#4 - Ira Weitzman, the Original Dramaturg
May 17, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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Episode description
Ira Weitzman gets into the weeds with Into the Woods, from giving Sondheim a pep talk to tricking Lapine into casting Chip Zien, he lays out every step of the process turning a sketchy draft of the book at Playwrights Horizons into a full-fledged Broadway musical. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.
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