Reviews Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story is a staggering showcase for Sondheim By: Marshall Estes Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner adapt the classic Stephen Sondheim musical into a vivid, gripping tale that builds on what the Robert Wise version did right.
Features With “Sweeney Todd”, Tim Burton Ditched Whimsy for Pure, Masterful Macabre By channeling Burton's outsized whimsy into something darker, consistent, and more constrained, Sweeney Todd succeeds in ways his other adaptations fail.