This special is a recording of the presentation of the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts presented by Southern Methodist University in 1994. The performance, by students at the school and guest artists Bernadette Peters, Chip Zien and Debra Monk, is intercut with interviews with Sondheim, Hal Prince, James Lapine and videotaped testimonials from Angela Lansbury and Jason Alexander.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Stephen SondheimNot listed | Not listed |
 Bernadette PetersNot listed | Not listed |
 Chip ZienNot listed | Not listed |
 Debra MonkNot listed | Not listed |
 Angela LansburyNot listed | Not listed |
 Jason AlexanderNot listed | Not listed |
 Hal PrinceNot listed | Not listed |
 James LapineNot listed | Not listed |
| HHayes BrownNot listed | Not listed |
| BBridget Ann CrawfordNot listed | Not listed |
| TTiffany CromartieNot listed | Not listed |
 Beth CurryNot listed | Not listed |
| RRachel JohnsonNot listed | Not listed |
| WWillie Frank LawsonNot listed | Not listed |
| MMichael MaegherNot listed | Not listed |
| MMatthew MeyerNot listed | Not listed |
| BBryan MooreNot listed | Not listed |
| LLoree Beth MorrisNot listed | Not listed |
| RRuben NavarroNot listed | Not listed |
| NNicole RoblyerNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlesha SmithNot listed | Not listed |
| SStacy StackNot listed | Not listed |
| LLee A. StewardNot listed | Not listed |
| RRyan TurnerNot listed | Not listed |