| My wish--and this is said with good humor and not a sense of entitlement because I am thrilled this happening no matter what they sing--is a wish for greater divergence from singing through the greatest hits of Company and Follies. I love those shows as much as the next person. Heck, Follies is my favorite Sondheim show. But I am always a bit sad to see some of the other works barely represented. Like how odd was it during the last Sondheim birthday concert that with Donna Murphy, Marin Mazzie, and Michael Cerveris (plus LuPone and McDonald having been in major productions) all on hand that we couldn't get a few minutes of something from Passion? Or anything from Assassins or Pacific Overtures. I understand these are filled with very plot specific songs, but there should be a way to make it work in a concert. How lovely would it be to hear Poems, for example? I'm guessing Night Music was skipped over in that concert because of the revival? Just one song from Into the Woods. Anyhow, that's my wish :-) |
