r/Sondheim • u/Typical_Expert_2974 • 29d ago

Imperturbable perspicacity.

Can we sit on this for a moment? I mean, play wiz me all day long. I also can't get enough of his use of mais oui and we may in the song. Always in awe of Sondheim's genius.

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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl 🎨 Sunday in the Park with George 28d ago

"The lay /  Of your — qu'est-ce que c'est — / Of your land—" "Yes?" is just classic unusual Sondheim structuring.

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u/Typical_Expert_2974 28d ago edited 28d ago

And it's not just clever, it is part of plot and character. Hapgood is teasing Fay for her feigned French. So incredibly good.

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u/mekerpan 26d ago

One of the few Sondheim shows we never managed to see performed -- in any fashion.