Sondheim or Webber? — Page 5

Doesn't have to be 'all of the above'.

Just a couple.

Two or three.

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Frank Wildhorn?

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Five Guys Named Moe?

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"Now, after that list, name ONE show that ALW has written as an original (and Requiem doesn't count, because it's not a show - it's a Requiem for a man who isn't even dead yet.)"

You want one, I will name four for you.

1) Tell Me on a Sunday
2) Beautiful Game
3) Cricket
4) Starlight Express (even though it has it's roots in something that already exsists, the piece as a whole is original. Same as Into the Woods)

Also, Requiem was written for his father who by the way DIED before he wrote it. And back in this thread you said that he did not do his orchestrations. WHERE THE CRAP DO YOU GET YOUR INCORRECT INFORMATION? He has done all of his musical's orchestrations either by himself or with the help of his long time musical collaborator. You are really starting to piss me off because now you are just saying all this crap that is untrue. You are now showing your stupidity.

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Updated On: 12/29/04 at 10:11 AM

"I think the experience of working with them is not all that different, but I certainly know that there is not on the face of the earth a greater composer or lyricist than Steve Sondheim. There isn't."

That is what Harold Prince had to say.

Here is an interview with him on working with both Sondheim and Webber. I think it's very objective. He talks about the strengths of the both of them.

You can find the full interview here:
Interview

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I like what he said about Webber and Sondheim. Hal Prince seems like a real together guy. But, I like when he said this about Webber.

"Lloyd Webber is not a lyricist, and as far as I'm concerned, the British have not been able to come up with first-rate lyricists. I would appear to be damning some of my collaborators on the shows I did. I think Tim Rice is very good, and what he did for Evita was really strong because that was agitprop theater and he really knew what he was doing. But by and large, the British musical hasn't equaled the composing of Lloyd Webber with lyrics of the same high order--in my opinion.

Lloyd Webber is a romantic. He's very much a theater man. Both he and Steve share one very strong characteristic. They both understand that
empty space. And they understand what makes material exciting in the theater, what sets the theater apart from film and television. But he's not
a lyricist and depends more proportionately than Steve on music and on melody and on that romantic nature which he prefers. I think Evita's probably the best work that Webber and Rice have ever done. It was sure a tough but extraordinarily invigorating experience to put that show on the stage. This is the way Andrew works: "These are themes. I have this theme. It sounds like the show to me. It sounds like the subject matter." And then, largely, generally, the lyrics follow."

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