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''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."〔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〕 ==Film== The film has performances of six of Sondheim's signature songs: # "Something's Coming" (''West Side Story''), # "Opening Doors" (''Merrily We Roll Along''), # "Send in the Clowns" (''A Little Night Music''), # "I'm Still Here" (''Follies''), # "Being Alive" (''Company'') and # "Sunday" (''Sunday in the Park With George'').〔("Review: HBO's 'Six by Sondheim' is a stylish salute to a Broadway legend" ) latimes.com, December 6, 2013〕 In the documentary, Sondheim himself performs along with Audra McDonald, Jeremy Jordan, Darren Criss, America Ferrera, Jackie Hoffman and Laura Osnes.〔(Monday's TV Highlights: 'Six by Sondheim' on HBO ) latimes.com, December 6, 2013〕 The documentary contains archival footage as well as footage shot for a revue of Sondheim's music that played on Broadway in 2010 titled ''Sondheim on Sondheim''.〔("‘Six by Sondheim’ Director James Lapine on the Composer’s Music" ), ''Wall Street Journal'', (December 9, 2013).〕 The documentary consists of both original short films of several of the songs plus existing material. For example, Lapine directed the part on "Opening Doors" which features Criss, Jordan, Ferrera and Osnes; Todd Haynes directed the film on "I'm Still Here" which has Jarvis Cocker; and Autumn De Wilde directed McDonald and Will Swenson in "Send in the Clowns."〔Simonson, Robert. ("James Lapine, Frank Rich and Stephen Sondheim Discuss 'Six by Sondheim,' New HBO Film About Composer" ) playbill.com, November 25, 2013〕 The film was edited by Miky Wolf who gave an interview to The Red Room Podcast on episode 68. This interview was then published in the Summer 2014 Sondheim review. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Six by Sondheim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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