Stephen Sondheim: Art Isnt Easy is a terrific book, the best that has been written about Steve. It captures him from every angle, and I learned things about him I never knew.James Lapine, librettist, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Passion
Packed between the covers of this slim volume is the Stephen Sondheim I knew, evoked with insight, empathy, and elegance. A powerful and compelling read.John Weidman, librettist, Pacific Overtures, Assassins, and Road Show
A marvelous feast of new insights.John McWhorter, New York Times
[ An] illuminating consideration of Sondheims long career. Without grandstanding in a game of biographical gotcha, Okrent takes up key themes of Sondheims life and links them persuasively to songs in his shows.David Hajdu, The Atlantic
One of the best biographies I have ever read.Bill Goldstein, NBC New York
Excellent. . . . Sondheim, whose work I adore, emerges as a monstre sacreFrench for a super-talented divaunder the pen of biographer Daniel Okrent.Alex Beam, Boston Globe
Drawing on rich research, Okrent vividly captures a clever, sensitive, complicated, and sometimes abrasive artist, and sheds fresh light on even Sondheims most well-known productions. Its a stellar portrait of an American theater great.Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A brisk, engaging read that avoids hagiography. Okrent highlights the emotional frailties that coexisted with the brilliance and generosity.Julia Klein, Los Angeles Times
[ A] short, shrewd biography of the legendary composer/lyricist. . . . An indispensable supplement to our understanding of a musical theater giant.Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Daniel Okrents superb new biography is a tightly written, emotionally perceptive, and often exhilarating study of a Broadway giant.Chip Brown, Air Mail
In this compact, densely pleasurable life of Stephen Sondheim, Daniel Okrent has achieved the remarkable feat of bringing to fresh life an endlessly chronicled subject in a compellingly readable and authoritative way.James Kaplan, author of Irving Berlin
An intricate, elegant tour through the life and psyche of an uneasy genius. Okrents book is stuffed with new matter and fascinating insights even for specialists like me whove been immersed in Sondheims biography and art for decades.Laurie Winer, author of Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical
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