Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays

Stephen Sondheim is arguably the most important writer for the American musical stage today, the equivalent in his field of Miller, Albee, O'Neill, and Williams. Yet he has rarely been treated seriously within the academy.Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection ofCritical Essaysis an attempt to remedy that situation. Bringing together scholars and critics from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives, this book undertakes to examine all of Sondheim's major productions and themes.

Sandor Goodhart is an Associate Professor of English and the Director of the Jewish Studies Program at Purdue University.