In a personal tribute to Stephen Sondheim, his close friends Martin Milnes and Peter E. Jones will release a unique podcast, in collaboration with Jason Caffrey of Creative Kin Ltd. This podcast will be available on all streaming platforms on Thursday, 5 March 2026.
Loving You: The Untold Sondheim features exclusive heartfelt memories from the composer’s longtime close friends, family, and esteemed colleagues.
Hosts Milnes and Jones have spent two years creating a twelve-part documentary series that featuresSondheim’ss friends from Broadway, the West End, Hollywood, and beyond.
The podcast is an intimate, affectionate and candid portrait of the man behind the myth; each episode explores different aspects of Sondheim’s life, personality and private passions. It marks the first time in over 25 years that Jones has spoken publicly about his romantic relationship with Sondheim – thecomposer’ss first official partnership – and their subsequent decades-long friendship. Milnes bonded with Sondheim over a shared passion for obscure old movies; Sondheim’s unexpected love of camp glittered in a revealing cross-generational friendship described by Jones as “unique”.
The series features informal personal chats withSondheim’ss friends, collaborators and interpreters, including Dame Julie Andrews, Jamie Bernstein, Dame Judi Dench, Mia Farrow, Ronan Farrow, Maria Friedman, Adam Guettel, John Kander, James Lapine, Patti LuPone, Maltby & Shire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bernadette Peters, Jonathan Tunick, John Weidman and Maury Yeston. Stephen’s half-brother, Walter E. Sondheim, recalls family memories.
Many further names are yet to be announced, ranging from Tony-winning original cast members and creatives, through toSondheim’ss personal friends, longtime protégées, household staff, and surprise artistes in guest cameo appearances.
Loving You: The Untold Sondheim is written, devised, directed and co-produced by Martin Milnes. Co-producer Peter E. Jones composed thepodcast’ss original score. Executive Producer is Jason Caffrey of Creative Kin Ltd.
“Our podcast is a valentine to Steve, produced by – and made with – those good and crazy people, his friends. In his lifetime, it was often said that ‘Steve’s got his story and he’s sticking to it.’ But in this series, we lovingly portray surprisingly different sides to our friend, shared by those with whom Steve chose to spend time away from the spotlight. Their intimate memories humanise a giant of theatre, highlighting his great sense of fun. Simultaneously, they express how deeply and profoundly Steve’s love transformed so many lives.
– Martin Milnes
‘I am extremely proud to collaborate with my faithful friend Peter E. Jones, whom Steve himself brought into my life. We invite our listeners to discover the untold Sondheim through romantic love, platonic love, his love of children, movies, puzzles, games, mentorship and other passions; and of course, love of his work and the legacy he has left us. We hope our intriguing little social item will entertain you. We’re sure it will make you smile.”
Peter E. Jones said: ‘Yeah. What he said.’
Loving You: The Untold Sondheim will be available on all streaming platforms.
Instagram: @lovingyousondheimpodcast
The first two podcast episodes will be released on Thursday 5 March 2026, with the next two on Thursday 12 March, and thereafter one episode released per week.
