"The movie adaptations of stage musicals that I've seen, without exception, in my opinion don't work. A lot of people would disagree with me"

This quote by Stephen Sondheim suggests that he does not believe motion picture adaptations of phase musicals succeed. He thinks that these adjustments do not work, which many people would disagree with him. This might be since the movie adjustments are not able to record the exact same energy and feeling of the phase musicals, or since the movie adjustments are unable to record the same level of information and nuance. It might also be because the movie adjustments are unable to record the very same level of audience engagement and interaction that the stage musicals have the ability to achieve. Whatever the reason, Stephen Sondheim thinks that motion picture adaptations of stage musicals do not work, and that lots of people would disagree with him.