Putting It Together podcast

Putting It Together

Kyle Marshall

This is a podcast about Stephen Sondheim's entire body of work show by show and song by song. Each week Kyle Marshall invites an expert to discuss a Sondheim song in-depth. Together they discover the humour, how the songs inform character, and any hidden meanings. Most importantly they try to understand the man behind the music, the Shakespeare of our time, as best they can.

340 Episodes

Another thought on Unworthy of Your Love with Gail Leondar-Wright
12/23/2024
24:50
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: [email protected] 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/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Assassins Finale with Margaret Hall
12/4/2024
51:26
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, and Terrence Mann (1990)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Something Just Broke – Assassins (with Micah Mooney)
11/6/2024
50:17
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/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Another National Anthem – Assassins (with Charlotte LeMay)
10/30/2024
1:06:45
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/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Samuel Byck monologue – Assassins (with Reid Orphan)
10/24/2024
46:21
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_designsWe 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/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The Ballad of Guiteau – Assassins (with Shannon Migliore)
10/17/2024
1:10:58
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_sleeperWe 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/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Unworthy of Your Love – Assassins (with Chris Brown)
10/9/2024
51:21
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 it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The Ballad of Czolgosz – Assassins (with Alex Asp)
10/4/2024
56:40
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 to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Sondheim at the Piano with Joel DeCandio – Sondheim Adjacent
9/30/2024
37:42
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=dxmYNyHjNUyyrXy90IdbSend feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The Gun Song – Assassins (with David Kincannon)
9/25/2024
59:05
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/dwkiiWe 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/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to [email protected] up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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