'Passion' Is Pretty Much Devoid of It
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Passion” has been sharply dividing audiences since its first Broadway preview in 1994. I was there that tempestuous night and fell squarely into the “love it” camp. I saw the production several times on Broadway, treasure my DVD of Lapine’s filming of it, and also thoroughly enjoyed director Lonny Price’s 2005 concert adaptation wi…