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re: Deadline reviews Into the Woods film

Posted by: AlanScott 11:54 am EST 11/24/14
In reply to: Deadline reviews Into the Woods film - Ann 11:32 am EST 11/24/14
The author writes, "Sondheim, who can be quite vocal about others’ productions of his work, enthusiastically endorsed Marshall’s version in a letter (he couldn’t attend after becoming ill) that Streep read (hilariously as she kept correcting his grammar) at the end of the Q&A."

I have rarely heard of Sondheim being publicly critical of any production of his work. The one notable exception I can think of was the Chicago Lyric Opera production of Sweeney Todd. Even then he did not speak of his negative view of it publicly until after it had appeared at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. It had been a co-production with the Royal Opera. He only made his negative feelings known when Los Angeles Opera wanted to borrow the production, at which time he said that while he would allow Chicago or the Royal Opera to revive the production, he would not allow it to be seen anywhere else.

Can anyone think of Sondheim publicly criticizing a current or recent major production of one of his shows?

(It's also a bit odd that this guy makes it sound like Sondheim sometimes directs productions of his own work.)


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