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Seurat vs Sondheim with Chris Culp
Although they were never alive at the same time there's some similarities between George Seurat and Stephen Sondheim. Chris Culp joins the podcast to explain why. Foll...
Maybe Sunday's second act isn't necessary – with Gail Leondar-Wright
Throughout this season I've asked guests whether the second act is needed. All of them have said it is. Now it's time for an alternate opinion. Find out more at the Ta...
"Giants in the Sky: How Sondheim and Lapine Went Into the Woods" with Ben Rimalower
Ben Rimalower was inspired by James Lapine's book on the creation of Sunday in the Park with George. He hoped to see one made for Into the Woods. When Lapine said he w...
Beautiful – Sunday in the Park with George (with Tyler Joseph Ellis)
Pretty isn't beautiful. Tyler Joseph Ellis returns to try and make sense of that lyric and why, perhaps, this is the most important song of Act 1.You can follow Tyler ...
We Do Not Belong Together – Sunday in the Park with George (with Christopher Griffith)
Dot decides to move on. Christopher Griffith joins Kyle to discuss Dot's decision and whether her and George should have belonged together.Follow Christopher on Instag...
The Goodbye Girl (with Tess Robinson) – Sondheim Adjacent
Bernadette Peters starred in The Goodbye Girl during the 1993 Broadway season along with Martin Short. Tess Robinson joins Kyle to discuss the show and which songs are...
Finishing the Hat – Sunday in the Park with George (with Shannon Dohar)
Sometimes you get just a little obsessed with creating something that you lose yourself. You also lose those around you. Shannon Dohar returns to try and explain the m...
The One on the Left / The Soldier's Song – Sunday in the Park with George (with Christopher Colley)
Christopher Colley is more than suited to discuss the soldier, because he was cast in that role for the 2006 London revival! He joins Kyle to break down the much longe...
Everybody Loves Louis – Sunday in the Park with George (with Matt Koplik)
Dot has moved on. Or has she? Matt Koplik returns to the podcast to discuss trying to get your lover to listen to you rather than just look at you. Plus, the genius of...
The Day Off – Sunday in the Park with George (with Will C. White)
There certainly are a lot of dogs in this park. Will White returns to talk about the origins of this sequence, Mandy Patinkin's voice work, and some of the hidden mean...
The Princess Bride (1987) – Sondheim Adjacent
Perhaps Mandy Patinkin's most famous movie role is The Princess Bride. Listen to why Kyle thinks this is a perfect film. Except for one small moment.Send feedback to p...
Gossip – Sunday in the Park with George (with Adrianna Boris)
They say that George has another woman. But is that true? Adrianna Boris returns to discuss what benefits gossip has and if there's anything specific that Lapine and S...
Color and Light – Sunday in the Park with George (with Colm Molloy)
This is the first time we get to hear George sing in the show. What do we learn about him? Colm Molloy returns to the podcast to offer his ideas about that and what co...
No Life – Sunday in the Park with George (with Kevin Morris)
What is the purpose of critics? Kevin Morris of Staged Right joins the podcast to try and answer that question, why it's fun to be mean sometimes, and what purpose thi...
Sunday in the Park with George (song) with Philémon Heutte
Our new season about Sunday in the Park with George starts off with a bang! Philémon Heutte returns to discuss George Seurat, how this show got made, and what we as an...
Sunday in the Park with George – Trailer
Stephen Sondheim was ready to quit the theatre when he met James Lapine. They create a Pulitzer Prize winning musical called Sunday in the Park with George. This comin...
Camp (2003) with Aidan White – Sondheim Adjacent
Decided by Patreon! Sondheim has had a handful of cameos in film and TV over the decades. None more surprising, perhaps, than the 2003 film Camp. Aidan White joins Kyl...
Threes in A Little Night Music with Steve Bell – Sondheim Revisited
A Little Night Music is considered Sondheim's waltz musical. Steve Bell returns to explain how Sondheim uses threes throughout the score in fascinating ways.You can em...
"I Never Do Anything Twice" with Witti Repartee – Sondheim Revisited
It's a song that appears for only a few seconds in a movie but has grown to have a life of its own. Witti Repartee joins Kyle to discuss double entendres and double ta...
"Ah, But Underneath" with Shoshana Greenberg – Sondheim Revisited
Who is the real Phyllis? Shoshana Greenberg joins Kyle to discuss the song that Sondheim wrote for the London production of Follies. Topics include: seeing Follies at ...
"By the Sea" with Jonathan Chisolm – Sondheim Revisited
Mrs. Lovett has convinced herself that things are going to turn out alright by the sea. Jonathan Chisolm isn't so sure. They rejoin the podcast to discuss Sweeney, del...
"The Ladies Who Lunch" with Isy Abraham-Raveson – Sondheim Revisited
There were a bunch of political events happening in the early 70s when Company debuted. Isy Abraham-Raveson joins Kyle to discuss how this song works for the character...
Spanish Company with Juan Carlos Guízar – Sondheim Adjacent
Antonio Banderas has decided to bring challenging musical theatre to Spain. Therefore a translation of Company has been made and received positive responses. Juan Carl...
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016) with Luke Crichton
In 2016 a documentary was released, directed by Lonny Price, about the history of Merrily We Roll Along. Luke Crichton returns to talk with Kyle about the documentary ...
Four Merrily Recordings (with Jake Nielsen)
There are four easily accessible recordings of Merrily We Roll Along. Lyricist and filmmaker Jake Nielsen joins Kyle to go through each of them and discuss the highs a...
Merrily's Cut Songs (with Edward Crouse)
A handful of songs were written for Merrily We Roll Along but eventually cut. This episode focuses on three of those: Darling, Thank You For Coming, and Honey. Edward ...
The Hills of Tomorrow – Merrily We Roll Along (with Chris Dockum)
In the original production this song provided the bookends to the show. Chris Dockum returns to discuss why it was a mistake to remove it from the beginning and how it...
Annie Golden – Sondheim Adjacent
Annie Golden was in the first production of Assassins. But she's also had a career in film, television, and on-stage. Annie performs on the latest edition of Sondheim ...
Our Time – Merrily We Roll Along (with Emily Clark)
The characters are young and hopeful about the future, but we the audience know exactly how their lives are going to turn out. Emily Clark returns to discuss that dram...
Opening Doors – Merrily We Roll Along (with Tyler Joseph Ellis)
It's a mini-play near the end of Act 2 that shows a group of passionate artists just trying to scrape by and hoping for a big break. Tyler Joseph Ellis thinks he can r...