"Live from Lincoln Center," the Emmy-winning television series that offers live broadcasts of various arts events, continues in March 2005 with Stephen Sondheim's Passion.

The March 31 performance of Passion — part of Lincoln Center's acclaimed "American Songbook" series — will be telecast live from the Frederick P. Rose Hall at 8 PM ET. Beverly Sills will host.

The semi-staged concert of the Tony Award-winning musical will star Tony winners Patti LuPone (Fosca), Audra McDonald (Clara) and Michael Cerveris (Giorgio). The three actors, who starred in the Sondheim-James Lapine musical at Chicago's Ravinia Festival, will re-create their performances for Lincoln Center audiences. The threesome, directed by Lonny Price, will be backed by a 56-piece orchestra. (Passion will be presented at the Rose Theatre March 30-April 1.)

Based on Ettore Scola's Italian film "Passion d'Amore," Passion opened on Broadway on May 9, 1994, with a cast that featured Jere Shea (Giorgio), Marin Mazzie (Clara) and Donna Murphy (Fosca). The tale of obsessive love includes such Sondheim tunes as "Happiness," "I Read," "I Wish I Could Forget You," "Loving You" and "No One Has Ever Loved Me." The original Broadway production received the 1994 Tony Award for Best Musical; Donna Murphy also garnered her first Tony for Best Actress in a Musical, and Sondheim and Lapine were awarded prizes for, respectively, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical.

The Frederick P. Rose Hall is located within the Time Warner Center at Broadway at 60th Street. Visit www.lincolncenter.org for more information.

Passion Broadcast to Feature Interviews with Sondheim, Lapine, LuPone, McDonald and Cerveris
Playbill Online
March 31, 2005
By Andrew Gans

The March 31 "Live from Lincoln Center" telecast of Passion will feature a rare interview with award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim.

"60 Minutes" co-editor Leslie Stahl, who will host the musical evening, will sit down with composer Sondheim and book writer James Lapine for a brief chat. Interviews with Passion's three stars — Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald and Michael Cerveris — will follow the performance.

The March 31 performance of Passion — part of Lincoln Center's acclaimed "American Songbook" series — will be telecast live from the Frederick P. Rose Hall at 8 PM ET. The semi-staged concert of the Tony Award-winning musical will star Tony winners LuPone (Fosca), McDonald (Clara) and Cerveris (Giorgio). The three actors, who starred in the Sondheim-James Lapine musical at Chicago's Ravinia Festival, will re-create their performances for Lincoln Center audiences. The threesome, directed by Lonny Price, will be backed by the 35-piece American Theater Orchestra under the direction of Paul Gemignani. (Passion will be presented at the Rose Theatre March 30-April 1.)

Based on Ettore Scola's Italian film "Passion d'Amore," Passion opened on Broadway on May 9, 1994, with a cast that featured Jere Shea (Giorgio), Marin Mazzie (Clara) and Donna Murphy (Fosca). The tale of obsessive love includes such Sondheim tunes as "Happiness," "I Read," "I Wish I Could Forget You," "Loving You" and "No One Has Ever Loved Me." The original Broadway production received the 1994 Tony Award for Best Musical; Donna Murphy also garnered her first Tony for Best Actress in a Musical, and Sondheim and Lapine were awarded prizes for, respectively, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical.

The Frederick P. Rose Hall is located within the Time Warner Center at Broadway at 60th Street. Visit www.lincolncenter.org for more information.

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