Lady Gaga's Oscars performance was a 'travesty,' says Stephen Sondheim

Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim was not a fan of Lady Gaga’s Sound of Music tribute at the Oscars this year.

Sondheim called the highly-praised performance a “travesty” in an interview with the Times of London.

"On the Academy Awards she was a travesty. It was ridiculous, as it would be from any singer who treats that music in semi-operatic style,” he said. “She had no relationship to what she was singing. What people liked was her versatility."

The performance was praised by its honoree, Julie Andrews, as well as Sound of Music co-star Christopher Plummer. He said he was thrilled that Gaga was “so faithful” to the original.

Someone else who was critical of the performance was Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes.

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