Tipping the Hat: Pastiche in Sondheim

Five Sondheim songs that salute folk ballads, patter songs, early Broadway, and more

Shalom, Broadway lovers!

In today’s Premium edition of MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven’s Weekly Blast: a video essay that explains and provides examples of Stephen Sondheim’s use of the pastiche technique in song composition; a student review of Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song; a Piano Talk about the Prologue from Ragtime; a Broadway Blast about Grease; a quiz about Jewish Broadway moments; a homework video for Monday’s class about Barbra Streisand’s musicals; and a Last Blast about Carousel.