32 stories by "Rick Pender"
EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE FOR EVERYTHING SONDHEIM BY MARK SHAIMAN AND JIM SCHNEIDER It's been 51 years since the Leona of Do I Hear A Waltz? went to Venice to cry, but the (May 11-15, 2016) revival…
COMPILED BY CHRISTA SKILES From May 11 to 15, New York City Center’s Encores! series presented a concert staging of Do I Hear A Waltz? by Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim. The cast…
REVIEW BY ERIK HAAGENSEN The starkly titled, lavish coffee-table book Musicals, from England's prestigious DK publishing house, grandly promises to be "The Definitive Illustrated Story" of w…
REVIEW BY THERESA J. BECKHUSEN Ethan Mordden's On Sondheim (Oxford University Press, 2016) is indeed an opinionated guide. It also happens to be thorough and authoritative, despite…
INTERVIEW BY ANDY PROPST In just a few weeks, a musical theater rarity will take the stage of New York City Center: Do I Hear a Waltz?, the 1965 tuner with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics b…
I was a contributing writer for The Sondheim Review from 2007 to 2015. During the past several years I've worked closely with TSR's former managing editor, Rick Pender, and his editorial …
TheaterMania previews the 36th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville.