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Overture and Night Waltz / Love Takes Time – A Little Night Music Dec 02, 2020

Show notes

A Little Night Music opens up in quite the unique way. A set of four people sing the melody of a couple of songs in the score. It's an experiment that was hardly ever tried again. Plus, how does the film version introduce the characters?

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of A Little Night Music.
The Original Broadway Cast (1973) starring Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, Victoria Mallory, and Patricia Elliott.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/38p8FqJ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pfFxIs

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IjWfFt

The London Revival cast (1995) starring Judi Dench, Laurence Guittard, Joanna Riding, and Patricia Hodge.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: Not available unfortunately.

Or buy it on Amazon: Not available unfortunately.

The Broadway revival (2009) starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury, Alexander Hanson, and Ramona Mallory.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/38qUEIS

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36nTyuL

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3nm1h3J

Our sponsors this week are:

Back to School Again - https://btsa.transistor.fm - Back to School Again is a podcast for mid-life learners.
The Shared Mic - https://thesharedmic.blubrry.net - The Shared Mic: Conversations for the Ages is produced by Age Friendly Edmonton. The first season brings together people from all ages, stages, and backgrounds to discuss topics like finding love, belonging, and moving to Canada.

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Smiles of a Summer Night (with David Youn) Nov 25, 2020

Show notes

We start our season looking at the inspiration that led to A Little Night Music. Smiles of a Summer Night is sometimes considered Ingmar Bergman's first masterpiece. It certainly was the first film to bring him recognition. David Youn joins Kyle to discuss the movie in more detail.

You can find the podcast Kyle and Dave do together, Kyle and Dave vs The Machine, here: https://kdvstm.transistor.fm

You can follow Dave on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MvfPodcast
Or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dyounphoto/

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of A Little Night Music.
The Original Broadway Cast (1973) starring Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, Victoria Mallory, and Patricia Elliott.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/38p8FqJ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pfFxIs

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IjWfFt

The London Revival cast (1995) starring Judi Dench, Laurence Guittard, Joanna Riding, and Patricia Hodge.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: Not available unfortunately.

Or buy it on Amazon: Not available unfortunately.

The Broadway revival (2009) starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury, Alexander Hanson, and Ramona Mallory.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/38qUEIS

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36nTyuL

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3nm1h3J

Our sponsors this week are:

Calgary Foundation - https://calgaryfoundation.org - During this period of unprecedented urgent needs, Calgary Foundation renewed its commitment to building a healthy, vibrant, giving, caring, and resilient community.
ATB - ATB.com - Built to help Albertans is ATB’s campaign to answer questions commonly asked by Albertan’s in these tough times.

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

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Season 8 Trailer – A Little Night Music Nov 18, 2020

Show notes

Now, I can't tell you how excited I am for the new season. Later next week you'll get to hear it. It'll be here soon enough. A new season of Putting It Together debuts next Wednesday (November 25) all about the musical A Little Night Music! A season where we'll learn how to celebrate a weekend in the country, be each other's liaisons, and when to send in the clowns.

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The Last of Sheila (with Erik Stadnik) Nov 04, 2020

Show notes

The Last of Sheila is a cult classic film co-written by Stephen Sondheim. Erik Stadnik returns to discuss the inspiration, the execution, and the reception to this oddity of a movie.

Erik's new podcast So Much Stuff to Sing: https://somuchstufftosing.libsyn.com
Erik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sjcAustenite
Erik's Prague Blog: http://erikspragueblog.blogspot.com

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

Our sponsors this week are:

The Shared Mic - https://thesharedmic.blubrry.net - The Shared Mic: Conversations for the Ages is produced by Age Friendly Edmonton. The first season brings together people from all ages, stages, and backgrounds to discuss topics like finding love, belonging, and moving to Canada.
CPA Alberta - https://www.cpaalberta.ca - CPA Alberta is the professional organization for more than 28,500 Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) across the province. The CPA designation is the Canadian business and accounting designation representing more than 200,000 professional accountants across the country.

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

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Which Follies album is the best? Oct 28, 2020

Show notes

There has been over a dozen major productions of Follies. Some have released an album version of the show. Kyle takes the time to listen to all the albums he could find to discover the best Follies recording, and which songs on each album are standouts.

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.

The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB

The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs

The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd

Our sponsors this week are:

CPA Alberta - https://www.cpaalberta.ca - CPA Alberta is the professional organization for more than 28,500 Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) across the province. The CPA designation is the Canadian business and accounting designation representing more than 200,000 professional accountants across the country.
Alberta Forest Products - https://loveabforests.com - Love Alberta Forests is a province-wide awareness campaign to highlight the beautiful relationship between Albertans and our forests.

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

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Follies – Songs That Didn't Make the Cut Oct 21, 2020

Show notes

Follies is full of songs. But that doesn't mean that certain tunes didn't get cut during the creative process. On this episode Kyle details the 10 songs that weren't included in Follies and why they didn't ever see time on-stage.

Here are the songs that we talked about that you can listen to now:
Bring on the Girls - https://youtu.be/K2W5EnSEYQ0

Cheri - N/A

Can That Boy Foxtrot - https://youtu.be/sH8OjIpWTLE

Pleasant Little Kingdom - https://youtu.be/VYKQKX5lPqw

The World’s Full of Girls / The World’s Full of Boys - N/A

Uptown Downton - https://youtu.be/qV7uJS5z0UA

Little White House / Who Could Be Blue - https://youtu.be/lXhTrqAiP4k

That Old Piano Roll - https://youtu.be/r4d2zzzJEhQ

It Wasn’t Meant to Happen - N/A

All Things Bright and Beautiful - https://youtu.be/NPXUrTCsHFs

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.

The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB

The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs

The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd

Our sponsors this week are:

ATB - ATB.com - Built to help Albertans is ATB’s campaign to answer questions commonly asked by Albertan’s in these tough times.
Calgary Foundation - https://calgaryfoundation.org - During this period of unprecedented urgent needs, Calgary Foundation renewed its commitment to building a healthy, vibrant, giving, caring, and resilient community.

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Live, Laugh, Love – Follies (with William C. White) Oct 14, 2020

Show notes

It's not exactly the play where everything goes wrong, but it feels like it! Ben tries to put on a smiling face, dance, and be charming but the show is crumbling around him. William White returns to the podcast to close out the Follies season.

William's brand new podcast The Classical Gabfest: https://cgf.buzzsprout.com

William's website: http://www.willcwhite.com
William's Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcwhite
William's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/willcwhite

This song is a pastiche of a specific performer. That performer is Fred Astaire. Here he is singing Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain): https://youtu.be/dl6FLfHTC68

And here he is again singing Never Gonna Dance: https://youtu.be/DYcw0YjO81Y

Jerry Reed's Mister Whiz: https://youtu.be/EvmMLiOCE0I

Luciano Berio's Sinfonia Section III: https://youtu.be/ifHDrveARDk

All of Sondheim's Tony wins: https://youtu.be/whXMi5Pqf3k

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.

The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB

The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs

The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd

Our sponsors this week are:

The Shared Mic podcast - https://thesharedmic.blubrry.net - The first season brings together people from all ages, stages, and backgrounds to discuss topics like finding love, belonging, and moving to Canada.
ATB Goodness Grows - atb.com/covid-19/community - an initiative that motivates Albertans to bring joyful moments to others.

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Make the Most of Your Music – Follies (with Colm Molloy) Oct 07, 2020

Show notes

The 1987 London version of Follies decided to change how the show ended. Out was the original ending of Live, Laugh, Love and instead was this song. Colm Molloy joins Kyle to figure out which ending might be better and why it's probably not this one.

You can check out Colm's website here: http://colmmolloy.com
His Twitter: https://twitter.com/colmmolloy_/
His Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/colmmolloy
His YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxq_yKV2rUiu9MEf8NyP2Tg

And checkout the musical A Threshold here: https://shows.acast.com/a-threshold/episodes/a-threshold-full-musical-part-1

Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor: https://youtu.be/Ozn4C3AmEi0

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto no. 1: https://youtu.be/NUaxBavIBDk

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.

The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB

The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs

The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd

Our sponsors this week are:

Calgary Foundation - https://calgaryfoundation.org - During this period of unprecedented urgent needs, Calgary Foundation renewed its commitment to building a healthy, vibrant, giving, caring, and resilient community.
Park Power - https://parkpower.ca - building our community through community involvement.

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ah, But Underneath – Follies (with Celina Reynes) Sep 30, 2020

Show notes

Depending on the actress that is cast as Phyllis she might be asked to perform The Story of Lucy and Jessie or this song. This is a burlesque strip tease. Phyllis is asking the audience what they expect to find underneath. Celina Reynes joins Kyle to discuss what it is that's revealed and what remains hidden.

Follow Celina on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/metoomusical/
And check out her website here: https://celinareynes.com

Liza Minnelli singing Losing My Mind! - https://youtu.be/ruaZarDQfXE

Vanessa Williams performing Ah, But Underneath: https://youtu.be/-J9yA8Z99hg

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.

The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB

The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs

The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd

Our sponsors this week are:

YEGPodFest - https://yegpodfest.ca - Events will include masterclasses with experts, panel discussions, feature interviews and more.
Telus Storyhive - https://www.storyhive.com - taking applications for stories about extraordinary residents of BC and Alberta until October 7.

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

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The Story of Lucy and Jessie – Follies (with Victoria Gordon) Sep 23, 2020

Show notes

It's time for Phyllis to shine! Should she be more like Jessie or Lucy? You see it's not that easy. Victoria Gordon returns to educate Kyle about what this song is actually about and how Phyllis is the unsung hero of the show.

Victoria's website: https://www.thevictoriagordon.com
Victoria's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevictoriagordon/
Victoria's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevictorialive

The full context of the Diana Rigg clip: https://youtu.be/BKwsCAN9L3s

April in Paris, written by Yip Harburg and composed by Vernon Duke. It's sung here by Billie Holiday: https://youtu.be/F45if_7o10Qhttps://youtu.be/F45if_7o10Q

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.

The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB

The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs

The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd

Our sponsors this week are:

ATB's The Future Of podcast - https://www.atb.com/company/insights/the-future-of-podcast/ - Hosted by ATB's Chief Economist Todd Hirsch, The Future Of connects with leaders who share their unique insight to help you navigate into the future.
The Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB.- https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com - The Alberta Podcast Network promotes and supports Alberta-made podcasts, and connects their audiences with Alberta-based businesses and organizations.
The podcast featured this week was Read-Along - http://readalongpod.blogspot.com - Taking you on a journey through a good book, one chapter at a time.

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
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