Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy
Excellent ... Sondheim, whose work I adore, emerges as a monstre sacre — French for a super-talented diva — under the pen of biographer Daniel Okrent.
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A brisk, engaging read that avoids hagiography. Okrent highlights the emotional frailties that coexisted with the brilliance and generosity ... Okrent’s failings are, unsurprisingly, primarily those of omission ... The biography’s brevity is necessarily limiting.
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Art isn’t easy, and neither is writing about artists. Okrent rises to the challenge ... An insightful look at a complicated man and talented artist whose work transformed twentieth-century musical theater.
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