could it be they want it to be this bad so they could somehow cash in on it ala mel brook the producer . it the only reason i can think of for this great big stinking road apple of a disaster to exist . absolutely the bad filming of a great musical ever . wouldn not you think a red light would have go on somewhere when they start talk about elizabeth taylor ( whom i love ) a desiree . wouldn not someone have say can we talk this over and please . all the more unfortunate because there be precious little of sondheim work that have be preserve . what a shame .