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. Follow Dimitris on Instagram . Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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.c...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr•Season 21Ep. 17
Giorgio finally realizes what love is. Mike Meaney joins Kyle to discuss letter, realizations, and duels. Follow Mike on Instagram . Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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 ★...
Jun 19, 2025•53 min•Season 21Ep. 16
An amalgam of three previously heard songs, Farewell Letter shows how Giorgio has changed. Charlotte LeMay returns to discuss all the messiness of relationships. Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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 ★...
Jun 04, 2025•57 min•Season 21Ep. 15
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." Follow Alex on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alexasp44/ Look at the Sondheim Database project here: https://www.sondheimdatabase.com/ Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels. Patre...
May 16, 2025•50 min•Season 21Ep. 14
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. You can follow Tyler on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tylerjosephellis/?hl=en Or on TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@tylerjosephellis Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its ...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 21Ep. 13
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. Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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...
Apr 30, 2025•46 min•Season 21Ep. 12
It's time to get some backstory! Shannon Migliore returns to pick apart the lengthly Flashback sequence from Passion which explains Fosca, and very well may explain Giorgio's choice at the end. Follow Shannon on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/my_pretty_sleeper Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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/sondheimpo...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 21Ep. 11
Who hasn't forced the person they're obsessing over to write them a love letter? Jim Cullen returns to discuss the operatic (sorry, Sondheim) nature of Passion and how this song impacts the rest of the show. Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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 ...
Apr 16, 2025•57 min•Season 21Ep. 10
A devastating letter bookended by transitions. Will C. White returns to discuss rhapsodies, epistolary works, and trains. Check out Will's website . Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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 ★...
Apr 02, 2025•44 min•Season 21Ep. 9
They hear drums, we hear music. Anne Slovin joins Kyle to discuss the meaning of that quote as well as the complicated nature of the entire Garden Sequence. Follow Anne on Instagram Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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 ...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 21Ep. 8
The Liaisons Project, conceived by Anthony de Mare, is a landmark commissioning and concert project based on the songs of Stephen Sondheim. The original project brought together 36 of the world’s leading composers of classical, jazz, film, indie, pop and musical theater to re-imagine one of Sondheim’s songs as a solo piano piece. Now the sequel has been released adding 14 songs to the series. Purchase the album Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gma...
Mar 22, 2025•41 min•Season 21Ep. 7
This is the introduction of Fosca into the narrative. Eric Henwood-Greer joins Kyle to discuss how this song sets up a lot of the drama that will unfold throughout the rest of the musical, and how Sondheim used the language of the novel to craft his lyrics. Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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 Inst...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 21Ep. 6
How do you make letter writing interesting theatrically? Brain Holcomb returns to explain the importance of these notes and how they help inform the rest of the show. Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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 ★...
Mar 13, 2025•48 min•Season 21Ep. 5
The show opens with a naked couple in bed singing about how happy they are. Obviously that means everything will turn out great. Christine Chen returns to discuss the opening number of Passion. Christine's Blog : https://acrossthearch.wordpress.com Christine's Twitter : https://twitter.com/AcrossTheArch Christine's podcast, Bottomless Broadway : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bottomless-broadway/id1457465060 Its Twitter : https://twitter.com/bottomlessbway And Instagram : https://www.inst...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 21Ep. 4
The Broadway musical as we know it would not exist without the generations of Jewish songwriters who brought not only their talent but their heritage and perspective to their art. With A Place for Us , Axelrod has gathered a collection of this cherished work through which he finds healing and a sense of home and community, echoing the refuge generations of Jews have sought in the American theater. Follow Ari on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ariaxelrod Send feedback to puttingittogetherpo...
Feb 28, 2025•40 min•Season 21Ep. 3
Sondheim was inspired to create a musical because of this movie. Joel DeCandio returns to discuss the differences and many similarities between this and the eventual stage show. Joel's Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/joeldecandio/ Watch The Sondheim Sessions here: https://www.youtube.com/@thesondheimsessions Watch the full movie of Passione d'amore here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPjZFJwtQPM Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com Keep up to date with Putting It Together ...
Feb 27, 2025•44 min•Season 21Ep. 2
The story of Passion starts over a hundred years before the musical debuted on Broadway. In this episode Kyle talks with Michael Vecchio about what was going on in Italy at the time, the true story of the author, and why this story has persisted over the decades. Michael Vecchio is co-host of the Italian radio program, Ciao Italia Edmonton , and a lover of history, and culture, and anything Italian. Also available on Soundcloud. On radio in Edmonton, Sunday mornings 8:30-11 AM, 101.7 FM Send fee...
Feb 18, 2025•47 min•Season 21Ep. 1
Alex Asp returns to discuss his Sondheim Database project, along with some data he's collected about the shows! Follow Alex on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alexasp44/ Look at the Sondheim Database project here: https://www.sondheimdatabase.com/ Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.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 Inst...
Jan 19, 2025•25 min•Season 20Ep. 14
Gail Leondar-Wright joins Kyle to offer some further insight into the song Unworthy of Your Love. Find out more at the Talking Sondheim website: https://www.talkingsondheim.com/ You can contact Gail at: TalkingSondheim@gmail.com We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/2...
Dec 23, 2024•25 min•Season 20Ep. 13
We've reached the end of Assassins . What does it say about America as a whole, not to mention the American Dream™? Luckily, Margaret Hall wrote her thesis on this very subject and joins the podcast to discuss it. You can visit Margaret's website here: https://www.margaret-hall.com/ Or follow here on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/itsmargarethall/ We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary...
Dec 04, 2024•51 min•Season 20Ep. 12
Feels appropriate doesn't it? Micah Mooney returns to discuss a song that was added to the show for the first London production, and has stayed ever since. Is it essential or extraneous? Micah's website : https://micahmooney.com/ We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/...
Nov 06, 2024•50 min•Season 20Ep. 11
What do we think the other national anthem actually sounds like? Charlotte LeMay returns to offer opinions on why Samuel Byck should be the main character of this song, and the disillusionment of the American Dream. We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/254421633 Or l...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 20Ep. 10
This week we don't talk about a song, but rather a scene. Reid Orphan joins the podcast to discuss how Samuel Byck has been depicted and how it can be destructive to those with mental health challenges if not pursued with proper intentions. Follow Reid on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/orphan_designs We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen to it on A...
Oct 24, 2024•46 min•Season 20Ep. 9
Join us on our cakewalk up the gallows. Shannon Migliore joins the podcast to explain what the real Charles Guiteau was like and how Sondheim uses his actual words in this song. Follow Shannon on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/my_pretty_sleeper We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-or...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 20Ep. 8
Two people, who never met in real life, join together to sing a 1970s love ballad. Chris Brown returns to discuss how this song plays differently if you don't know the context, and how it's odd to talk about two "characters" that are still alive. Follow Chris on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/not_chrisbrown/ We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen to...
Oct 09, 2024•51 min•Season 20Ep. 7
You're telling me that "work your way to the head of the line" was a metaphor! Alex Asp returns to discuss the next "successful" assassin, President McKinley, and the beef. Follow Alex on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alexasp44/ Look at the Sondheim Database project here: https://www.sondheimdatabase.com/ We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen ...
Oct 04, 2024•57 min•Season 20Ep. 6
Joel DeCandio returns to the podcast to discuss the themes of Sondheim and his latest show that you can see live at the Green Room 42. Joel's Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/joeldecandio/ Get tickets to Sondheim at the Piano here: https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/show/details/3CcqYxyaVPw0tG6Bkfeg/1728255600000?event_id=dxmYNyHjNUyyrXy90Idb Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels. Patreon : https:...
Sep 30, 2024•38 min•Season 20Ep. 5
After seeing a couple of historical events we get a song about the idea of a gun. David Kincannon joins for the first time to discuss how this song works theatrically and why it's an important song for Czolgosz. You can follow David on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dwkii We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.app...
Sep 25, 2024•59 min•Season 20Ep. 4
It seems like Roosevelt was saved by a lot of people. Who is correct? Steve Bell returns to discuss the real history of this event, John Philip Sousa, and (potentially) one of Sondheim's greatest rhymes. You can email Steve here: steve@slbway.com We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990) You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-origina...
Sep 18, 2024•53 min•Season 20Ep. 3
The assassin pioneer is the first person investigated in the show. Eric Matthew Richardson returns to discuss John Wilkes Booth, how he changed America, how Sondheim adapts his story, and whether we should believe anything he sings about. Eric's website : http://www.ericmatthewrichardson.com Twitter : https://twitter.com/TheEMRMusic We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins. The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990)...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 20Ep. 2
