...perhaps bigger than even those reasons is the treasured place that musical plays in a lot of Gen X and millennial theatregoers' formative years. So many of us grew up on endless repeats of the filmed production on Bravo and A&E, and, then, for many of us, when our high school or college produced the show. It was my first proper introduction to Sondheim. I imagine the same is true for many people.
You never forget your first. ;) |