Little Sondheim Music
Stephen Sondheim is a poet who writes intelligent, sophisticated show music that is constantly surprising and thrilling the listener. Lloyd Webber is a talented hack who occasionally writes some nice melodies which you can hear coming a few minutes before they actually arrive.
Of course, the hack who writes “purty” songs is going to be more popular and wealthier. Whoever said the masses have taste?
JOSH BERNARD
Los Angeles
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