Stephen Sondheim Writes a Blistering Response to Revisions in Porgy and Bess
As Diane Paulus’ production of Porgy and Bess begins its pre-Broadway run at Boston’s American Repertory Theatre, composer Stephen Sondheim has written a long (978 words) and blistering letter to The New York Times in response to an August 7 Artis & Leisure section feature story about the show. The piece went into great detail about how Paulus plans to trim the opera and make it play more like a piece…