Putting It Together

You Could Drive a Person Crazy – Company (with Christine Chen)


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No bulls needed to be coerced in the recording of this podcast. Christine Chen returns to unpack the word "crazy" and discuss if changing the original lyrics of this song was a good idea.

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

Jonathan Groff sining Suddenly, Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors: https://youtu.be/jiwz6CjjVcs

The guys from SpongeBob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical sing this week's song: https://youtu.be/JUhChVYkaOc

I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General from the 1983 movie version of Pirates of Penzance: https://youtu.be/FXf0o2d-W5w

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend theme song (Season 1): https://youtu.be/qzY3EaJTuJk

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend theme song (Season 3): https://youtu.be/2Duc4JiQ0kc

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 Company.

The original Broadway cast starring Dean Jones, Donna McKechnie, and Elaine Stritch (1970)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Oy07np

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OFg2Ax

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


The Broadway revival starring Raúl Esparza, Barbara Walsh, and Angel Desai (2006)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2ojCq7M

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30YUotl

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


The London revival starring Rosalie Craig, Jonathan Bailey, and Patti LuPone (2018)

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

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pS7cor

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


Our sponsors this week are:
1. Park Power - https://parkpower.ca -  Choose a local provider that shares it profits with awesome local non-profits.
2. NorQuest College - Career Moves - norquest.ca/careermoves -  Career Moves is a professional development program supporting mid-career workers in their transition to new employment and career opportunities.

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