The Last Midnight: A Deep Dive Into a Sondheim Classic

The Last Midnight from Into The Woods is one Sondheim's most iconic pieces. Villanova University Theatre Artistic Director and professor Peter Hilliard takes us deep into the details of how this song fits into the musical and into the body of Sondheim's works as a whole. Check out Peter's analysis of On The Steps of the Palace to go even further into the world of Sondheim's influences and compositional techniques. Like and subscribe for more occasional deep dives into the musical theory and cultural resonances behind Broadway's greatest musicals.