Which Sondheim musical is the most successful?

I was wondering this today. Tried to Google it to no results.



I'm talking financial success........... I would think "Night Music" but, I'm really not sure.

It's definitely Into the Woods. If you include shows for which he only wrote lyrics, perhaps Gypsy.

Next in line would probably be Sweeney or Night Music.

Not getting into the hit/flop discussion, I DO think when talking of the "success"of a longstanding show, one needs to consider the number of productions rather than pure economics (although they are obviously directly related)

Updated On: 11/24/16 at 11:55 AM

sorry, let me be more specific. Only shows where Sondheim wrote both lyrics and music.



You're probably correct with Into the Woods, Valentina.

For music and lyrics, I would say Into the Woods.

For lyrics only, it is without a doubt West Side Story.

My search found this:

https://books.google.ca/books?id=a4XmCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=what+is+the+most+frequently+produced+Sondheim&source=bl&ots=--GjmNFMQc&sig=I2gzNUgaxz2Q9Icx7F9YQodTyzc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-z_KSwcLQAhUk2IMKHbNeB7UQ6AEIOjAG#v=onepage&q=what%20is%20the%20most%20frequently%20produced%20Sondheim&f=false

Implying A Little Night Music may be the most successful, by virtue of it's small cast and limited settings.

Yep. I messed up.