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* [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Actually adapting ''Sweeney Todd'' for the cinema while remaining faithful to the original musical. |
* [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Actually adapting ''Sweeney Todd'' for the cinema while remaining faithful to the original musical. |
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* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: He is, after all, ''Stephen frickin' Sondheim''. |
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: He is, after all, ''Stephen frickin' Sondheim''. |
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* [[True Art]] - If you're a detractor, anyway: |
* [[True Art]] - If you're a detractor, anyway: |
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** [[True Art Is Incomprehensible]]: ''Anyone Can Whistle'' and ''[[Sunday in The Park With George]]'' are total [[Mind Screw|Mind Screws]]. |
** [[True Art Is Incomprehensible]]: ''Anyone Can Whistle'' and ''[[Sunday in The Park With George]]'' are total [[Mind Screw|Mind Screws]]. |
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** [[True Art Is Angsty]]: We did mention that his most famous show is about a [[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( |
** [[True Art Is Angsty]]: We did mention that his most famous show is about a [[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|serial killer]], right? |
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*** And the main [[West Side Story|competitor]] for "most famous" is a retelling of ''Romeo and Juliet''. You know, teenaged star-crossed lovers, fatal miscommunication, gang violence... what's not to love? |
*** And the main [[West Side Story|competitor]] for "most famous" is a retelling of ''Romeo and Juliet''. You know, teenaged star-crossed lovers, fatal miscommunication, gang violence... what's not to love? |
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*** Then there's ''Bounce,'' which was initially a buddy comedy. It wasn't received all that well. Then it was re-tooled as ''Road Show,'' and was much darker, and received a better reception. |
*** Then there's ''Bounce,'' which was initially a buddy comedy. It wasn't received all that well. Then it was re-tooled as ''Road Show,'' and was much darker, and received a better reception. |
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 16 November 2018
- Crowning Moment of Awesome: Actually adapting Sweeney Todd for the cinema while remaining faithful to the original musical.
- Crowning Music of Awesome: He is, after all, Stephen frickin' Sondheim.
- True Art - If you're a detractor, anyway:
- True Art Is Incomprehensible: Anyone Can Whistle and Sunday in The Park With George are total Mind Screws.
- True Art Is Angsty: We did mention that his most famous show is about a serial killer, right?
- And the main competitor for "most famous" is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. You know, teenaged star-crossed lovers, fatal miscommunication, gang violence... what's not to love?
- Then there's Bounce, which was initially a buddy comedy. It wasn't received all that well. Then it was re-tooled as Road Show, and was much darker, and received a better reception.
- Evening Primrose doesn't sound like it would be, but after watching it, you will feel uncomfortable. Because it turns out, the mannequins in department stores are murdered and well-preserved people... And while it is one of his lesser known works, it is now considered a particular gem in hiss career.