What would youy say is the most popular Sondheim show?

I'd say Into The Woods. It is done more widely than Sweeney Todd.

I agree with INTO THE WOODS and/or SWEENEY TODD. Maybe, *POSSIBLY* SWEENEY TODD because of the Tim Burton movie... good or bad.

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^ Yeah. Does popular, for you, mean "most done" or "most liked"?

A few years ago, Forum was the most frequently done Sondheim show. I'd guess Into the Woods has passed it by now, especially if you count the "junior" version, too.

West Side Story by far. Many of my friends were introduced to the show through the movie version in their English classes. (It's often paired with reading Romeo and Juliet.)

I would say that SWEENEY TODD has all his other shows beat if for nothing less than name reocgnition. People may like other works of his better or other works may be produced more, but I feel that more people have heard of/known the name of SWEENEY TODD more than hus other works. A lot of that is thanks to ANgela Lansbury and the Tim Burton film adaptation.

When the Johnny Depp Sweeney todd movie came out everyone in my school was talking how amazing it was and that they had never seen anything like it.When I told People it originated on broadway in the 70's they didnt believe me. They said "nothing that cool could come out in the 70's" I told them:

Me: "uh Angela Lansbury was the original Lovett on broadway"

Other person: who?

Me: the teapot in beauty and the beast.

other person: yeah I can't see it,to old.

You should have seen the anger on my face I thought I was going to throw a book at him LOL

SO..I feel like Sweeney Todd is very popular among teenagers.It was done almost every year at the annual theatre festival in illinois.

I think over all the Most popular is West Side story.It has recieved critical Aclaim and won Best Movie at the oscars.

I would define popular as "The american public knows the show" If my highshcool put on INTO THE WOODS more than half the people would have know idea what it was about.

Updated On: 9/10/12 at 04:55 PM

I agree with most of htese choices. Although I had no idea that Angela Lansbury played Chip the teacup in BatB--what a range!

Well, I am going to say that West Side Story, and Gypsy do count, and would cite West Side Story as the most "popular" in that it is the most produced, most well known, etc. I would put Gypsy in second. With Into the woods and sweeney todd in 3rd or 4th (no particular order with these two). I would also say number 5 is Company, and 6 is Sunday.

Saying that West Side and Gypsy don't count because he only did the lyrics, would be like saying Sweeney Todd doesn't count because he wasn't performing, or didn't direct it, or didn't write the book.

GYPSY is completely unknown in Australia. I really don't think GYPSY would be second if we look across the USA, the UK and Australia. West Side Story would certainly be first, but that discussion is much less interesting..

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New York is the center of New York. I am happy to admit that GYPSY is produced more on Broadway, but I don't think that makes it a more popular show.

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Go to MTI 's website. They list upcoming productions of all his shows. Looks to me that if you include the "school" versions, Into the Woods is champ with.....what the?? "Forum" in second.

AND, Forum has been steadily produced for almost 50 years. There's a reason Sondheim;'s license plates read "4M".