At the Grammy awards ceremony last night, Sunday 3 April 2022, in Las Vegas, an all-star cast performed a tribute to musicals legend Stephen Sondheim.
Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt, and Rachel Zegler sang a medley of Sondheim’s popular hits including Merrily We Roll Along and West Side Story.
Each of the performers were nominated for a Grammy this year. Ben Platt opened the tribute by singing “Not A Day Goes By” from Merrily We Roll Along; and then Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. followed with a duet of “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music. Finally Rachel Zegler joined them on stage, singing “Somewhere” from West Side Story, in which she starred in the recent movie musical directed by Steven Spielberg. All four finished the song as an ensemble.
Best Musical Theatre Album at this year’s awards was won by The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, beating nominees that included album recordings of Girl From the North Country, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, Les Misérables: The Staged Concert, Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers and Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots.
Stephen Sondheim died last year aged 91. A celebration of his life and work will be held at the Sondheim Theatre in London on 3 May 2022, organised by Cameron Mackintish.
The 64th annual Grammy Awards were held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Main photo: Recording Academy / Grammys
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