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#51

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/5/05 at 7:49pm

1. Sweeney Todd
2. Into the Woods
3. Sunday in the Park with George
4. Assassins
5. Passion, i love happiness.

Do you ask a mother who her favorite child is? NO.
Do you ask a theatre lover what his / her / it's favorite Sondheim show is? No, f-in way!

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Updated On: 8/5/05 at 07:49 PM

#52

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/5/05 at 10:01pm

1. Assassins - Was my first Sondheim show and it blew my mind...

2. Forum - My second Sondheim show and the fact that the same person could write two shows so different blew my mind even further.

3. Company - It's a classic, punto e basta.

4. (Tie) Follies and Sunday - Follies for the overall concept, Sunday for the overwhelming beauty.

5. Anyone Can Whistle - I love this show like a father loves his weakest child.

#53

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/5/05 at 11:53pm

1. Sweeney Todd
2. Sunday In The Park With George
3. Assassins
4. Merrily We Roll Along
5. Into the Woods

BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"

#54

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/5/05 at 11:56pm

1 - Assassins
2 - Sweeney Todd
3 - Into the Woods
4 - Sunday in the Park with George
5 - Company

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#55

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/9/05 at 8:56pm

The first thing that attracts me to a song (be it theatre, rock, country, etc.) is the music. Although Sondheim is a brilliant lyricist (the best the theatre has known), I'm attracted first to his music. If we were to take away his lyrics and had only his music, his best, most melodic scores, in my opinion, are:
1. Sweeney Todd
2. A Little Night Music
3. Company
4. Follies

#56

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/10/05 at 6:07am

It depends very much on which productions of Sondheim's work you see. My list is heavily influenced by the British productions of the past decade.

1. COMPANY (best production EVER at Donmar Warehouse)
2. LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Dame Judy Dench at the National)
3. PASSION (Broadway)
4. FOLLIES (West End)
5. SWEENEY TODD

But of nearly all shows I've also seen pretty awful productions. The shows most in my cd player? Follies and Company.

#57

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/10/05 at 7:50am

Here goes, though I'll probably change my mind once I press 'post message':

1. COMPANY
2. INTO THE WOODS
3. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
4. MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
5. PASSION

#58

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/10/05 at 9:12am

Merrily We Roll Along
Sunday In The Park With George
Company
Assassins
Into The Woods

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#59

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/10/05 at 10:44am

Just saw Into the Woods last night in Stratford, Canada. Remined me I love it....so here are mine...in no particular order...

1. Into the woods
2. Sunday in The Park With George
3. Company
4. Gypsy
5. A Little Night Music

The trick in life is learning how to deal with it. ~Helen Mirren

#60

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/10/05 at 10:46am

Sunday In The Park With George
Sweeney Todd
Into The Woods
A Little Night Music
Company

I purposely left out Gypsy and West Side Story.

The truly beautiful should be lawfully restricted from wearing clothing; and the truly butt-ugly should be lawfully mandated from going naked.

#61

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/10/05 at 10:54am

Difficult, but I'll try. In no particular order:

-Sweeney Todd
-Passion
-A Little Night Music
-Sunday in the Park with George
-Follies

#62

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/10/05 at 11:01am

1. Sweeny
2. Passion
3. Company
4. Little Night Music
5. Sunday
6. Assassins (I just couldn't keep it to five; they're all so good)

*the choice may have been mistaken, but choosing was not*

#63

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/20/05 at 11:21pm

Assassains
Assassains
Assassains
Assassains
Assassains

I am not Tony winner Dan Fogler.

#64

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/20/05 at 11:25pm

Well if we're talking SHOWS (meaning hsi scores in addition to the librettos):
1. ...Forum
2. A Little Night Music
3. Into the Woods
4. Sweeney Todd
5. Company

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

#65

re: Top 5 Sondheim Shows.....

Posted: 8/20/05 at 11:31pm

Broadwaybaby...I completely agree with you...assassins all the way

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