As I mentioned in my recent post about the Sondheim/Porgy and Bess rumble, I knew I'd seen quotes in which he'd spoken frankly about West Side Story's flaws and strengths. I just dug up the relevant graf in Meryle Secrest's biography, Sondheim: A Life, and will excerpt it here in its entirety. No, Sondheim doesn't use the word "archetype," but the gist isn't far off (emphasis mine):What the critics didn't realize"and…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 10:54AM on August 16, 2011