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.

What 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?

00:00 Dame Julie Andrews: ‘Oh, Steve! I’m pregnant!’

02:40 Martin & PJ: Steve’s Regret

04:12 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!’

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CREDITS

Hosts and Producers: Martin Milnes and Peter E. Jones

Executive Producer: Jason Caffrey

Produced in partnership with: Creative Kin

Mixing and Mastering: Chris Traves
Directed, Devised and Written by Martin Milnes

CAST AND VOICE ACTORS

Daniel Cane, Arthur Magee, Tess Hollins, Rebecca Ridout, James Gower-Smith, Mehran James McCullough

DRAMATIC RE-ENACTMENTS
Written by: Martin Milnes
Produced by: Peter E. Jones

MUSIC AND SCORE

Original Score Composed by: Peter E. Jones
Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim: Courtesy of The Stephen Sondheim Trust

Sondheim Instrumental Tracks: Provided by Broadway Studio Orchestra

Music 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 Sondheim

FEATURED 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