In the weeks before his death in 2021, Sondheim gave a production the go-ahead.

2021 年桑德海姆去世前几周，他批准了一部作品的拍摄。

Sondheim seems to have left at the intermission.

桑德海姆似乎在中场休息时离开了。

Stephen Sondheim wrote the words to the Bernstein music. West Side Story guaranteed Leonard Bernstein a special place in American musical theater.

斯蒂芬·桑德海姆为伯恩斯坦的音乐作词。《西区故事》确保了伦纳德·伯恩斯坦在美国音乐剧中的特殊地位。

The first act, at least, proves that Sondheim's strengths remained potent.

至少第一幕证明了桑德海姆的优势仍然强大。

The producers say that it is " very much the complete show" that Sondheim " envisioned, created and sanctioned" .

制片人表示，这是桑德海姆“设想、创造和批准”的“非常完整的节目”。

She traveled to study at New York's Julliard School before Sondheim interrupted her studies with the offer of a part in West Side Story.

在桑德海姆邀请她出演“西区故事”中的角色之前，她曾在纽约茱莉亚学院学习。

At a recent preview it was dreamlike, filled with the kind of complex harmonies, witticisms and internal rhymes that Sondheim is known for.

在最近的一次预览中，它就像是梦幻般的，充满了桑德海姆所闻名的复杂和声、俏皮话和内在韵律。

Stephen Sondheim, an American composer, had been working on the musical on and off for years alongside David Ives, a playwright, and Joe Mantello, a director.

美国作曲家斯蒂芬·桑德海姆多年来一直与剧作家大卫·艾夫斯和导演乔·曼特洛一起断断续续地创作这部音乐剧。

Mr Mantello has said that he came up with the idea, based on the films but that Sondheim agreed with his assessment that " the absence of music was the score." History is littered with left-behind works-in-progress.

曼特洛表示， 这个想法是他根据电影提出的，但桑德海姆同意他的评估， 即“配乐中没有音乐” 。 历史上到处都是遗留下来的未完成的作品。