Here’s What’s Coming to Netflix This Month’s Musical Mayhem Which Is Just Stephen Sondheim B-Sides

Nadia Osman
Aug 31, 2018 · 3 min read

La, la, la, la, laaaaa! Netflix has unveiled its list of movies and TV shows coming next month to the streaming service. And this month, it’s a special themed “musical month” as Netflix finally releases all its adaptations of Stephen Sondheim’s previously unheard and untested musicals.

Yes, musical composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has an amazing body of work. But what most people don’t know is that he has an astounding amount of musical work, notes, ideas, thoughts, and half-written songs that never saw the light of a Broadway stage. When Netflix acquired his entire collection of unfinished pieces to turn into musicals, the world waited with bated breath. Now, you can see them for yourself! The full list of titles below:

AVAILABLE 9/2

How Much Longer Til It Hurts? — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Randy, It’s No Use—
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West, East, Wind, Blow! —
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AVAILABLE 9/3

Cora, Cora, Cora — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Little Gap Tooth —
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AVAILABLE 9/7

Fuck the Forum. Nothing Funny Happened There.NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Kevin from The Leftovers, But Now He SingsNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Madame BritanniaNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Polyphonic Semi-sonic SuperstarNETFLIX ORIGINAL
What the Hell was That Ryan Gosling Wears Spats and Tap Dances Thing? Was It About Jazz? That’s Not Jazz. I Knew Those Guys. That’s Not JazzNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/10

Folli3s — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Rosh Hashanah Hannah —
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AVAILABLE 9/12

But NOT Anyone Can WhistleNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/13

Passions The Soap Opera — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/14

A Little Bit Louder Now: A Little MORE Night MusicNETFLIX ORIGINAL
I’m Responsible for Jonathan Larson and I’d Like Credit For It PleaseNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Mandy Patinkin’s BeardNETFLIX ORIGINAL
More Like Phantom of the BLAH-pera, Am I RightNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/16

Bang, Boom, Gee GollyNETFLIX ORIGINAL
I Don’t Really Care All That Much for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Raps, But I’m Too Polite to Say SoNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/18

Jets vs. Sharks: The Battle BeginsNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Waltzing and Schmaltzing and WhatnotNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/20

Sweeney Mary Todd LincolnNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/21

And What’s Up With That Evan Hansen Kid. So He’s Got Anxiety? We All Have Anxiety. Shouldn’t There Be More To It Than That? Who’s Paying to See Several Hours of Music About Anxiety?NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dah-ling, I Don’t CareNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Larry Lewis CluelessNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Tall Skinny SonsNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Ulysses (Based on the Novel by James Joyce)NETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/22

So Sing, Bitch!NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, But There’s a Swarm of Real Bees InsideNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/25

More Like Evit-NAH, Wink WinkNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/28

Babylon HoneyNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Great SexpectationsNETFLIX ORIGINAL
More Like Les Miserables Because You’re Miserable Watching ItNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Someone Love Me, A Play in 12 ActsNETFLIX ORIGINAL
The New York Times Crossword PuzzleNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/29

THE HAT IS FINALLY FUCKING FINISHEDNETFLIX ORIGINAL

AVAILABLE 9/30

Into the WoodsNETFLIX ORIGINAL

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