Putting It Together

Every recording of a musical is slightly different. Colm Molloy returns to discuss how each album of Pacific Overtures brings something new and which song is the best from each production.

You can check out Colm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colmmolloy_/
Or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colmmolloy_/
Or even his website here: http://colmmolloy.com

You can even listen to his music on:
His Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/colmmolloy
His YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxq_yKV2rUiu9MEf8NyP2Tg

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. Park Power - https://parkpower.ca - your friendly, local utilities provider in Alberta. Offering Internet, Electricity, and Natural Gas with low rates, awesome service, and profit-sharing with local charities.
2. The Alberta Podcast Network - https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com - They promote and support Alberta-made podcasts, and connect their audiences with Alberta-based businesses and organizations. Check out Emily Missed Out here: https://emilymissedout.com

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
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Kyle discusses all three cut songs from Pacific Overtures.

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. YEGPodfest - https://yegpodfest.ca - Our goal is to celebrate podcasts and storytellers of this medium from here in Edmonton and afar. We hope to show audiences what podcasters are up to, engage in great conversations and even host a few learning opportunities for those working in podcasting, too.
2. Pod Power - With Pod Power, our sponsors are making it possible for us to amplify the voices of Albertans and Alberta podcasters. This episode, Edmonton Community Foundation is helping us give a Pod Power shout out to Book Women - https://bookwomenpodcast.ca - A podcast where three Métis aunties figure out how to publish, edit, and write Indigenous stories.

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

A song about always looking forward, no matter what your past is. Erik Stadnik returns to provide some insight into the final song of Pacific Overtures.

Erik's podcast So Much Stuff to Sing: https://somuchstufftosing.libsyn.com
Erik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sjcAustenite
Erik's Prague Blog: http://erikspragueblog.blogspot.com

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. ATB Cares - https://www.atbcares.com - ATB Cares makes it easy for all Albertans to support the causes they care about. In addition to your donation ATB will match 20% of every dollar donated to to an annual limit of $360,000 to Alberta-based, non-religious charities. Eligible charities may receive up to $5,000 in matching per year. Individual donations qualify for a maximum donation match of $500.
2. The Alberta Podcast Network - https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com - They promote and support Alberta-made podcasts, and connect their audiences with Alberta-based businesses and organizations. Check out Kyle and Dave vs The Machine here: https://kdvstm.transistor.fm

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

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 as imperialism and institutional racism.

You can pre-order the essay collection Sondheim in Our Time and His here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sondheim-in-our-time-and-his-9780197603208?cc=ca&lang=en&

Follow Ashley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pribbleprabble
Or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pribylprabble/

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. Pod Power - With Pod Power, our sponsors are making it possible for us to amplify the voices of Albertans and Alberta podcasters. This episode, Edmonton Community Foundation is helping us give a Pod Power shout out to Is This For Real? - https://isthisforreal.ca - Is This For Real? is a podcast about living as a Black person in Edmonton. Each season will centre around a different facet of Black life in the city.
2. ATB Cares - https://www.atbcares.com - ATB Cares makes it easy for all Albertans to support the causes they care about. In addition to your donation ATB will match 20% of every dollar donated to to an annual limit of $360,000 to Alberta-based, non-religious charities. Eligible charities may receive up to $5,000 in matching per year. Individual donations qualify for a maximum donation match of $500.

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

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. Sam Simahk joins Kyle to discuss the history of Japan, how this song works, and try to figure out who Spinoza was.

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapboxsam/
You can also see what he's up to on his website: http://www.samsimahk.com

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. Rümi - https://www.rumi.ca/ - Our guiding mission is to create homeowner happiness, one smile at a time. Right now, you'll only find us in Calgary, Edmonton and the surrounding areas, but you'll be able to find us in other Alberta cities soon. By offering a range of home solutions, we express our true purpose—to provide the best, most complete, homeowner experience to all.
2. Calgary Foundation - https://calgaryfoundation.org - During this period of unprecedented urgent needs, Calgary Foundation renewed its commitment to building a healthy, vibrant, giving, caring, and resilient community.

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

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 musical styles of "Please Hello".

You can read the article that Donatella wrote called Feeling Yellow here: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3bg763d9

And you can email Donatella Galella at: [email protected]

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. Alberta Association of Optometrists - https://www.optometrists.ab.ca - The Alberta Association of Optometrists represents almost 800 Doctors of Optometry in over eighty communities across the province. Members are highly-trained, regulated health professionals who provide primary eye health and vision care to Albertans.
2. SHIFT by Alberta Innovates - https://shift.albertainnovates.ca - Shift showcases the work being done in the province’s innovation ecosystem in everything from health to clean energy.

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

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 try to figure out their place in history.

You can go to Thom Sesma's website: https://www.thomsesma.com
Or follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThomSesmaNYC
Or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thsesma/

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. ATB: The Future Of podcast - https://www.atb.com/company/insights/the-future-of-podcast/ - Hosted by ATB's Chief Economist Todd Hirsch, The Future Of connects with leaders who share their unique insight to help you navigate into the future.
2. Park Power - https://parkpower.ca - your friendly, local utilities provider in Alberta. Offering Internet, Electricity, and Natural Gas with low rates, awesome service, and profit-sharing with local charities.

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

Yo ho! Matt Koplik joins Kyle to discuss fan art, double entendres, and why Sondheim doesn't think this song is funny.

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/

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. Business Council of Alberta - https://www.businesscouncilab.com - The Business Council of Alberta has a simple but radical idea: making life better. This means business is a leader in helping Albertans, the economy, and the environment thrive.
2. Alberta Association of Optometrists - https://www.optometrists.ab.ca - The Alberta Association of Optometrists represents almost 800 Doctors of Optometry in over eighty communities across the province. Members are highly-trained, regulated health professionals who provide primary eye health and vision care to Albertans.

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

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.

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/

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. SHIFT by Alberta Innovates - https://shift.albertainnovates.ca - Shift showcases the work being done in the province’s innovation ecosystem in everything from health to clean energy.
2. Rümi - https://www.rumi.ca/ - Our guiding mission is to create homeowner happiness, one smile at a time. Right now, you'll only find us in Calgary, Edmonton and the surrounding areas, but you'll be able to find us in other Alberta cities soon. By offering a range of home solutions, we express our true purpose—to provide the best, most complete, homeowner experience to all.

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

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 Tunick created what they did.

William's podcast The Classical Gabfest: https://cgf.buzzsprout.com

William's website: http://www.willcwhite.com
William's Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcwhite
William's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/willcwhite

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx

The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

1. Pod Power - With Pod Power, our sponsors are making it possible for us to amplify the voices of Albertans and Alberta podcasters. This episode, Edmonton Community Foundation is helping us give a Pod Power shout out to Is This For Real? - https://isthisforreal.ca - 
   Is This For Real? is a podcast about living as a Black person in Edmonton. Each season will centre around a different facet of Black life in the city.
2. ATB Cares - https://www.atbcares.com - ATB Cares makes it easy for all Albertans to support the causes they care about. In addition to your donation ATB will match 20% of every dollar donated to to an annual limit of $360,000 to Alberta-based, non-religious charities. Eligible charities may receive up to $5,000 in matching per year. Individual donations qualify for a maximum donation match of $500.

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

Recorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast