny and perfect lyrics like this. I'd say Sondheim is one the best composers in musical theater history, and THE best lyricist in it.

[myloverisbillmurray]

@dnanidreffmc its a very old, very obscure adaptation of aristophane's the frogs. it ran for 6 performances in the Yale University Gymnasium swimming pool...or something like that....it got revived though!

[blazerr]

@myloverisbillmurray The original production at Yale had two students in the chorus named Sigourney Weaver and Meryl Streep

[franelizabeth18]

Great....slightly different lyrics than the version we say,

but what a treat!

[milligoree]

Oh, Brits doing Broadway...

[fatheranthony4pope]

@milligoree and always making it better!!!

[rhysw12345]

@milligoree Oh, Nick Jonas doing Marius.

[ImhotepsAshes]

@rhysw12345 Nick Jonas the American...

[FatherShaneTharp]

I can't wait for this to appear on DVD. Thank you for this posting. Sondheim's work is so beautiful.

[Zaza6076]

Thanks, we could not get it in Canada and was hoping to be able to see it.

[margerydaw50]

Yes - thanks very much for this. I was beginning to fear no-one would put it up.

[stupot1986]

At last! Been waiting for this to be put up - BIG thank you!!!!