Last Wednesday evening at 6:30, they officially dedicated and lit the marquee of the newly-rechristened Stephen Sondheim Theater in New York. Here's some coverage of the event, complete with a few funny remarks by Nathan Lane and some tearful ones from the honoree. I read one article that said this is only the second time in the history of Broadway that someone has been alive to see his or her name go up on a theater like this. The other one was Neil Simon.
(And since I mentioned his name: Has anyone seen Neil Simon appear in public lately? I'm thinking it's been quite a while…maybe since before the Larry Gelbart memorial last December which he did not attend. Someone there said "Doc's not well" but they made it sound like a case of the flu or something. I'd like to think he's just been locked away writing the play of his lifetime…) Anyway, here's Sondheim in what must be one of the happiest moments of his life…