April 1979 Issue [Theater] Sondheim’s little deaths Download PDF Adjust Share The ironic mode and its discontents by John Lahr, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Musicals New York New York (State) Stephen Sondheim Theater More from John Lahr Road worrier Mel Gibson on Hamlet The politics of charm There's no private life in The Noel Coward Diaries. Dreamers of the day Talking to Studs Terkel Adjust Share