Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, this book lifts the curtain on a Broadway legend—a man who stood at the pinnacle of the American musical theatre for more than sixty years. This book offers a witty, multidimensional look at the musical genius behind Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, and the landmark West Side Story and Gypsy. Exploring the unique bond between Sondheim and his audiences, author Stephen M. Silverman further examines the challenging Sondheim works that continue to develop devoted new followings. The result is a lavish, highly engrossing documentation of the dynamic force who reshaped twentieth-century American musical history.