James Lapine's account of how he and Stephen Sondheim braved bad previews and cast members jumping ship to create a hit musical is fascinating This book is a retrospective peep behind the curtain, an account of how a musical was conceived, written, produced, launched " and nearly died in its infancy. It is mostly fascinating, especially if, like me, you're baffled by the mechanics of artistic collaboration. How is it…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM on October 5, 2021