Putting It Together

Rain on the Roof / Ah, Paris! / Broadway Baby – Follies (with Jonathan Chisolm)


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Couples kissing, French women reminiscing, and Broadway dames schlepping. Jonathan Chisolm returns to discuss a triplet of songs that showcase Sondheim's mastery of pastiche.

The petition from Camille A. Brown: https://www.weseeyouwat.com

Jonathan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Grune123

Instagram: @jschisolm22

Twitter: @jschisolm22

Facebook: @jschisolm22

Tiny Tim singing Tiptoe Through the Tulips: https://youtu.be/zcSlcNfThUA

Hugh Grant's performance of Rain on the Roof from Paddington 2: https://youtu.be/reyeX6ajeUw

I've a Shooting Box in Scotland as sung by Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: https://youtu.be/dglL1gSabjc

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries as sung by Rudy Vallee: https://youtu.be/mc6RS9e3Dhw

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


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