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An Evening with Stephen Sondheim receives strong late-summer reviews, 2004

Also A Sondheim Surprise 2004

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TypeEvent
Dates2004-08 – 2004-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2004-08 – 2004-09
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Summary

The September 2004 Beaver Beacon reported strong audience reactions to the expanded An Evening with Stephen Sondheim production after four of six late-summer performances. The new dances, songs, cast members, and professional performers were described as lifting the largely amateur production.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper review and does not provide a complete cast list, box-office report, or independent performance assessment.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 2004, "A Sondheim Surprise."
    Reports that four of six late-summer shows had been performed, with new dances, songs, cast members, professional performers, and strong audience praise. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the performance review.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “An Evening with Stephen Sondheim receives strong late-summer reviews, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sondheim-surprise-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2004, "A Sondheim Surprise." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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