Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Nothing That’s Not Been Said: On Sondheim
AMERICAN THEATRE: What to say? He was the man with all the words. And here’s the thing: I have already probably written more about Stephen Sondheim—in reviews, features, blog posts, random musings, and an in-depth interview I’m singularly happy with—than any other artist I’ve had the privilege of writing about in my career. As hot and cold as I’ve run on his shows, about some of which my opinions have changed almost yearly, this has clearly been one of his enduring gifts to me and my fellow ink-stained wretches: He has been a worthy subject, even an inexhaustible one. His work has always amply rewarded my attention and rumination, even—perhaps especially—when I have struggled with it.
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I think that this is a beautiful note about Sondheim. Sometimes it’s difficult for me to believe that he wrote all that he wrote. I mean his name is all over what we would deem as the classics in American Musical Theatre. Hearing about his death was an unfortunate event for me. The day before I had just watched Tick Tick Boom!, in which he is portrayed as a lovely and encouraging man in Jonathan Larson’s life. I also wish that Stephen would have been able to see the upcoming movie version of West Side Story but I am sure that he was able to se many of his plays many times. It is difficult to process loosing a great, someone who has contributed so much to the world. I do like the end quote that this writer ended with, “I think they just see going.” I agree and I also look forward to the greats that will now follow and take up space in the industry.
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