Top 5 Sondheim Shows..... — Page 2

Gypsy
West Side Story
Follies
Company
Into The Woods

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Is Gypsy really a "Sondheim Show"?

1. Sweeney Todd
2. Follies
3. Company
4. A Little Night Music
5. Passion

1. sweeney- pretty much speaks for itself. some of the most impressive music and the acting and vocals are put together so skillfully, along with sunday, shows off his absolute brilliance in all aspects
2. sunday- his most beautiful music and such a good piece
3. assassins- wonderful book, i never was bored along with themes and subjects that are so fascinating and not mishandled at any step
4. passion- the story is so different from his other works, and was done differently. out of most of his work, we gradually catch on to his recurring touch to things, but this seemed like it wasnt even done by him and i liked it as a fresh change
5. company- just love company. cant decide why i like it so much, but its better than a lot of his, other work like pacific o's and into the woods
edit: i decided to elaborate as to why they are where they are on my list. not including gypsy and west side.

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Updated On: 8/5/05 at 02:34 PM

I always but an * next to Gypsy and West Side Story when nameing Sondheim shows.

Sweeney Todd
A Little Night Music
Follies
Company
Assassins

That was almost as hard as my thread for picking favorite Sondheim songs. At least there's no gun involved this time! :)

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Updated On: 8/5/05 at 03:23 PM

Into the Woods
Sweeney Todd
Assassins
Sunday in the Park...
A Little Night Music

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Updated On: 8/5/05 at 03:51 PM

1. Sweeney Todd
2. Sunday In The Park With George
3. Assassins
4. Follies
5. A Little Night Music

I'm getting really upset reading this thread b/c a lot of people didn't write down assasins which I think is ingenious on Sondheim's part. Yeah, Into the Woods, Sweeny, and Follies are great, but Assasins is just so original and amazing....then again, maybe I'm just a little obsessed....

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While not forgotten, I don't think his earlier work is as high quality as most everything after.

Sunday In the Park With George
Sweeney Todd
A Little Night Music
Company
Assassins

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God, it's like Sophie's Choice over here. Well, here goes...
1.) Sweeney Todd
2.) A Little Night Music
3.) Company
4.) Passion
5.) Assassins
But seriously, it IS so hard to choose because they're all really diverse and incredible. I would have a better time narrowing it down the the top 10 shows.

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1 Into the Woods
2 Company
3 Sunday in the Park With George
4 Pacific Overtures
5 Sweeney

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Sweeney Todd
Sunday in the Park...
Into the Woods
Company
Merrily We Roll Along

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1. Passion
2. Follies
3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
4. Sunday in the Park with George
5. Assassins

Those are definitely my top five.
The next tier includes, in no particular order:
A Little Night Music, Company, Into the Woods, Merrily We Roll Along

And the third tier (although, it's Sondheim third tier, which is like someone else's first), in no particular order:
Anyone Can Whistle, Bounce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Pacific Overtures

Lyric-wise:
Gypsy - somewhere floating above the top tier, just above Passion
West Side Story - depending on the song, somewhere between the second and third tier