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Parents need to deal with teen-agers' troubles personally--which means, paradoxically, taking them less personally; this isn't about the collective guilt of grown-ups, but about the prospects of individual kids.
I suspect that what Britten is known for most of all is A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; but perhaps music for children does not count for much in dictionaries for grown-ups.
Do you know the saying, "We're all grown-ups here?"
Although reviewers grant that this production benefits from some nuanced performances, they still conclude that "The Sound of Music isn't really for grown-ups" (Ben Brantley, the New York Times ). They predict audiences will continue to devour the show's sentimental story anyway.
Some wholesome, boring television--their president doing what grown-ups are supposed to do: talk and talk and talk about nothing interesting.