thanks to the incomparable frederick stillman- '' i pause to gesture , dramatically , of course , to the bald , bespectacled theatrical genius next to me who has barely said a word because stillman does n't have to speak , his work does the talking , `` -and a show with a fantastic title , and score , and a sexy-as-hell storyline about love and loss and sex and art , the likes of which new york city has n't seen in years .