Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
9
2020
2 hr 23 min
Documentary
, Music
To celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway songwriting great Stephen Sondheim, an A-list group of performers sing songs of inspiration from his songbook in a concert event filmed in their homes. Hosted and co-produced by Raúl Esparza, the acclaimed one-night-only event was created as a benefit for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty).
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- Cast：
- Raúl Esparza , Iain Armitage , Annaleigh Ashford , Kate Baldwin , Christine Baranski , Laura Benanti , Kerry Butler
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