Stephen Sondheim's "Road Show" Receives Regional Theatre Premiere in Houston

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Stephen Sondheim's latest musical, Road Show, begins a six-week run at the Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Texas, tonight, marking its first regional theatre production. The Guardian has described Road Show as "an intimate epic that, while giving enormous pleasure, aspires to be nothing less than a state-of-the-nation musical." Variety calls it "an alluring odyssey ... [N]obody who cares about musical theater should miss it." Nonesuch Records and PS Classics released the original cast recording of Road Show in 2009.

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Stephen Sondheim's latest musical, Road Show, begins a six-week run at the Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Texas, tonight. The performances mark the first regional theatre production of Road Show. For details and tickets, visit stagestheatre.com.

The Guardian has described Road Show as "an intimate epic that, while giving enormous pleasure, aspires to be nothing less than a state-of-the-nation musical." Variety calls it "an alluring odyssey ... [N]obody who cares about musical theater should miss it." The Stage says: "The rich, varied and tuneful score is as audacious and complex as any Sondheim has ever written."

Spanning 40 years, from the Alaskan Gold Rush to the Florida real estate boom in the 1930s, Road Show, featuring music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by John Weidman, is the story of two brothers whose quest for the American dream turns into a test of morality and judgment that changes their lives in unexpected ways. In Road Show, Weidman and Sondheim explore two of America’s great issues: capitalism and crooks.

Nonesuch Records and PS Classics released the original cast recording of Road Show in 2009 from the 2008 production at the Public Theater in New York City. Nonesuch released the cast recording of an earlier incarnation of Road ShowBounce, also created by Sondheim and Weidman—in 2004.

To pick up a copy of Road Show and Bounce, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include downloads of the complete albums at checkout.

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  • Wednesday, May 22, 2013
    Stephen Sondheim's "Road Show" Receives Regional Theatre Premiere in Houston

    Stephen Sondheim's latest musical, Road Show, begins a six-week run at the Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Texas, tonight. The performances mark the first regional theatre production of Road Show. For details and tickets, visit stagestheatre.com.

    The Guardian has described Road Show as "an intimate epic that, while giving enormous pleasure, aspires to be nothing less than a state-of-the-nation musical." Variety calls it "an alluring odyssey ... [N]obody who cares about musical theater should miss it." The Stage says: "The rich, varied and tuneful score is as audacious and complex as any Sondheim has ever written."

    Spanning 40 years, from the Alaskan Gold Rush to the Florida real estate boom in the 1930s, Road Show, featuring music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by John Weidman, is the story of two brothers whose quest for the American dream turns into a test of morality and judgment that changes their lives in unexpected ways. In Road Show, Weidman and Sondheim explore two of America’s great issues: capitalism and crooks.

    Nonesuch Records and PS Classics released the original cast recording of Road Show in 2009 from the 2008 production at the Public Theater in New York City. Nonesuch released the cast recording of an earlier incarnation of Road ShowBounce, also created by Sondheim and Weidman—in 2004.

    To pick up a copy of Road Show and Bounce, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include downloads of the complete albums at checkout.

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