Stephen Sondheim lyrics for a musical version of "The Exception and the Rule"; according to Robbins, Bernstein would not work without Sondheim. When Sondheim agreed, Guare asked: "Why haven't you all worked together since "West Side Story"?" Sondheim answered, "You'll see". Guare said that working with Sondheim was like being with an old college roommate, and he depended on him to "decode and decipher their crazy way of working"; Bernstein worked only after midnight, and Robbins only in the early morning. Bernstein's score, which was supposed to be light, was influenced by his need to make a musical statement. Stuart Ostrow, who
Sondheim on Sondheim Arcilla, Justin Keyes, Pamela Myers, James Penca, Ciara Renée, Brian Sutherland, Destan Owens, and Emily Walton. The Australian production of "Sondheim on Sondheim", produced by theatre company Squabbalogic opened in October 2014 at Sydney's Seymour Centre. The production starred Blake Erickson, Rob Johnson, Louise Kelly, Debora Krizak, Phillip Lowe, Monique Sallé, Christy Sullivan, and Dean Vince. The San Diego premiere of "Sondheim on Sondheim," produced by Moonlight Stage Productions, was directed and choreographed by original developer of the original Broadway production DJ Gray and musical directed by Elan McMahan. It ran at the Avo Playhouse in Vista, California from February