Yes, agreed! I love me some Sondheim, but so many of his fans think he is the only person who should be listened to and if you don't like him then you aren't clever enough!
Indeed, and I am a huge fan of Sweeney Todd, Company and Into The Woods!
Of all the Sondheim shows THIS score is the one with the most idiomatically "popular" songs - deliberately so since the protagonists are songwriters trying to write hit shows. If this score doesn't appeal then it's time to give up on Sondheim and admit your taste just isn't that sophisticated.
This kind of insidious snobbery does Sondheim fans no favours whatsoever.