Sondheim’s Hated Song West Side Story Controversy

Sondheim’s Hated Song West Side Story Controversy

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The song that Sondheim hated:

It was changed for the movie (“bright” and “tonight” to “gay” and “today”) and placed out of sequence:

And then completely dropped from a more recent production of the show.

But then, artists aren’t always the best judges of their own work.


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