Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954–1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes by Stephen Sondheim

Automata and Mimesis on the Stage of Theatre History

“…7 After reading the second volume, I realised the obvious: this is the only way Sondheim wants to be knownas a working artist whose talent was his chameleonlike ability to write as if he were the characters he and his collaborators created. The public Sondheim wants to be defined solely by his work, not his private life.…”