Children and Art | Sondheim: The Father Figure

Stephen Sondheim longed to be a father. Sadly, this dream was denied him. Yet although Steve never had children of his own, he was a father figure to countless loved ones – and their children. Join Sondheim’s chum Martin Milnes and Steve’s first love Peter E. Jones as they chat to the children – and parents – whose lives were touched by Steve’s love.“He was terribly into magic. Steve would put on these little magic shows for us. Traditional magic tricks: the wand with the handkerchiefs coming out.” – Walter E. SondheimWhat did Steve’s half-brother Walter accidentally discover about his family history? What was the common bond shared by mother and son Mia and Ronan Farrow in their friendships with Steve? And what has Steve’s love meant to Maria and her children?“He found a lot of lost souls, lost people searching, and gave them a meaning and a way forward. It gave them an opportunity to find and make friends with themselves as fallible, fractured people.” – Maria Friedman 00:00 Dame Julie Andrews: ‘Oh, Steve! I’m pregnant!’02:40 Martin & PJ: Steve’s Regret04:12 Walter E. Sondheim: ‘Steve’s really my half-brother!’15:02 Jamie Bernstein: ‘But we didn’t lose Steve!’24:38 Mia Farrow: ‘The Old Woman in the Shoe’27:38 Ronan Farrow: ‘This Extraordinary Polymath’ 35:10 Mia Farrow: ‘I’ll never have anyone remotely like that’38:38 Maria Friedman: ‘Stephen Song-Guy The Sandwich Man’48:50 Walter E. Sondheim: ‘We’re going to see Uncle Steve!’ Subscribe to Loving You: The Untold Sondheim on Apple and all good podcast apps to get every episode the moment it is released.  SUPPORT THE SHOW:► SUBSCRIBE to Loving You: The Untold Sondheim in your podcast app and be sure to get every episode the moment it is released.► RATE & REVIEW Leave a review in your podcast app and tell other Sondheim fans why they should listen.► SHARE Don't keep it to yourself! Share Loving You: The Untold Sondheim with other Sondheim fans you know.► FOLLOW Loving You: The Untold Sondheim on Instagram. CREDITSHosts and Producers: Martin Milnes and Peter E. JonesExecutive Producer: Jason CaffreyProduced in partnership with: Creative Kin Mixing and Mastering: Chris Traves Directed, Devised and Written by Martin Milnes CAST AND VOICE ACTORSDaniel Cane, Arthur Magee, Tess Hollins, Rebecca Ridout, James Gower-Smith, Mehran James McCulloughDRAMATIC RE-ENACTMENTSWritten by: Martin MilnesProduced by: Peter E. Jones MUSIC AND SCOREOriginal Score Composed by: Peter E. Jones Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim: Courtesy of The Stephen Sondheim TrustSondheim Instrumental Tracks: Provided by Broadway Studio OrchestraMusic of Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein: Played by Colm Molloy‘How Are Things In Glocca Mora?’ (Lane & Harburg) and ‘Somewhere’ (Bernstein & Sondheim): Played by Steve Ross as Herbert SondheimFEATURED SONGS & VOCAL PERFORMANCES‘No One Is Alone’ (Sondheim): Sung by Chip Zien and Kim Crosby‘Lucky To Be Me’ (Bernstein, Comden & Green): Sung by Lauren Bacall, accompanied by Leonard Bernstein