Picks and Pans Review: Sondheim

UPDATED 12/20/1993 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 12/20/1993 at 01:00 AM EST

by Martin Gottfried

Stephen Sondheim has dominated Broadway with classics of American musical theater: West Side Story, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd. In this mesmerizing book, Gottfried, a critic and author, presents the lyricist-composer's life and career through personal interviews, photos and analysis of his music and lyrics. (Abrams, $49.50)