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Putting It Together

How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George

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Putting It Together

By: James Lapine
Narrated by: Adam Grupper, Alyssa Bresnahan, Eva Kaminsky, Graham Winton, T. Ryder Smith, Len Cariou
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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday in the Park with George

Putting It Together chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the iconic Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George. In 1982, James Lapine, at the beginning of his career as a playwright and director, met Stephen Sondheim, nineteen years his senior and already a legendary Broadway composer and lyricist. Shortly thereafter, the two decided to write a musical inspired by Georges Seurat’s nineteenth-century painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

Through conversations between Lapine and Sondheim, as well as most of the production team, and with a treasure trove of personal photographs, sketches, script notes, and sheet music, the two Broadway icons lift the curtain on their beloved musical. Putting It Together is a deeply personal remembrance of their collaboration and friendship and the highs and lows of that journey, one that resulted in the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning classic.

©2021 James Lapine (P)2021 Recorded Books Entertainment & Performing Arts Celebrity

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This is one of the best books I have listened to. It is the fascinating story of how a musical play is put together - I learnt so much. Although it helped that Sunday is my favourite show and Sondheim a favourite composer the book is a revealing study of a team coming together, the negotiating egos and relationships, the creative process and the complexity of building a successful show.

Absolutely wonderful

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As a fan of Sunday in the Park with George I loved this book.

The narration was superb and it was a truly wonderful way of enjoying this fascinating insight into the creation of of a masterpiece.

A wonderful way to enjoy this fantastic book

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Very good insights it was amazing to listen to and it was amazing to listen to

Very good insights

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I imagine that if I had read this book from the page, I would have found it very interesting. Unfortunately it really doesn't work as an audiobook. With so many quotes from so many different people, it was almost impossible to work out who was who, or even sometimes what they were actually talking about.

Doesn't make a good audiobook

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