Here We Are review – posthumous Stephen Sondheim musical is hit-and-miss
The legendary composer and lyricist’s take on two surrealist Luis Buñuel movies is a patchy satire
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'Here We Are' review: Sondheim's last musical doesn't sing
It was always wishful thinking to believe that Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, which was tinkered with for almost a decade before the composer died in 2021, would hold a candle to his finest works. But even going in with modest expectations and the awareness that Sondheim hadn’t created a strong show in nearly 30 years — the last one being “Passion” in 1994 — “Here We Are” still disappoints.
Source: nypost.com
Review: 'Here We Are' Is Stephen Sondheim's Fractured Farewell to Musical Theater
“Here We Are” is a stylish, committed production of an incomplete, flawed work. That is no terrible thing—scraps of wonderful Sondheim are still worth more than much other theater.
Source: thedailybeast.com