Putting It Together

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.

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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: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMF

The Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O’Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHd

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6z

The film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14r

The Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d’Arcy James.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9u

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2w

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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.com
Christine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcrossTheArch

Christine's podcast, Bottomless Broadway: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bottomless-broadway/id1457465060
Its Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottomlessbway
And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bottomlessbway/

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: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMF

The Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O’Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHd

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6z

The film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14r

The Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d’Arcy James.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9u

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2w

Send feedback to [email protected]

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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 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: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMF

The Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O’Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHd

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6z

The film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14r

The Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d’Arcy James.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9u

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2w

Send feedback to [email protected]

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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/ItsMattSteele
And 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 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: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMF

The Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O’Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHd

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6z

The film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14r

The Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d’Arcy James.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9u

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2w

Send feedback to [email protected]

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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 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: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMF

The Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O’Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHd

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6z

The film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14r

The Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d’Arcy James.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9u

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2w

Send feedback to [email protected]

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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/894604
Discover 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 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: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMF

The Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O’Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHd

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6z

The film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14r

The Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d’Arcy James.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9u

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2w

Send feedback to [email protected]

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[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.

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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: https://www.artofcrimepodcast.com/post/stephen-sondheim-and-even-more-assassins-s2be3

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: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMF

The Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O’Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHd

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6z

The film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14r

The Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d’Arcy James.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9u

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2w

Send feedback to [email protected]

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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: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street/1702258421
Or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4HhKwWdAIN0isLYvkfwqVD?si=AlniEK5uR324_mEBzXdDSQ

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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: https://www.riversidetheatre.com/

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: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMF

The Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O’Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHd

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6z

The film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14r

The Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d’Arcy James.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZ

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9u

Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2w

Send feedback to [email protected]

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

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