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Depending on the actress that is cast as Phyllis she might be asked to perform The Story of Lucy and Jessie or this song. This is a burlesque strip tease. Phyllis is asking the audience what they expect to find underneath. Celina Reynes joins Kyle to discuss what it is that's revealed and what remains hidden.
Follow Celina on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/metoomusical/
And check out her website here: https://celinareynes.com
Liza Minnelli singing Losing My Mind! - https://youtu.be/ruaZarDQfXE
Vanessa Williams performing Ah, But Underneath: https://youtu.be/-J9yA8Z99hg
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
It's time for Phyllis to shine! Should she be more like Jessie or Lucy? You see it's not that easy. Victoria Gordon returns to educate Kyle about what this song is actually about and how Phyllis is the unsung hero of the show.
Victoria's website: https://www.thevictoriagordon.com
Victoria's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevictoriagordon/
Victoria's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevictorialive
The full context of the Diana Rigg clip: https://youtu.be/BKwsCAN9L3s
April in Paris, written by Yip Harburg and composed by Vernon Duke. It's sung here by Billie Holiday: https://youtu.be/F45if_7o10Qhttps://youtu.be/F45if_7o10Q
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
This song is deceptively simple. There is a richness to it both musically and thematically in the show. Ashley Pribyl returns to offer insight and tells the story about which character this song was originally written for.
Follow Ashley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pribbleprabble
Or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pribylprabble/
Losing My Mind is a pastiche song. It was inspired by the Gerswins' The Man I Love. Here's a version sung by Ella Fitzgerald: https://youtu.be/wsI5UCTFom4
The lyrics were inspired by Dorothy Fields and her song I'm in the Mood For Love. Here's a version sung by Julie London: https://youtu.be/AGTUSYMTbIc
Soliloquy from the musical Carousel: https://youtu.be/NhunpULrQMQ
Love Kernels from the musical television show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: https://youtu.be/1QDLVCHP8us
The scene of Benoit Blanc singing in the film Knives Out: https://youtu.be/oO4L_2fbrmw
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
We have entered the pscyho Follies. Buddy is up first to sing about what is driving him mad. David Heineman returns to explore Buddy's psyche, talking fast, and who performed it best.
David's last appearance was talking about Simple from Anyone Can Whistle: https://share.transistor.fm/s/1722d41a
Musically this song is based on The Half of It, Dearie, Blues; lyrics by Ira Gershwin with music by George Gershwin: https://youtu.be/lBep-Pdv74g
Lyrically this song is based on I Wish I Were in Love Again; lyrics by Lorenz Hart with music by Richard Rodgers: https://youtu.be/Tv2HQCkACyA
Also lyrically Sondheim is using Adelaide's Lament; music and lyrics by Frank Loesser: https://youtu.be/RX-eFkGdJNM
As Coroner I Must Aver: https://youtu.be/kj5ed-iNC3A
Mandy Patinkin's version Buddy's Blues: https://youtu.be/mX2sG9yGS7Y
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
This is the only time the younger versions of the four main characters get to sing a song. Is the jaunty melody actually a sign that their relationships started positively but became corrupted? Or are they trading fake niceties to hide the negativity brewing in their lives?
A Fine Romance, music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, performed by Ella Fitzgerald: https://youtu.be/VMUFn9D6xR8
Let's Take a Walk Around the Block, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and E. Y. Harburg, performed by Doris Day: https://youtu.be/0hJtQPD6un8
Nice Work If You Can Get It, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, performed by Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra: https://youtu.be/G_-ctuv3qYA
Matthew mentioned the 1985 concert version of Follies. You can begin listening to that here: https://youtu.be/YsnpoC0V520
And here is You're Going to Love Tomorrow as it was performed at Sondheim's Birthday Concert: https://youtu.be/9DwDlNrw9Z0
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
Is Loveland a collective mental breakdown, or is there something deeper going on? Steve Johnson joins Kyle to discuss MGM musicals and the idea that this is just the crossing of the threshold to the fantastic.
You can follow Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveTomJohn
And you can check out his YouTube channel, The Listener's Guide, here: https://www.youtube.com/c/thelistenersguide/
Listen to Shakespeare with original pronunciation here: https://youtu.be/YiblRSqhL04
In the second half of this clip you'll see Frances Langfrod singing You Are My Lucky Star. : https://youtu.be/tZjo_K1dxXc
Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds singing You Were Meant For Me from Singin' In the Rain: https://youtu.be/PqsrVQfNYPc
An example of the MGM musical, specially A Girl is Like a Melody: https://youtu.be/hMbkLOaRTEk
Steve mentioned the book The Fantastic by Tzvetan Todorov. You can get that here: https://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Structural-Approach-Literary-Genre/dp/0801491460/
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
Phyllis deserves more love! Both in the show and from general audiences. In this song she delivers withering barbs to her husband Ben. But could she also be hiding behind a mask of anger her vulnerability? Darby Turnbull returns to discuss this and more!
Darby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darby2u/
This episode ends with Donna Murphy's rendition of Could I Leave You: https://youtu.be/_B3MvJhn2Hs
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
One More Kiss was cut from the original Broadway cast album. That's a shame because it just might be the most thematically rich song of the entire show. Marco DeNinis joins Kyle to explore operetta, ghosts, and beautiful things dying.
You can follow Marco on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcodeninis/
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
Buddy is mad. He dreams of being with the right girl. But who is that right girl? Isaac Bernier-Doyle returns to discuss Margie, delusions, and dad's dancing.
You can find Isaac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/isaacbd
Or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isaacbd/
Isaac is also the co-host of That's a Shame: https://shame.city
Sondheim on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sondheim/
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsors this week are:
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
David Möschler is a conductor and musical director. He's also the founder of Awesöme Orchestra Collective. In this "intermission" from Follies David and Kyle dive into what makes Sondheim magical and which songs from Follies are the best.
David Möschler's website: https://www.davidmoschler.com
More about Awesöme Orchestra Collective: http://www.awesomeorchestra.org
Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidmoschler
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidmoschler/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dave.moschler
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 Follies.
The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB
The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs
The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)
You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2
Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu
Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd
Our sponsor this week are:
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
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