A podcast about Stephen Sondheim's entire body of work show by show and song by song.
The Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea – Pacific Overtures (with Rob Urbinati)
The opening song to Pacific Overtures. Is it meant to be an explanation of the idyllic world Japan was in, or is it a warning about he dangers of isolationism? Luckily, Kyle doesn't have to figure that out alone as he has Rob Urbinati, a person who has seen the original Pacific Overtures dozens of times.
Prologue / Beautiful Girls – Follies (with William C. White)
Here they come, those beautiful fools. William C. White returns to the show to discuss Sondheim's influence in writing slow waltzes, the original song that was supposed to open Follies, and try to figure out who Lorelai was.