Putting It Together

Kyle Marshall
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Putting It Together

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.

  1. 5D AGO

    Happiness – Passion (with Christine Chen)

    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.comChristine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcrossTheArch Christine's podcast, Bottomless Broadway: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bottomless-broadway/id1457465060Its Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottomlessbwayAnd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bottomlessbway/ 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/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    1h 1m

  2. FEB 28

    Ari Axelrod on " "A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway" – Sondheim Adjacent

    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 puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com Keep 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 ★

    40 min

  3. FEB 27

    Passione d'amore with Joel DeCandio

    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 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 ★

    44 min

  4. FEB 18

    Fosca – the novel by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti (with Michael Vecchio)

    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 feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com Keep 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 ★

    47 min

  5. JAN 19

    Sondheim Database with Alex Asp

    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/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    25 min

  6. 2024-12-23

    Another thought on Unworthy of Your Love with Gail Leondar-Wright

    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/254421633 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY The 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/881212225 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw The 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/1663102585 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8 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/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    25 min

  7. 2024-12-04

    Assassins Finale with Margaret Hall

    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/254421633 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY The 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/881212225 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw The 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/1663102585 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8 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/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    51 min

  8. 2024-11-06

    Something Just Broke – Assassins (with Micah Mooney)

    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/254421633 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY The 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/881212225 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw The 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/1663102585 Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8 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/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    50 min
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About

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.

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  • Creator
    Kyle Marshall
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    345
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Media Lab YYC 2018
  • Show Website
    Putting It Together

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