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Pretty Lady – Pacific Overtures (with Ashley Pribyl)
Ashley Pribyl returns to show this song in particular is the bridge between A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd. But she also talks with Kyle about such light topics...
A Bowler Hat – Pacific Overtures (with Sam Simahk)
A perfect musical theatre experience. A Bowler Hat is a song that not only explains the theme of Pacific Overtures but also is one of the best stage songs of all time....
Please Hello – Pacific Overtures (with Donatella Galella)
Japan is opening up. But what do the other nations have to say about that? Donatella Galella comes on to discuss history, Asian representation, and all the different m...
Someone in a Tree – Pacific Overtures (with Thom Sesma)
Sondheim says this is his favourite song that he's written. Thom Sesma has actually performed this song on-stage. He joins Kyle to deconstruct the song. Plus they both...
Welcome to Kanagawa – Pacific Overtures (with Matt Koplik)
Yo ho! Matt Koplik joins Kyle to discuss fan art, double entendres, and why Sondheim doesn't think this song is funny.
Poems – Pacific Overtures (with Christine Chen)
A couple of friends walk together and make up fake haikus to pass the time. Christine Chen returns to give insight into the song and the legacy of Pacific Overtures.
The Music of Pacific Overtures (with William C. White)
Will White returns to discuss the orchestrations of Pacific Overtures. He answers questions about why there's such a distinctive sound and how Sondheim and Jonathan Tu...
Alvin Ing – An Interview
The song Chrysanthemum Tea was written specifically for Alvin Ing to perform in Pacific Overtures. He joins Kyle to discuss his time with the show (twice!) and how the...
Chrysanthemum Tea – Pacific Overtures (with Zina Lee)
Is the Shogun's mother trying to help her son, or is she seeking vengeance? Zina Lee returns to discuss the performance, lyrics, and history of Chrysanthemum Tea.
Four Black Dragons – Pacific Overtures (with Danielle Breitstein)
Are they dragons or are they volcanoes? Danielle Breitstein joins Kyle to discuss the story of this song and how it's melody stays important through the rest of the show.
There Is No Other Way – Pacific Overtures (with Chris Dockum)
A tragic song about what can be said out loud and what needs to be kept to yourself. Chris Dockum joins Kyle to discuss why it's two unknown characters who sing this s...
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...
Pacific Overtures trailer
Trailer for the upcoming Pacific Overtures season of Putting It Together.
The Frogs: Act 2 (with Justin Havard)
Listen. It's just frogs. Justin Havard joins Kyle to discuss the history of this show, reports on a friend of his who was at the original Yale production, and the song...
The Frogs: Act 1 (with Jonathan Chisolm)
In this case it is a couple of hippy-dippy homosexuals talking about some hoity-toity intellectuals. Jonathan Chisolm returns to discuss the history of this show, the ...
The 10 Best Sondheim Songs – 1970 to 1975
Who doesn't like a list (song)? In this special episode Kyle goes through his 10 favourite Sondheim songs which were released from 1970 until the end of 1975.
Kurt Peterson – An Interview
Kurt Peterson was in the original production of Follies. But he also was in the second West Side Story revival and starred as Bobby in the first Canadian production of...
This World / Sheep Song – Candide (with Brendan Clifford)
We finish talking about Candide this week. First is a song with reworked lyrics from Sondheim, and second is a song written for a sheep. Brendan Clifford joins to give...
Life is Happiness Indeed / Auto-Da-Fé – Candide (with Philémon Heutte)
Sondheim returned to a collaboration with Leonard Bernstein. Candide is a Frankenstein's monster of a production. Luckily Philémon Heutte is up to the task of making s...
Stavisky (with William C. White)
Stavisky is a movie, directed by Alain Resnais, that's also scored by Stephen Sondheim. William White returns to dive into what makes a great film score and to answer ...
The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia (with Rick Pender)
Rick Pender literally wrote the book on Stephen Sondheim. The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is being released tomorrow and Rick dropped by to talk about how the book c...
Ramona Mallory – An Interview
Ramona Mallory played Anne in the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music. In this episode she talks about why she became an actress, how special A Little Night Music...
A Little Night Music movie (1977) with David Youn
The film version of A Little Night Music came out in 1977. David Youn returns to discuss what it did well and why it's not remembered very fondly.
A Little Night Music cut songs
There were six songs cut from A Little Night Music. Kyle talks about such numbers as "Bang!" "Two Fairy Tales" and "My Husband the Pig." He might even sing a little.
Four different A Little Night Music recordings (with Matt Steele)
Matt Steele joins Kyle to discuss four different recordings of A Little Night Music. Which songs are the best on each record? What surprising mashup slaps? And what ar...
Send in the Clowns – A Little Night Music (with Ashley Pribyl)
Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve? It's time to talk about Send in the Clowns! Ashley Pribyl returns to discuss Sondheim's most popular song.
The Miller's Son – A Little Night Music (with Jared O'Roark)
Petra gets to take centre stage to give her opinions on life and love. Jared O'Roark shares his personal history with this song. Then Kyle and Jared discuss the sexual...
It Would Have Been Wonderful / Perpetual Anticipation – A Little Night Music (with Eric Matthew Richardson)
Eric Matthew Richardson returns! This time to discuss two songs from Act 2 of A Little Night Music. The first has two men preening like peacocks. The second is all abo...
Night Waltz 1 & Night Waltz 2 – A Little Night Music (with William C. White)
Also know as "The Sun Won't Set" and "The Sun Sits Low" respectively. William C. White returns to discuss the quintet, 24 hour daytime, and (of course) Ravel.
Matthew Gardiner; director of Simply Sondheim
Matthew Gardiner has been the Associate Artistic Director of Signature Theatre since 2010. Signature Theatre has devoted itself to continuing Sondheim's work (or adjac...