Memphis, Sondheim On Sondheim or Promises, Promises?

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 2:15pm

I just bought tickets to see American Idiot in a couple of weeks and have time for just one more show while I am in NYC.

Should I see Memphis, Sondheim On Sondheim or Promises, Promises?

[Bwaynerd]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 2:35pm

MEMPHIS

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 3:32pm

memphis

[phantom39]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 3:35pm

Another one for MEMPHIS.
I would also exchange AMERICAN IDIOT for SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM tickets.

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 3:42pm

I would say Sondheim on Sondheim. Memphis will soon be a community theatre favorite and Promises is done all the time. Sondheim on Sondheim is a unique exploration into the work and life of one of the most important artists Broadway has ever seen, and while it will be able to be licensed I doubt it will be done often, and when it is it will not be done with as much passion as this show has.

[Liz7]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 4:27pm

Promises, Promises.
Read this to find out why:
http://www.robwillreview.com/?p=4506

It explains why better than I could.

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 5:07pm

Sondheim on Sondheim. As I've said before, it's unlike anything else and if you are a fan of Sondheim's work, it should not be missed. The performances are splendid (including Cook's Tony-nominated return to the stage) and the segments with Stephen Sondheim talking are worth the price of admission alone.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 5:15pm

I'd definitely go with Sondheim on Sondheim. That was the one show I was genuinely excited to see all season and I feel privileged to have seen it, even if it's not a perfect show (what show was this season?). It is, however, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

~Steven

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 5:29pm

Sondheim on Sondheim

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 5:57pm

If you miss Sondheim on Sondheim, you will hate yourself someday.

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 7:16am

Wow! At the start of this thread I thought everyone was going to say Memphis but it now looks like the majority suggests Sondheim On Sondheim. Thanks for your responses. Any more thoughts?

[binau]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 7:35am

If you are a Sondheim fan, I have no idea why you'd want to miss it...especially with those other choices.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 5/16/10 at 8:18am

Skip them all.

MEMPHIS is a tired batch of cliches, SONDHEIM can be re-created at home by putting your ipod on shuffle and reading a good Sondheim biography, and PROMISES is a bore.

See the brilliant revival of OUR TOWN at the Barrow Street Theater. A magnificent revival of the greatest play of the 20th Century trumps pretty much everything else.