Sondheim on Sondheim: Erin Mackey completes cast

Erin Mackey completes the cast for Roundabout Theatre Company's production of the original Broadway musical Sondheim on Sondheim. The production is conceived & directed by James Lapine and features music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Mackey joins the previously announced Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Leslie Kritzer, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Euan Morton and Matthew Scott.

Erin Mackey recently made her Broadway debut as 'Glinda' in Wicked after having performed the role in both the Chicago and Los Angeles companies.

Sondheim on Sondheim will open at Studio 54 on 22 Apr 2010, following previews from 19 Mar and will run through to 13 Jun 2010.

Sondheim has brought us 'Into The Woods,' 'Company,' 'Sweeney Todd,' 'A Little Night Music,' 'Sunday in the Park with George,' 'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,' 'West Side Story' and 'Gypsy' (to name a few). By writing songs that reflect the complexity of his characters, he has changed the way we define a great musical. But even though millions of fans know his songs by heart, few know much about Stephen Sondheim himself.

Sondheim on Sondheim is an intimate portrait of the composer in his own words... and music. Through the use of exclusive interview footage, the musical presents an inside look at Sondheim's personal life and artistic process. An ensemble cast will perform brand-new arrangements of over two dozen Sondheim tunes, ranging from the beloved to the obscure.

Directed by frequent Sondheim collaborator James Lapine,Sondheim on Sondheim will take you inside the life and mind of an ordinary New Yorker... with an extraordinary talent.

The design team includes Beowulf Boritt (Sets), Susan Hilferty (Costumes), Ken Billington (Lights) and Dan Moses Schreier (Sound).

Roundabout has a long relationship with Stephen Sondheim having produced five Tony Award nominated Sondheim revivals including 'Company' (1995), 'Follies' (2001), Tony Award winning 'Assassins' (2004), P'acific Overtures' (2004) and 'Sunday in the Park with George' (2008). This production of Sondheim on Sondheim marks the fourth Sondheim musical produced by Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54, where 'Assassins,' 'Pacific Overtures' and 'Sunday in the Park with George' all played.

James Lapine (Director) returns to Roundabout Theatre Company and Studio 54 after the 2008 Tony Award nominated production of 'Sunday in the Park with George' starring Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell.