Putting It Together

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Dainty June and Her Farmboys with Christine Chen Sep 19, 2025

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This song is probably the only time in Gypsy where June gets to have a showstopper of a performance. Christine Chen returns to give her thoughts on why this shouldn't be considered a throwaway song.

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Gypsy: 2024 Broadway Cast Recording with Music Director Andy Einhorn Aug 28, 2025

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Between a matinee and evening performance, musical director Andy Einhorn talked with Kyle about his relationship with Audra McDonald, revivals, and the decisions that were made in crafting the latest cast recording of Gypsy.

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Out of Myself – Songs of Peter Foley (with Kate Chisholm) Aug 13, 2025

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Peter Foley was an accomplished composer/lyricist and mentee of Stephen Sondheim. The New Yorker praised Foley for his “gift for sinuous, haunting melody and surprising musical shapes.” Kate Chisholm, Executive Director of the Peter Foley Music Project, joins Kyle to talk about Foley's legacy and the new album featuring his work.

Taped live at NYC’s Symphony Space it features performances by Tony wining Broadway stars such as Melissa Errico, Kate Baldwin, and Manoel Felciano, also featuring Grammy winner Rob Berman as conductor and music supervisor.

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Finale – Passion (with Matt Koplik) Jul 07, 2025

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Death, love, and letters. What more could you want in a finale? Matt Koplik returns to discuss Fosca and Giorgio's journey through the musical and how this piece wraps up.

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Loving You – Passion (with Dimitris Dimopoulos) Jun 25, 2025

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Fosca lays it out plainly. She will live and die for Giorgio. Dimitris Dimopoulos joins Kyle to discuss choices, asking Sondheim a question, and missing out on the original production of Passion.

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No One Has Ever Loved Me – Passion (with Mike Meaney) Jun 19, 2025

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Giorgio finally realizes what love is. Mike Meaney joins Kyle to discuss letter, realizations, and duels.

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Farewell Letter – Passion (with Charlotte LeMay) Jun 04, 2025

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An amalgam of three previously heard songs, Farewell Letter shows how Giorgio has changed. Charlotte LeMay returns to discuss all the messiness of relationships.

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Soldier's Gossip 2 / Transition 4 / Forty Days – Passion (with Alex Asp) May 16, 2025

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Beyond allowing for costume and scene changes are there thematic reasons for the transitions in Passion? Alex Asp returns to offer insight into three songs that stem from the fallout of "Is This What You Call Love."

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Sunrise Letter / Is This What You Call Love? – Passion (with Tyler Joseph Ellis) May 08, 2025

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All Giorgio wanted to do was sit underneath a tree and read about how Clara is getting grey hairs. Instead he's being watch by Fosca and he must release all his pent up anger. Tyler Joseph Ellis returns to discuss this pivotal scene from the show.

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Sondheim in Portuguese with Gustavo Brunetti – Sondheim Adjacent Apr 30, 2025

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What's it like to watch Sweeney Todd in Portuguese? Gustavo Brunetti joins Kyle to discuss his experience seeing two different productions, and what the future of Sondheim looks like in Brazil.

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