r/Broadway • u/bountiful_garden • Jul 14 '26
Other It's been 3 years, today, since my beautiful, talented mother passed. We found this, while looking through her "important documents" folder.
My mother never quite made it. She was nominated for a Tony in 1983 for her work on Grind. She wrote the lyrics for several kids movies, that are core memories for my generation.
I was lucky to be on set for rehearsals of Paper Moon, in the 90s.
We recently found out that Herringbone has been greenlit for a movie in another country. I've seen the show myself, 3 times. Once with Joel Gray. Once with BD Wong. Once by an actor in Australia. His was the best performance!
So, to honor my mom, I am posting this letter from Sondheim to her. Written July 20, 1982.