New York City - A world premiere screening of Sondheim: The Birthday Concert was held at the NYIT Auditorium on November 1, 2010 and attended by cast, crew and friends. The star-studded event celebrating the 80th birthday of the Broadway and film legend Stephen Sondheim with performances of his music and songs by some of the world's biggest talents, will make its debut on PBS stations across the country on November 24, thanks to the Emmy Award-winning producer Ellen M. Krass and multiple Tony Award-winning co-producers Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley in association with Thirteen/WNET and Image Entertainment. The production, which is hosted by David Hyde Pierce, will air at 9 p.m. (check local listings).

Garrett Lee, Ellen Krass, Stewart Lane, Bonnie Comley and Lonny Price.

Originally presented by the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall on March 15 and March 16, 2010, Sondheim! The Birthday Concert includes show-stopping numbers by Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Donna Murphy, Michael Cerveris, Elaine Stritch, Nathan Gunn, and many more. Led by world-renowned conductor Paul Gemignani and Emmy-nominated director Lonny Price, the evening includes songs and orchestral pieces from Sondheim musical theater favorites such as "Company," "Follies," "A Little Night Music," "Sweeney Todd," "Merrily We Roll Along," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Passion," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," and "Anyone Can Whistle," along with a suite from music he wrote for the film "Reds," which has never before been performed live.

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert is the third television co-production of Ellen M. Krass Productions, Lane, and Comley in association with Thirteen/WNET and Image Entertainment. The first two were "Cyrano de Bergerac" (2009) and "Company" (2008), both for PBS's "Great Performances" both of which received Emmy nominations. The only continuing primetime performance showcase on American television, "Great Performances" presents a diverse programming portfolio of the performing arts. With its programs garnering 64 Emmy Awards and four George Foster Peabody Awards, the series has received every major television honor.

NYIT Auditorium on Broadway.