#sondheim always denied that into the woods was an hiv/aids allegory
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also i think often about the fact that into the woods was written by gay men in 1987 and is some of the very best writing on grief ever
#sondheim always denied that into the woods was an hiv/aids allegory#but writers are often wrong about what they write about#stephen sondheim in particular was always like ‘nooooo my musicals that are very obviously about being gay aren’t about being gay’#man was like ‘somewhere from west side story isn’t about being gay’#king. i love you. and these musicals are about being gay#sometimes people leave you. halfway through the woods. do not let it grieve you. no one leaves for good.#OH ALSO. ANY MOMENT / MOMENTS IN THE WOODS#i need to write a whole thing on that i need to sort out my takes but#she fucks a stranger. she feels morally complicated about it and also she feels unsatisfied with monogamy. she rationalizes.#then she IS IMMEDIATELY KILLED BY A STRANGE UNSEEN THREAT SO MUCH LARGER THAN HERSELF#I MEAN COME ON.#MR. SONDHEIM.
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