New Sondheim article by Meryle Secrest for Air Mail
New Sondheim article by Meryle Secrest for Air Mail
DaveyG
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/05
#1New Sondheim article by Meryle Secrest for Air Mail
Posted: 12/30/23 at 9:02am
https://airmail.news/issues/2023-12-30/the-mystery-of-sondheim
Updated On: 12/30/23 at 09:02 AM
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#2New Sondheim article by Meryle Secrest for Air Mail
Posted: 12/30/23 at 5:37pm
That article was a mess, a mixture of untrustworthy old gossip and facile, reductive pop psychology. Yuck. Sondheim was right to be suspicious of Secrest.
Stephen Sondheim’s story is a compelling one, but even in my current fascination with all things about his career, I find myself not terribly interested in his personal life - even when it probably influenced his work more than he claimed.
#3New Sondheim article by Meryle Secrest for Air Mail
Posted: 12/30/23 at 5:58pm
^Agreed.
It sounds like Seacrest is obsessed with the idea that SJS somehow BECAME gay as a response to his mother's unwelcome come-ons when he was a teen. The trashiest kind of mid-20th century Freudian crap. To which all I can say is -- oh, Please.
AnythingYouDo
Chorus Member Joined: 5/28/19
#4New Sondheim article by Meryle Secrest for Air Mail
Posted: 12/30/23 at 6:52pm
The article is dreadful, and makes me glad that there's a new biography on the way rather than an update by Secrest of her biography.
At least, I hope David Benedict's biography is on the way soon. It's been almost ten years since it was announced. I don't really know what to expect of the Benedict biography; I hope it's as close to definitive as it can be. My dream would be a Mark Harris bio, but I suppose that ship has sailed.
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