We thought one was enough, but it's not true! Will White returns to discuss Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, and the wonderful moment they share in the woods. William's website: http://www.willcwhite.comWilliam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcwhiteWilliam's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/willcwhite We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods. The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien. You can listen to it on...

Agony! Misery! Woe! All words that DON'T describe this week's guest Tyler Joseph Ellis. He joins Kyle to discuss princes, comedy songs, and (perhaps) the best punchline in the show. You can follow Tyler on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylerjosephellis/?hl=enOr on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tylerjosephellis We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods. The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien. You can...

There's a lot of interpretations on what this song means. Maybe they're all correct? Erik Stadnik returns to discuss the metaphor and the legacy of "Giants in the Sky." Erik's podcast So Much Stuff to Sing: https://somuchstufftosing.libsyn.comErik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sjcAusteniteErik's Prague Blog: http://erikspragueblog.blogspot.com We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods. The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason,...

Joanna Gleason plays a supporting role in the 2004 Broadway production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Jonathan Chisolm returns to discuss how she uses her comedy skills to elevate her role, and why this show works as well as it does. Jonathan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Grune123 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jschisolm22/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jschisolm22 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jschisolm22 Send feedback to [email protected] Keep up to date...

One midnight gone! Sam Herriman returns to discuss why it's so important to have "First Midnight" in the show. Kyle describes the way the song "Second Midnight" was once much longer. Follow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samherrimanOr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samherriman/ The company mentioned at the end of the episode is Lights on Theatre: https://www.lightsontheatre.com/You can find them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightsontheatreco/?hl=en We are using four...

More of a conversation than a song. In this we see the different between a character who makes decisions fast and one who has a hard time making a single choice. Christine Chen returns to offer her insight into why this song is essential to the show. Christine's Blog: https://acrossthearch.wordpress.comChristine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcrossTheArch Christine's podcast, Bottomless Broadway: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bottomless-broadway/id1457465060Its Twitter:...

It is good to know things, right? Shannon Dohar returns to offer her insight into Little Red's realization that she's been forced to grow up quicker than she would have liked. You can listen to Shannon's podcast, So Much Stuff to Sing, here: https://somuchstufftosing.libsyn.com And you can follow Shannon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdohar/And you can also follow the podcast there: https://www.instagram.com/somuchstufftosing/ We are using four productions to frame our discussion...

Our Little World is a song written for the original London cast of Into the Woods. Matt Steele joins Kyle to talk about Rapunzel, mothers, and hair. You can learn more about Divos! here: https://www.divosthemovie.com You can follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsMattSteeleAnd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmattsteele/ We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods. The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and...

I Guess This is Goodbye is a short song about saying goodbye to your best cow. Maybe They're Magic explicitly shows the difference in worldview between the Baker and his wife. Nathan Beary Blustein returns to dig into how these songs fit musically into the score and what they say about the characters. You can find out more about Nathan, by going to his website: https://www.nathanbearyblustein.com/Or follow him on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rhapsodyinblu We are using four productions to...

The subtext might not be that hard to pick up on. Isy returns to offer her thoughts on the metaphor of violence and sex when it comes to wolves preying on little girls. Find out more about the podcast What is Sex? here: https://whatissex.buzzsprout.com/894604Discover more about YES! here: https://yourempoweredsexuality.org/ We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods. The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien. You...

[Apologies for Kyle's audio, somehow only his audio got corrupted.] After twice seeing Sondheim's last show, Here We Are, Kyle talks to Will C. White and Colm Molloy about their thoughts. They're in the same room! Expect a huge amount of spoilers. Send feedback to [email protected] Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram:...

It might be a short song but that doesn't mean there isn't stuff to talk about. James Pinneri joins Kyle to discuss the character of Cinderella, the dramatic reason for this song, and talking with birds. Follow James' personal page on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j_pinnizle/Or his work as a singer: https://www.instagram.com/james_pinneri_baritone/ Listen to Kyle's appearance on the The Art of Crime podcast here:...

Alex Lacamoire is the music supervisor and co-producer of the lates Sweeney Todd cast album. It's been a dream of his for decades to get  a chance to work on Sweeney Todd. He lets Kyle know how he got to be where he is today, how a cast album comes together, and which song was the hardest to get right. You can follow Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alacamoire/ You can get the album on Apple Music:...

The musical Into the Woods opens with an intense 14 minute long song that introduces all the characters and details what each of their wishes are. Kevin Quillinan joins Kyle to discuss how that song works and also why the junior version of the show is still a quality piece of work. You can follow Kevin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinquillinan/ You can also follow Riverside Theatre on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riversidetheatrefl/Or check out their website:...

If you're in the New York City area then this coming Saturday (October 14) we will be meeting at the Mercado at Mercado Little Spain. We'll meet at 6pm. Website: https://www.littlespain.com/mercado/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Before we get into the individual songs of Into the Woods, Kyle takes you through a quick history of fairy tales and then reads four of the stories featured in the musical. We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods. The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien. You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdX Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsE Or buy it on Amazon:...

A trailer for our upcoming season focusing on Into the Woods. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sondheim celebrated his 80th birthday with a star studded event that was filmed for a PBS special. Listen to Kyle's thoughts as he watches the special for the very first time. Send feedback to [email protected] Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels. Patreon:...

It's the sweaty, sexy version of The Wild Party! Somehow there were two musicals released in the same year but John LaChiusa's version was on Broadway, starred Mandy Patinkin and Toni Collette, and featured Eartha Kitt. Matt Koplik returns to drink some bathroom gin and discuss this unhinged show. You can listen to Broadway Breakdown here: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/broadway-breakdown-1/And you can follow Matt on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mattkoplik/ Send feedback to...

There have been quite a few major productions of Sunday in the Park with George. Currently only three of those are widely available. Durra Leung joins for the first time to discuss the similarities and differences with each recording. Then he and Kyle pick their favourite! Check out Durra's website here: https://www.durraleung.com/ We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Sunday in the Park with George. The Original Broadway Cast (1984) starring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette...

The song "Sunday" is used twice in the show. It's both the Act 1 and Act 2 closer. Even though the words don't change the actions of the characters do. Charlie LeMay joins Kyle to discuss the differences and similarities and what makes this song so simple and profound. You can contact Charlie here: [email protected] We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Sunday in the Park with George. The Original Broadway Cast (1984) starring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters. You...

For many this is one of the best songs Sondheim ever wrote. Shoshana Greenberg returns to discuss the importance of this song for both George and Dot. Listen and subscribe to the musical theater podcast Scene to Song here: https://scenetosong.podbean.com/ Visit Shoshana's website here: shoshanagreenberg.comYou can follow her on Twitter at @vmarshmellow Or on Instagram at @shoshanacreates We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Sunday in the Park with George. The Original...

George finally learns his lesson by reading Dot's grammar book. Jake Nielsen returns to discuss how uniquely this song is structured and why you need it for the song "Move On" to work. Jake has a writing partner, Matt, and their website is: https://www.jakeandmatt.com.au/ We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Sunday in the Park with George. The Original Broadway Cast (1984) starring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters. You can listen to it on Apple Music:...

Brent Spiner was part of Sunday in the Park with George. Then he'd be part of the huge revival of Star Trek playing the role of Data. Ryan Mardesich joins Kyle to discuss the first episode of the show Star Trek: The Next Generation. Find out more about Ryan Mardesich on his website: https://www.ryanmardesich.com/welcomeAnd follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanmarrrr/ Send feedback to [email protected] Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta...

Could this be the most important song of the show? Tara Hutchison joins the show to discuss the meaning behind children AND art rather than children OR art. We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Sunday in the Park with George. The Original Broadway Cast (1984) starring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters. You can listen to it on Apple Music: apple.co/3K4RV9a Or listen to it on Spotify: http://bit.ly/3MkBw3k Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/40ZSZCc The London Cast...