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Six by Sondheim is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Todd Haynes released in USA on 9 december 2013 with Audra McDonald
Six by Sondheim (2013)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 9 december 2013
Directed by Todd Haynes
OriginUSA
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about cities, Musical films
Rating78%
Six by Sondheim is an HBO television documentary which pays tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The film was directed and co-produced by James Lapine, based on an idea by Frank Rich and "centers on the backstory of six great Sondheim songs."
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^ Wontorek, Paul. "James Lapine on Making 'Six by Sondheim', His Hollywood Dreams for 'Sunday in the Park' and Getting Sondheim to Actually Sing on Screen" broadway.com, December 8, 2013
Actors
Audra McDonald
(Self)
America Ferrera
(Self / Mary)
Stephen Sondheim
(Self / Joe)
Jarvis Cocker
(Crooner)
Yvonne De Carlo
(Self (archive footage))
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