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Putting It Together
- How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper, Alyssa Bresnahan, Eva Kaminsky, Graham Winton, T. Ryder Smith, Len Cariou
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday in the Park with George
Putting It Together chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the iconic Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George. In 1982, James Lapine, at the beginning of his career as a playwright and director, met Stephen Sondheim, nineteen years his senior and already a legendary Broadway composer and lyricist. Shortly thereafter, the two decided to write a musical inspired by Georges Seurat’s nineteenth-century painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
Through conversations between Lapine and Sondheim, as well as most of the production team, and with a treasure trove of personal photographs, sketches, script notes, and sheet music, the two Broadway icons lift the curtain on their beloved musical. Putting It Together is a deeply personal remembrance of their collaboration and friendship and the highs and lows of that journey, one that resulted in the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning classic.
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- andrew beavis
- 03-04-22
A wonderful way to enjoy this fantastic book
As a fan of Sunday in the Park with George I loved this book.
The narration was superb and it was a truly wonderful way of enjoying this fascinating insight into the creation of of a masterpiece.
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- M. C. Woolcock
- 01-09-24
Absolutely wonderful
This is one of the best books I have listened to. It is the fascinating story of how a musical play is put together - I learnt so much. Although it helped that Sunday is my favourite show and Sondheim a favourite composer the book is a revealing study of a team coming together, the negotiating egos and relationships, the creative process and the complexity of building a successful show.
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