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. DEC 4

    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

  2. NOV 6

    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

  3. OCT 30

    Another National Anthem – Assassins (with Charlotte LeMay)

    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 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 ★

    1h 7m

  4. OCT 24

    Samuel Byck monologue – Assassins (with Reid Orphan)

    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 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 ★

    46 min

  5. OCT 17

    The Ballad of Guiteau – Assassins (with Shannon Migliore)

    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-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 ★

    1h 11m

  6. OCT 9

    Unworthy of Your Love – Assassins (with Chris Brown)

    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/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

  7. OCT 4

    The Ballad of Czolgosz – Assassins (with Alex Asp)

    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/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 ★

    57 min

  8. SEP 30

    Sondheim at the Piano with Joel DeCandio – Sondheim Adjacent

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

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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 - 2024
  • Episodes
    339
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Media Lab YYC 2018
  • Show Website
    Putting It Together

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