Frank Rich, Stephen Sondheim to Speak at Williams
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The evening's unscripted conversation is intended to provide a personal view of Sondheim and his life in the theater. The event will take place at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams campus.
Sondheim, who graduated from Williams in 1950, will discuss his career, including his collaborations with Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, and Tim Burton; the state of the American musical theater; and Sondheim's creative process, specifically works ranging from his early shows "Gypsy" and "West Side Story" to such later classics as "Company," "Follies," and "Sweeney Todd."
Rich is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, and was the Time's chief drama critic from 1980 to 1994. From 2003 to 2005, he was the Times front-page columnist for the Sunday Arts & Leisure section. Before joining the Times, he was a founding editor of The Richmond Mercury and a film and television critic at Time Magazine.
Rich also is the author of "The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina" and "Hot Seat: Theater Criticism for The New York Times, 1980-1993," among other titles.
The event is open to the public, free of charge, but tickets are required. Tickets may be reserved (limit two per person) online or by calling 413-597-4435.
