Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice: Eleri Ward's second Sondheim album, plus three more.
When the feats of production are at their most dense and intense, there's a risk of upstaging the essence of the material's drama or delicacy"at least on the first or second hearing. And I suppose that would be even truer if I didn't know the lyrics and music like I know the back of my hand. However, I am using my hands to applaud these uniquely affecting"and yes, dazzling"interpretations.