Sondheim Supplement #7
including Another Hundred People, performed by a city of strangers
Welcome to this week’s Sondheim Supplement! Today, we offer a Forum-themed crossword, more from our conversation with crime writer Josh Pachter, a lyric of the week from Into the Woods, our survey of This Week in Sondheim, and a look back at our conversation with A Little Night Music’s original Henrik, Mark Lambert.
But first, we are proud to present Another Hundred People, our way of celebrating Sondheim on the eve of what would have been his 95th birthday. Sondheim Hub subscribers from no fewer than four continents have come “together” to form a virtual city of strangers, performing this number in a way unimaginable when Company was written. There were no barriers to participation. Every video submission is included here, however briefly—a true reflection of our community in all its beautiful variety. It’s been a joy to put this together:
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The Sondheim Hub Crossword
This week’s subscriber-only crossword is A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum-themed! Here it is: