Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Barbara Cook
Stephen Sondheim
Matthew Scott
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Stephen Sondheim
Vanessa Williams & Norm Lewis
Stephen Sondheim
Tom Wopat & Barbara Cook
Erin Mackey & Vanessa Williams
Leslie Kritzer
Stephen Sondheim
Euan Morton
Vanessa Williams
Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Stephen Sondheim
Erin Mackey & Matthew Scott
Barbara Cook
Norm Lewis
Barbara Cook
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Stephen Sondheim
Vanessa Williams & Barbara Cook
Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Stephen Sondheim
Matthew Scott
Tom Wopat
Norm Lewis
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Stephen Sondheim
Vanessa Williams
Stephen Sondheim
Tom Wopat
Barbara Cook & Euan Morton
Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Stephen Sondheim
Barbara Cook
Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
Sondheim on Sondheim Company
[STEPHEN SONDHEIM, spoken]
I've often been asked why don't I write my own librettos, because often the songs seem to be libretto-like songs. And there are two reasons. The first, and more important one, is that I think playwriting is too difficult and I don't think I could ever write a play.
Second, however, is I love collaborations. And it may be because I'm an only child, and I miss the family that you get—I would miss the family that you get when you're working with someone. Even if it's just one other person, it's like having a brother. Or if it's two or three other people, it's like having a small family. And the putting on of a musical, you get that family feeling. And that gives me a great deal of courage to go on. And it also gives me a feeling of warmth and, and, you know, to put it as a cliché, the show is like having a baby. And it's something you make and you nurture and you give life to. So that's why I love collaborations.
“I’ve Often Been Asked Why I Don’t Write...” was written by Stephen Sondheim.
“I’ve Often Been Asked Why I Don’t Write...” was produced by Tommy Krasker & Philip Chaffin.
Stephen Sondheim released “I’ve Often Been Asked Why I Don’t Write...” on Tue Aug 31 2010.