Putting It Togther

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Ten years ago, Stephen Sondheim threw together a jumble of some of his favorite songs—all in a tribute to himself. What a world he must live in! Since that time, flocks of Sondheim devotees and admirers have gathered to hum, sing-a-long, and marvel at the brilliance of one of the stage’s premiere songwriters in this award-winning hodgepodge of self-glorification. You don’t have to be a musical theatre freak (though it would help) to get into this loosely constructed story of a glamorous couple (whose relationship stinks) who have cocktails with a young couple (who are on the verge of starry-eyed love). And while some of us might hope for a quadruple homicide, really, how can one stay so bitter while tapping a foot along to “My Husband the Pig”?
Fri., Sept. 11, 8 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 12, 8 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Tue., Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., Sept. 17, 8 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 19, 8 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 20, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Tue., Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., Sept. 24, 8 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 25, 8 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 26, 2:30 & 8 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 27, 2:30 & 7 p.m.; Tue., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., Oct. 1, 8 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 2, 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 3, 2:30 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m.; Tue., Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., Oct. 8, 8 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 9, 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 10, 2:30 & 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 11, 2:30 & 7 p.m., 2009