Loving You: The Untold Sondheim podcast- Page 3

[EricMontreal22]

Loving You: The Untold Sondheim podcast#50

Posted: 5/23/26 at 1:26am

joevitus said: "
I really appreciate that. But 1) isn't it odd that Milnesdoesn't take into account that when Sondheim says "A litte camp goes a long way" (I'm probably not getting thatquote exaclty right) might be referring to the American concept of camp and explain the discrepancy? Also, Milnescalls Beat the Devil "camp," which is just weird, in terms of either the American or British use of the term."

I think the connection too is that obsessively loving Beat the Devil is camp, in and of itself.  It connects to diva worship, etc.  Not always to the actual qualities of the film itself.

[EricMontreal22]

Loving You: The Untold Sondheim podcast#51

Posted: 5/23/26 at 1:47am

I will just add when they made the announcement of the new Peter Jones musical project, I had hoped that it would be a recording of Peyton Place, a teenage obsession of mine and I really liked Blueyellow...  And it was strange that they mentioned Mia's connection to the material, but never got her reaction (maybe she didn't give one given that she never talks about that early time in her career.)

Speaking of, on social media, I won't say where, someone who is a big Woody Allen AND Sondheim fan, has discounted this entire podcast because he says he knows that Sondheim was never friends with Mia and would never believe her lies.  OOoh boy.