Stephen Sondheim Slams Lady Gaga's Oscars 2015 "Sound Of Music" Performance

Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim - known for "West Side Story", "Into the Woods", "Sweeney Todd", "Gypsy" and "Dick Tracy" - has slammed Lady Gaga's performance at the 2015 Oscars.  



Gaga, 28, performed a number of songs from the iconic musical "The Sound of Music" and Sondheim, 84, was less than pleased.

Sondheim told The Times: "On the Academy Awards she was a travesty," adding: "It was ridiculous, as it would be from any singer who treats that music in semi-operatic style. She had no relationship to what she was singing. What people liked was her versatility."

On the other hand, Julie Andrews, who played Maria Von Trapp in the 1965 movie, revealed to ABC news: "The minute I got home from the Oscars I called her. I confirmed that I thought she was fantastic and had done a wonderful job, and I couldn't thank her enough. She really did a wonderful thing with the medley. She sang superbly."


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Stephen Sondheim Slams Lady Gaga's Oscars 2015 "Sound Of Music" Performance

Reviewed by Merlyn Rosell
Published : 2015-03-20T11:11:00-07:00
Rating : 4.5