What was it like to collaborate with Stephen Sondheim writing musical masterpieces? For actors, how did it feel to work with Steve, interpreting
that art? And what is Steve’s legacy to those close personal friends who were also his dearest colleagues? Join Steve’s chum Martin Milnes, and first love Peter E. Jones, for a series of poignant and intimate chats, as Sondheim's book writers and definitive performers reveal the personal sides to Sondheim’s genius.

Discover how Steve’s collaborations with James Lapine and John Weidman developed into enduring friendships; Steve’s lunchtime visit to a high school which became a formative experience for Lin-Manuel Miranda; and how Dame Judi Dench felt about singing ‘Send In The Clowns’ for Steve’s 80th birthday.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Side By Side: Millicent Martin & Julia McKenzie

06:58 Introducing Steve’s Collaborators

10:02 ‘Stepbrothers’: James Lapine & John Weidman

25:26 ‘What was it like?’: Lin-Manuel Miranda

31:42 ‘The care that went into it’: Jeremy Sams

38:46 ‘Send In The Clowns’: Len Cariou and Dame Judi Dench

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CREDITS

Hosts and Producers: Martin Milnes and Peter E. Jones

Executive Producer: Jason Caffrey

Produced in partnership with: Creative Kin

Mixing and Mastering: Chris Traves
Directed, Devised and Written by Martin Milnes

CAST AND VOICE ACTORS

Alistair McGowan, Karcsi Wright, Jérôme Giquel, Nathalie Mrgudovic, Mehran James McCullough.

DRAMATIC RE-ENACTMENTS
Written by: Martin Milnes
Produced by: Peter E. Jones

MUSIC AND SCORE

Original Score Composed by: Peter E. Jones
Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim: Courtesy of The Stephen Sondheim Trust

Sondheim and Bernstein Instrumental Tracks: Provided by Broadway Studio Orchestra

Music of Jule Styne: Played by Colm Molloy

A rib-tickling whirlwind tour exploring how Stephen Sondheim’s passions for puzzles, games and parties reveal the man behind the myth. Steve’s glorious humour and skill are celebrated by Sondheim’s chum Martin Milnes and Steve’s first love Peter E. Jones, alongside Ronan Farrow, Mia Farrow, Patti LuPone, Adam Guettel, Jamie Bernstein, James Lapine, John Weidman and more.

Discover how Patti bonded with Steve during Mia’s magical ‘Full Moon Parties’; Steve’s excitement over his and Ronan’s favourite video game; why Steve used pot while writing; and much, much more … including untold stories about ‘It’!

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Ronan Farrow: Steve & Video Games

02:46 - Games & Puzzles: Steve’s ‘Perspicacity’

12:23 - Cryptics & Treasure Hunts

18:35 - Anagrams & Parlour Games

27:54 - Musical Parties: Steve, Hal & Lena

32:36 - ‘Full Moon’ Parties: Steve, Mia & Patti

37:17 - Steve & Pot: ‘The most audacious thing I had ever seen’

42:26 - Ambivalence, Acceptance & Spatulas

50:23 - Joshua & Mia: ‘It’ and ‘Serious Consideration’

58:13 - Laying Rumours To Rest

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CREDITS

Hosts and Producers: Martin Milnes and Peter E. Jones

Executive Producer: Jason Caffrey

Produced in partnership with: Creative Kin

Mixing and Mastering: Chris Traves
Directed, Devised and Written by Martin Milnes

CAST AND VOICE ACTORS

Alistair McGowan, Daniel Cane, Charlotte Page, Arthur Magee, Yeukayi Ushe, Tom Hopcroft, James Gower-Smith, Samuel Black, Rebecca Ridout, Jude Peters, Melissa Redman, Mehran James McCullough, Becky Hopcroft, Maya Post, Rosanna Roscoe, Colm Molloy, Jonathan Christopher, Simon Butteriss.

DRAMATIC RE-ENACTMENTS
Written by: Martin Milnes
Produced by: Peter E. Jones

MUSIC AND SCORE

Original Score Composed by: Peter E. Jones
Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim: Courtesy of The Stephen Sondheim Trust

Sondheim and Bernstein Instrumental Tracks: Provided by Broadway Studio Orchestra

Music of Stephen Sondheim: Played by Colm Molloy

‘Come Play Wiz Me’ (Sondheim): Played by The National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Owen Edwards

The Good Life Theme Music: Composed by Burt Rhodes

FEATURED SONGS & VOCAL PERFORMANCES

"Thanks A Lot, But No Thanks” (Previn, Comden & Green): Sung by Dolores Gray

Presenting the exclusive story of Stephen Sondheim’s Oxford University Masterclass. For six months in 1990, Steve personally mentored 13 hand-picked young composer-lyricists in a classroom setting. In this episode, for the first time ever, Steve’s protegees’ reunite to share their never-before-heard testimony about how Steve shaped not just their careers – but their entire lives.

Steve always said ‘Teaching is the sacred profession’ – but how did it feel to receive Sondheim’s committed mentorship? For his students, what was the long-term personal impact of Steve’s dedicated teaching? And discover how Steve’s six months in Oxford became just as important to him as it did to his protegees.

Join Sondheim’s chum Martin Milnes – and first love Peter E. Jones – for a unique tribute to Steve The Mentor. With guest appearances from Sondheim protegee Lin-Manuel Miranda, Steve’s contemporaries Maltby & Shire, and Olivier Award-winning choreographer Bill Deamer.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Lin-Manuel: Larson & Sondheim

02:01 - The Sacred Profession: Maltby & Shire and Bill Deamer

09:24 - Introducing The 1990 Oxford Masterclass

13:56 - ‘He changed our lives’: Ed Hardy and Leslie Arden

19:43 - January 1990: The Masterclass Begins

25:41 - Sondheim: The Teacher

30:49 - Steve Meets Julian and Lionel

33:24 - A Day In The Death of Joe Egg

37:59 - Sunday & Ed’s Confession

45:26 - The Masterclass Concludes

48:32 - ‘Move On’: Life after Oxford

53:00- ‘What That Masterclass Meant To Us’

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CREDITS

Hosts and Producers: Martin Milnes and Peter E. Jones

Executive Producer: Jason Caffrey

Produced in partnership with: Creative Kin

Mixing and Mastering: Chris Traves
Directed, Devised and Written by Martin Milnes

CAST AND VOICE ACTORS
Susan Fleet, Jonny-James Kajoba, Rebecca Ridout, James Gower-Smith, James Bentham, Mehran James McCullough – and – Sondra Lee.

DRAMATIC RE-ENACTMENTS
Written by: Martin Milnes
Produced by: Peter E. Jones

MUSIC AND SCORE

Original Score Composed by: Peter E. Jones
Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim: Courtesy of The Stephen Sondheim Trust

Sondheim Instrumental Tracks: Provided by Broadway Studio Orchestra

Music of Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Larson & Jule Styne: Played by Colm Molloy

Selections from Salad Days (Slade & Reynolds): Played by Julian Slade on Minnie The Magic Piano

FEATURED SONGS & VOCAL PERFORMANCES

"The Morning After” (Maltby & Shire): Sung by Barbra Streisand

"I Want It All” (Maltby & Shire): Sung by Beth Fowler

"If I Sing” (Maltby & Shire): Sung by George Dvorsky

"Robert Dreams” (Arden): Sung by Leslie Arden

“Move On” (Sondheim): Sung by Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin

"Intelligent Beautiful Person” (James & Mason): Sung by John Winfield, Guitar by Richard Bolton, Drums by Ralph Salmins

"Isn’t She Sweet?” (James & Mason): Sung by Paul James