Sondheim Survey — Page 2

#26

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 12:37am

So far three most popular are:

1 Sweeney
2 Company
3 Into the Woods

Least popular:

1 Bounce
2 Pacific Overtures
3 Passion

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#27

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 12:41am

Three favorite shows:

No, No, Nanette
Little Mary Sunshine
Greenwillow

Least favorite:

Sweeney Todd

Three Favorite Songs:

Penny Candy
Beautiful Candy
Tea for Two

#28

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 1:11am

#29

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 1:17am

Three Favorite Shows
Passion
Company
Into the Woods

Least Favorite
Don't have one (I am not familiar with all of his work though)

Favorite Songs
Happiness
Another Hundred People
Company

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#30

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 1:22am

Top Three:
-Company
-Sweeney Todd
-Sunday in the Park with George

Least Favorite:
-The Frogs

Top Three Songs:
-By the Sea
-Color and Light
-Is This What You Call Love?

(After Eight: Beautiful Candy as in "Carnival"? ...I just can't. You're ridiculous.)

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#31

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 2:46am

Three Favorite Shows:
A Little Night Music
Merrily We Roll Along
Sweeney Todd

Least Favorite Show:
Road Show

Three Favorite Songs:
Johanna (Quartet)
One More Kiss
Now You Know

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#32

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 3:52am

Three Favorite Shows:
Company
Sunday in the Park with George
Merrily We Roll Along

Least Favorite Show:
Pacific Overtures

Three Favorite Songs:
A Little Priest
You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through
Move On

#33

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 4:13am

Three Favorite Shows:
Sweeney Todd
A Little Night Music
Company

Least Favorite Show:
West Side Story

Three Favorite Songs:
Losing My Mind
Finishing the Hat
Giants in the Sky

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#34

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 6:44am

Three Favorite Shows:
Sunday in the Park with George
Sweeney Todd
Merrily We Roll Along

Least Favorite Show:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Three Favorite Songs:
Every Day a Little Death
Color and Light
Greenfinch and Linnet Bird

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#35

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 7:44am

Three favorite shows:
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
FOLLIES
COMPANY

Least Favorite Show:
SWEENEY TODD

Favorite songs:
"I'M STILL HERE"
"ANYONE CAN WHISTLE "

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#36

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 8:56am

3 favorite shows:
sweeney todd
passion
into the woods

least fav show:
bounce

3 fav songs:
loving you
sunday
being alive

#37

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 3:18pm

Favorites:
COMPANY
SWEENEY TODD
ASSASSINS

Least Favorite:
PASSION

Favorite Songs (Only three? Ack!)
Sorry-Grateful
What More Do I Need?
The Two of You (song he wrote for Kukla, Fran and Ollie show)

#38

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 4:25pm

Favorites:
Company
Assassins
Sunday in the Park with George (really difficult to decide between this and Sweeney Todd)

Least Favorites:
Passion (just based on the filmed stage production, but I've never seen it live on stage before)

Favorite Songs:
Finishing the Hat
Another National Anthem
Another Hundred People

#39

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 4:36pm

Top Three:
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- A Little Night Music
- West Side Story

Least Favorite:
- The Frogs

Top Three Songs:
- Later
- A Little Priest
- Finishing the Hat

#40

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 4:37pm

Three Favorite Shows:
Sweeney Todd
Company
Follies

Least Favorite Show:
Road Show

Three Favorite Songs:
The Ladies Who Lunch
A Little Priest
I'm Still Here

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#41

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 4:37pm

3 Favorites:

FOLLIES
SWEENEY TODD
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Least Favorite:

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
(but I haven't seen ROAD SHOW)

3 Favorite Songs:

This is a bit like asking for my three favorite lines by
Tennessee Williams, but as of today...

"Being Alive"
"The Miller's Son"
"With So Little to Be Sure Of"

Updated On: 6/4/12 at 04:37 PM

#42

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 4:57pm

impossible, but ready or not, here i come:

3 favorites:
Follies
Company
Sunday in the Park with George (1st runner-up: Anyone Can Whistle)

Least favorite:
Bounce

3 favorite songs:
Anyone Can Whistle (it changed my life)
There Won't Be Trumpets
Finishing the Hat

I've changed this list ten times, each time I read someone else's list...

#43

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 5:09pm

3 Favorites:
Into the Woods
A Little Night Music
Follies

Least Favorite: Sweeney Todd (Only because I am not familiar with all his shows)

3 Favorite Songs:
The Miller's Son
Who's That Woman?
Night Waltz (If that Counts)

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#44

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 8:01pm

as the true SONDHEIMMANIAC that i am, this is like asking me to pick a favorite child...thank god i don't have any...:)

Three Favorite Shows:
A Little Night Music
Merrily We Roll Along
Sweeney Todd

Least Favorite Show:
Passion

Three Favorite Songs:
Being Alive
Not A Day Goes By
Anyone Can Whistle

#45

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 8:10pm

Three favorite:
Sweeney Todd
Company
A Little Night Music

Least favorite:
Passion

Three favorite songs (impossible):
Being Alive
Move On
So Much to Lose

#46

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/3/12 at 11:24pm

Three Favorite Shows:

Sweeney Todd
Into the Woods
Company

Least Favorite:

Pacific Overtures

Three Favorite Songs:

God, That's Good!
Moments In The Woods
The Ladies Who Lunch

#47

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/4/12 at 12:38am

Three favorite:
Sunday in the Park with George
Sweeney Todd
Company

Least favorite:
Passion

Three favorite songs (today, which will change tomorrow):
Finishing the Hat
Company (title song)
Poems

#48

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/4/12 at 12:53am

Three Favorite:
Into the Woods
Sunday in the Park with George
Company

Least Favorite
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Three Favorite Songs
No One Is Alone
We Do Not Belong Together
Losing My Mind

#49

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/4/12 at 3:29am

THREE FAVORITE:
"Sweeney Todd"
"Into the Woods"
"A Little Night Music"

LEAST FAVORITE:
"Follies" (not because I don't think the score is brilliant, but because I do believe it is one of the worst written Sondheim shows due to the book.)

THREE FAVORITE SONGS:
"With So Little to be Sure Of"
"The Miller's Son"
"Losing My Mind"

#50

Sondheim Survey

Posted: 6/4/12 at 3:55pm

THREE FAVORITE:
Into the Woods
Sweeney Todd
Assassins

LEAST FAVORITE (that I'm familiar with)
A Little Night Music

THREE FAVORITE SONGS (¡Qué imposible!)
Finishing the Hat
The Ballad of Booth
Being Alive

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