Stephen Sondheim Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/tag/stephen-sondheim/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Fri, 23 May 2025 15:40:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Stephen Sondheim Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/tag/stephen-sondheim/ 32 32 Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Finishing the Hat’ Celebrates the Power and the Misery of Creation https://popculturereferences.com/stephen-sondheims-finishing-the-hat-celebrates-the-power-and-the-misery-of-creation/ https://popculturereferences.com/stephen-sondheims-finishing-the-hat-celebrates-the-power-and-the-misery-of-creation/#comments Sat, 28 Oct 2023 03:48:54 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5900 In a feature spotlighting notable pop culture quotes, Brian explains how Stephen Sondheim's "Finishing the Hat" brilliantly celebrates the power and the misery of creation

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/stephen-sondheims-finishing-the-hat-celebrates-the-power-and-the-misery-of-creation/feed/ 2 Top Five New Songs Added to Broadway Musical Revivals https://popculturereferences.com/top-five-new-songs-added-to-broadway-musical-revivals/ https://popculturereferences.com/top-five-new-songs-added-to-broadway-musical-revivals/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:47:07 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4215 In the latest Top Five, Brian counts down the best new songs added to Broadway musical revivals (not counting songs written for film adaptations)

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/top-five-new-songs-added-to-broadway-musical-revivals/feed/ 2 What Does ‘Eliza on the Ice’ Mean In Sondheim’s ‘Getting Married Today’? https://popculturereferences.com/what-does-eliza-on-the-ice-mean-in-sondheims-getting-married-today/ https://popculturereferences.com/what-does-eliza-on-the-ice-mean-in-sondheims-getting-married-today/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2023 02:48:31 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3874 In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian gets into one of the more unusual Stephen Sondheim lyrics.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/what-does-eliza-on-the-ice-mean-in-sondheims-getting-married-today/feed/ 1 We Need a 2022 Version of 1982’s Showstoppers: The Best of Broadway https://popculturereferences.com/we-need-a-2022-version-of-1982s-showstoppers-the-best-of-broadway/ https://popculturereferences.com/we-need-a-2022-version-of-1982s-showstoppers-the-best-of-broadway/#respond Sun, 06 Nov 2022 02:11:20 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3168 Back in 1982, there was a TV special featuring the original performers from Broadway shows doing their famous songs - we need something like that now!

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/rest-in-peace-stephen-sondheim/feed/ 0 Five Movie Adaptations of Musicals That Were Hurt By Casting Big Stars Rather Than Singers https://popculturereferences.com/five-move-adaptations-musicals-hurt-casting-big-stars-rather-than-singers/ https://popculturereferences.com/five-move-adaptations-musicals-hurt-casting-big-stars-rather-than-singers/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:06:39 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=747 In the latest collection of recurring pieces of pop culture, Brian spotlights five times movie adaptations of stage musicals were hurt by casting big stars instead of good singers.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/five-move-adaptations-musicals-hurt-casting-big-stars-rather-than-singers/feed/ 7 Sondheim’s ‘Not While I’m Around’ Is Used to Soothe on Rules of Engagement https://popculturereferences.com/sondheims-not-while-im-around-is-used-to-soothe-on-rules-of-engagement/ https://popculturereferences.com/sondheims-not-while-im-around-is-used-to-soothe-on-rules-of-engagement/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2021 03:21:36 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=557 Today, we look at how “Not While We’re Around” was used to comedic effect on Rules of Engagement. This is “Suddenly Sondheim,” a feature where we look at seemingly out of nowhere references to Stephen

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/sondheims-not-while-im-around-is-used-to-soothe-on-rules-of-engagement/feed/ 1 That Time a Bunch of Old Stars Half-Assed Their Way Through “Old Friends” at the Emmys https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-a-bunch-of-old-stars-half-assed-their-way-through-old-friends-at-the-emmys/ https://popculturereferences.com/that-time-a-bunch-of-old-stars-half-assed-their-way-through-old-friends-at-the-emmys/#respond Sun, 05 Sep 2021 03:12:58 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=290 In a feature spotlighting seemingly out of nowhere Stephen Sondheim references, Brian looks at the time a bunch of classic TV stars sang Sondheim's "Old Friends" at the 1986 Emmy Awards.

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