Come with Matching Minds to BroadwayCon in New York City during a frigid snowstorm! This episode features special guests and Broadway stars Etai Benson, George Lee Andrews, and Marty Morris, sharing their connections with Sondheim's puzzles and games. Etai recounts receiving a custom, personalized jigsaw puzzle from Sondheim for his role in Company. George and Marty take us back 53 years to share memories of the Sondheim/Perkin’s Shubert Theater treasure hunt for the cast of A Little Night Music. The audience participates in live trivia rounds (play along from home) and a reenactment of Sondheim's famous Murder Game. And suffer through our attempt at a podcast theme-song sign-a-long…

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00:00 Introduction to Matching Minds with Sondheim

00:05 Experiencing BroadwayCon in New York City

00:28 Diverse Activities at BroadwayCon

01:00 Sondheim's Puzzles and Games

01:28 Special Guests: Broadway Performers

02:41 Sondheim's Multifaceted Career

03:03 Sondheim's Influence and Legacy

04:16 Interactive Trivia and Games

05:41 Exploring Sondheim's Puzzles

09:47 Special Guests: George Lee Andrews and Marty Morris

17:26 A Visit to Steve Sondheim's House

18:05 Round Three: Word Puzzles

19:25 Round Four: Mechanical Puzzles

19:57 Special Guests: Etai Benson

25:46 Round Five: Parlor Games

26:34 The Murder Game

30:44 Conclusion: Matching Minds with Sondheim

Special Links:

Colm Molloy

Ann Morrison

Mateo Chavez Lewis

Etai Benson

George Lee Andrews

Marti Morris

BroadwayCon

Thanks to everyone who contributed behind the scenes to this episode: the Musical Stingers composed by Mateo Chavez Lewis, our line producer Dennis Caouki, and the theme song to our podcast with lyrics and music by Colm Molloy and sung by the one only Anne Morrison, currently on the road starring in Kimberly Akimbo.

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