tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525821959708578799.post5054678305975072605..comments2020-01-26T04:04:24.250-08:00Comments on Reid-views: The 30 Best MusicalsReidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054116107661649293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525821959708578799.post-66024453216412352722010-07-09T05:52:35.780-07:002010-07-09T05:52:35.780-07:00To John's comment, while I think many of Sondh...To John's comment, while I think many of Sondheim's songs are exquisite, I find it difficult to listen to that much dissonance for an entire show. I know I'm in the minority here, but I feel that "Sweeney Todd" and "Into the Woods" become tedious, and the entire premise for "Assassins" is abominable. If I was going to include a Sondheim musical, it would be "A Little Night Music" or "Sunday in the Park with George." However, while his body of work revolutionized Broadway, I can't think of a particular play that was either amazing or singularly important.Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054116107661649293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525821959708578799.post-83850650071491683332010-05-26T06:00:40.402-07:002010-05-26T06:00:40.402-07:00The modern Musical is one of America's greates...The modern Musical is one of America's greatest gifts to the world, along with jazz and rock & roll. But I'm shocked that a list of 30 great musicals includes only one Sondheim creation, and one to which he only wrote lyrics. <br />"de gustibus non est disputandum" and all that, but if you must bow to public tastes in including a Webber musical (gasp), at least include one for which the music was created by the greatest writer of Broadway musicals of the last half of the 20th century.<br />No "Sweeney Todd"? No "Into the Woods"? No "Assassins"?john dohertyhttp://www.johndoherty.com/hiawp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com