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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...
Anyone Can Whistle: The First Complete Recording (with Joel DeCandio)
JAY Records has released a complete recording of Anyone Can Whistle after 25 years in production! Joel DeCandio returns to discuss why this is album is so good, the hi...
A Weekend in the Country – A Little Night Music (with Colm Molloy)
A Weekend in the Country was Sondheim's attempt at perfecting the complex story song. Colm Molloy returns to discuss whether it works, the end of Act 1, and Beyoncé.
Every Day a Little Death – A Little Night Music (with Karen Unland)
No doubt living with Carl Magnus every day does feel like a little death. Karen Unland returns to try and understand the character of Charlotte, if the title of the so...
In Praise of Women – A Little Night Music (with Adrianna Boris)
A pig of a man singing about why women are merely objects to be enjoyed by men. Adrianna Boris returns to discuss Carl Magnus, misogyny, and that beautiful voice.
Liaisons – A Little Night Music (with Jackson Cooper)
Liaisons. What's happened to them? In this episode Jackson Cooper joins Kyle to try and figure that out. This song just may be the secret to understanding the whole show.
You Must Meet My Wife – A Little Night Music (with Celina Reynes)
Perhaps the funniest song in the entire score, You Must Meet My Wife shows how clueless Frederick is and how petty Desiree seems to be. Celina Reynes returns to discus...
Remember? – A Little Night Music (with Christine Chen)
Sometimes we see an ex and flashes of memory come to us. That's what this song does as Frederick and Desiree lock eyes with one another. But how true are their memorie...
The Glamorous Life – A Little Night Music (with Brian Holcomb and Joel Perkin)
The Glamorous Life is a song where Desiree's daughter sings about Desiree's supposed fancy profession. In reality Desiree is just tired. Kyle is tired because there ar...
Now, Later, Soon – A Little Night Music (with Daniel Bund)
Now, Later, and Soon are a triplet of songs that introduce us to three different characters. At the end all the songs converge to reveal the fears and desires of those...
Overture and Night Waltz / Love Takes Time – A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music opens up in quite the unique way. A set of four people sing the melody of a couple of songs in the score. It's an experiment that was hardly ever ...
Smiles of a Summer Night (with David Youn)
We start our season looking at the inspiration that led to A Little Night Music. Smiles of a Summer Night is sometimes considered Ingmar Bergman's first masterpiece. I...