Some of the YouTubes from this blog's Sondheim-themed parodies - remembering Mr. Sondheim on his birthday in the way this blog usually does
The producer of a few CDs I'd worked on, Bruce Kimmel, had gotten an OK to give me Mr. Sondheim's direct email address,
and this 2009 YouTube parody was the first of a long series of videos from 2009 to 2013 where Mr. Sondheim looked at the parodies before they were recorded and even gave helpful notes.
This was my “I’m Still Queer” -a parody-tribute of Stephen Sondheim's “I’m Still Here” looking at four decades of New York City theatergoing
Parody lyrics by Fred landau, sung by Bill Parry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt40nQGc1I4
- starting with theater right around Stonewall circa 1969 and going through 40 years of theater, a field that somewhat got identified with the gay demographic.
I was especially thrilled when Michael Musto posted a Village Voice article that took note of this video.
"Hilarious Gay Spoof of 'I'm Still Here'"
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From just before the 2009 Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC -
"A Little Site Music" - a six-number, seven-minute mini-musical
Act One - with parodies of Every Day a Little Death, A Weekend in the Country and Liaisons - Parody lyrics by Fred landau, all six roles sung by Jan Horvath
Act Two is at
with parodies of Send In the Clowns, The Miller's Son and The Glamorous Life
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From May 2020 during Broadway closing for pandemic lockdown
We imagined Broadway leading ladies rethought for the social distancing era
PATTI/SONDHEIM PARODY SALUTE - TOGETHER Parody medley - Joanne (COMPANY) / Rose (GYPSY) -
parodies of "The Little Things You Do Together" & "Together Wherever We Go"
Parody lyrics by Fred landau, sung by Emily (MJ) McAleesejergins
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On this decade's Sondheim premium pricing -
"Another Hundred Millionaires Got Off of Their Phones"-
Parody of "Another Hundred People" from "Company"
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This Youtube celebrated one of my favorite Ben Brantley London Journal reviews.
This parody was of Imelda Staunton's scorched-earth Rose in GYPSY:
SOME ROSES parody to "Some People"
Parody lyrics by Fred landau, sung by Sheree Sano
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