From Stephen Sondheim’s fabulous new book Finishing the Hat (“Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes”), p. 202, a comment on the song “Beautiful Girls” from Follies: A crtic named Arlene Croce, in her enraged review of Follies, called this lyric “disgusting” in its comparison of middle-aged ladies to beasts, … Continue reading Mondegreens