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The 10 Best Sondheim Songs Pre-1970
The definitive list of the best songs Stephen Sondheim wrote before 1970. Or, at least, the definitive list until I change my mind.
Tara Young – An Interview
Tara Young was born and raised in Alberta. She dreamed of working in the theatre and by 20 had already had the fortune of dancing on stage with Liza Minnelli. Soon aft...
The Little Things You Do Together – Company (with Juan Quibrera)
On this episode Kyle invites on Juan Quibrera to share and swear together. This is the first song to feature the character Joanne. Her observations help to inform the ...
Company overture – Company (with Eric Matthew Richardson)
Company was the "coming out" of Stephen Sondheim as a composer to be reckoned with. In this episode Eric Matthew Richardson returns to talk about the 1970s, minimalism...
Season 6 Trailer – Company
Phone rings, door chimes, etc. This coming Wednesday (December 11) the new season about Company will debut! Here's a sneak peak of what to expect.
When / Take Me To The World – Evening Primrose (with Erik Stadnik)
Is it possible for Charles and Ella to escape the department store and make a life with each other in this mixed up world we live in? Kyle invites on Erik Stadnik to d...
If You Can Find Me I'm Here / I Remember – Evening Primrose (with Erik Stadnik)
Evening Primrose was an episode of Stage 67. It was a collaboration between Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman years before Follies debuted. From it came four songs, a...
Waltzing With a T – Do I Hear a Waltz? Part 3
So much talent and yet what was produced seems so bland. In this final episode of the Do I Hear a Waltz? mini-season, we go through a quick history of the musical, a f...
The Play, The Movie, and the Musical – Do I Hear a Waltz? Part 2
Do I Hear a Waltz? was actually the third time that Arthur Laurents adapted his original story. It started as a play, became a movie, and then was musicalized. Were an...
Richard Rodgers – Do I Hear a Waltz? Part 1
A short history of Richard Rodgers with speculation about what he and Sondheim were feeling before they started their only collaboration. Part 1 of the three episode m...
Season 5 Trailer – Do I Hear a Waltz?
The new season of Putting It Together debuts on October 30th! This will be different from previous episodes, as we take a look at Do I Hear a Waltz in a three episode ...
With So Little To Be Sure Of – Anyone Can Whistle (with Karen and Elizabeth Unland of That's a Thing?!)
It's a weird way to end a show, but then again with Anyone Can Whistle everything has been a bit odd. Karen Unland and her daughter Elizabeth (from the podcast That's ...
The Cookie Chase / There's Always a Woman – Anyone Can Whistle (with Tim Kov & Anna Hulkower of My Little Tonys)
This episode starts with an extended ballet sequence that leads directly into a song that was eventually cut. Tim Kov and Anna Hulkower, from My Little Tonys, join the...
See What It Gets You – Anyone Can Whistle (with Riley Galarneau)
Fay has been holding out for a hero the entire show, but now she realizes it needs to be her that's the hero. Local actor Riley Galarneau joins Kyle to discuss charact...
I've Got You To Lean On – Anyone Can Whistle
Sometimes you got to to lean on yourself. Kyle talks with himself about a song where people say they can rely on each other. But could they be just as likely to stab e...
Everybody Says Don't – Anyone Can Whistle (with William C. White)
Everybody Says Don't may seem like another song that fits into the theme of "be yourself no matter what the world says." But guest Will C. White discusses with Kyle wh...
There's a Parade in Town – Anyone Can Whistle (with Jonathan Chisolm)
There's a Parade in Town is a song that was written because Angela Lansbury demanded it. Sometimes it can be hard to think about Angela Lansbury as a diva, especially ...
50th Episode Spectacular!
Listeners called and wrote in questions for Kyle to answer about Broadway, Sondheim, and the podcast itself. This is a special episode that celebrate the last 50 episo...
Anyone Can Whistle (song) – Anyone Can Whistle (with Darby Turnbull)
Is whistling easy, or is it hard? Darby Turnbull returns to the podcast to discuss the song Anyone Can Whistle. In the conversation truths are revealed, lessons are le...
Come Play Wiz Me – Anyone Can Whistle (with Eric Matthew Richardson)
Kyle's ability to do a French accent isn't very good. But this song, Come Play Wiz Me, is a fascinating example of pastiche. It's a musical style in which Stephen Sond...
Simple – Anyone Can Whistle (with David Heineman)
Simple is a long song. And, as it turns out, not so simple. This was the first time where Sondheim combined music, speaking, multiple characters, and multiple melodies...
Justin Guarini Interview (host of Audition Secrets) *BONUS EPISODE*
Justin Guarini has acted and sang all over the world. One of his most cherished performances was as Bobby in Stephen Sondheim's Company, at the Bucks County Playhouse....
There Won't Be Trumpets – Anyone Can Whistle (with Suzanna Krivulskaya)
There Won't Be Trumpets was cut from the show but still made it onto the cast album. It grew in popularity from there and now appears anytime Anyone Can Whistle is rev...
Miracle Song – Anyone Can Whistle (with Christine Chen)
Miracle Song can be looked at as a satirical takedown of religion. There are certainly gospel elements to the music and blatant Christian imagery. Christine Chen retur...
Me And My Town – Anyone Can Whistle (with Madeline Botteri and Joel DeCandio of The Sondheim Project)
The failure of Anyone Can Whistle is legendary. It closed after 9 performances. Madeline Botteri and Joel DeCandio, of The Sondheim Project, join Kyle in discussing ho...
Season 4 Trailer – Anyone Can Whistle
The trailer for the upcoming season on the troubled Broadway show Anyone Can Whistle.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) – Film Review (with Janet and Lucia of Repodcasting)
Kyle invites on Janet and Lucia of Repodcasting to discuss the film version of Forum, and figure out who would star in it if it were remade today.
Funeral Sequence / Finale – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (with Federico Tedeschi)
Federico Tedeschi returns to wrap up our season on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. We discuss the weirdness of the Funeral Sequence, the appropriate wa...
That'll Show Him – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (with Paul Matwychuk)
Philia's only solo song is one that shows how clueless she is about her whole situation. It might be a song that Sondheim fans disregard, but there are a few things wo...
That Dirty Old Man – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (with Zina Lee)
The character of Domina is usually considered a shrewish old woman who wrecks the fun for all the other characters. But perhaps there is more to her than that two dime...