The Daily Distraction: Ferris and Milnes Perform 33 Sondheim Numbers in 5 Minutes | Playbill

A TRUSTED THEATRE RESOURCE SINCE 1884
Playbill
Featured Shows
Related Articles
Stage to Page The Daily Distraction: Ferris and Milnes Perform 33 Sondheim Numbers in 5 Minutes The West End stars performed a medley of the composer's most cherished numbers.
By Dan Meyer
May 26, 2020

These are frightening times, and we all must take necessary precautions as we social distance and self-isolate. That being said, you deserve a break every now and then. Welcome to Playbill's Daily Distraction.

Day 70: And Another 100 Sondheim Songs Just Got Onto the Page...

In 2015, musical double act Ferris & Milnes honored Stephen Sondheim by filming their "33 Sondheim Numbers in 5 Minutes" act at Steinway Hall in London. In honor of the composer's 90th birthday (OK, a couple months belated), revisit the medley above.

The jam-packed number, equally chaotic and delightful, kicks off with "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir" from Sweeney Todd, before seamlessly zigzagging through songs from Sunday in the Park With George, Company, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods and more. Listen closely: can you name them all?

Ferris and Milnes debuted the tribute during the Hey, Old Friends! Sondheim 85th birthday gala at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

Need more distractions? Click here.

15 Photos Celebrating Stephen Sondheim

Stephen_Sondheim_Graphic_HR

15 Photos Celebrating Stephen Sondheim

The late Tony, Oscar, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize winner was born March 22, 1930.

15 PHOTOS
Stephen_Sondheim_HR
Stephen Sondheim
Friedman-Abeles/©New York Public Library
HR - Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert - West Side Story
Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert in a promotional photo for West Side Story.
Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts
HR - Forum - Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Friedman-Abeles / The New York Public Library
Richard Rodgers_Stephen Sondheim_HR
Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim in rehearsal for Do I Hear a Waltz?
HR - Company - Larry Kert
Larry Kert and company in Company.
Next Slide  
HR - Follies - Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson
Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, and Gene Nelson in Follies.
HR - A Little Night Music - Johns and Cariou
Glynis Johns and Len Cariou in A Little Night Music.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
HR - Pacific Overtures (Original Broadway Cast)
A scene from the original Broadway production of Pacific Overtures.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
HR - Sweeney Todd - Lansbury and Cariou
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in Sweeney Todd.
HR - Merrily We Roll Along - OBC
Sally Klein, Jason Alexander, Lonny Price, Jim Walton and Ann Morrison in Merrily We Roll Along.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
HR - Sunday in the Park With George (OBC)
A scene from the original Broadway production of Sunday in the Park with George.
Martha Swope/©Billy Rose Theatre Division, NYPL for the Performing Arts
Sunday_in_the_Park_with_George_Feature_HR
Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette Peters, and James Lapine celebrating Sunday’s Pulitzer win outside the Booth Theatre.
Sara Krulwich/Getty Images
HR - Into the Woods - Original Broadway Cast
Danielle Ferdland, Ben Wright, Kim Crosby, Chip Zien and Bernadette Peters in Into the Woods.
Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
HR - Passion - Jere Shea and Donna Murphy
Jere Shea and Donna Murphy in Passion
Joan Marcus
HR - Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
You may also like
 
RELATED:
The Daily Distraction
PLAYBILL SITES
CONTACT PLAYBILL
FOLLOW PLAYBILL NOW
Copyright 1991-2024 © Playbill Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 X

Blocking belongs
on the stage,
not on websites.

Our website is made possible by
displaying online advertisements to our visitors.

Please consider supporting us by
whitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.
Thank you!