Stephen Sondheim

ASCAP TO CELEBRATE
STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Hollywood Bowl Concert to Feature Stars of Song, Stage and Screen

On Friday July 8, ASCAP will present a special concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s 75th birthday featuring performances and participation by some of the top names from the Broadway stage and the Hollywood screen.

The event, chaired by ASCAP President Marilyn Bergman with honorary chairs Warren Beatty and Barbra Streisand, will feature the Los Angeles Philharmonic with musical director and conductor Paul Gemignani and will be produced and directed by Paul Lazarus.

As of press time, performers and participants include Jason Alexander, Jason Danieley, Victor Garber, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Marin Mazzie, Donna Murphy, Bernadette Peters, Emmy Rossum, Brian Stokes-Mitchell, and more.

The program, a benefit, will also introduce "Children Will Listen," a Stephen Sondheim program of The ASCAP Foundation which brings the musical theater experience to young students nationwide. The benefit committee includes Tita Cahn, Eunice and Hal David, David Geffen, Quincy Jones, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Ginny Mancini, Sydney Pollack and Peter Schneider.

For special ASCAP Foundation seating packages that include a private cocktail reception honoring Stephen Sondheim on July 7, contact: Bobbi Marcus (310) 889-9200 or email sondheim@bobbimarcuspr.com.