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My guest today is Joshua Rosenblum, author of Closer than Ever — The Unique Six-Decade Songwriting Partnership of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire. This terrific new book chronicles the sixty-six-year (and counting) partnership of two of the most gifted songwriters of our time, giving full behind-the-scenes accounts of their musicals interspersed with deep-dive analyses of standout individual numbers. Among the well-known Broadway figures who feature prominently in the Maltby/Shire story are Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Michael Stewart, Francis Ford Coppola, Susan Stroman, John Weidman, Charles Strouse, Garth Drabinsky, Jason Robert Brown, and Jonathan Tunick. Using his experiences as a Broadway conductor, music journalist, and professor of musical theater composition, as well as his long-term personal and professional acquaintance with both Maltby and Shire, Joshua Rosenblum is uniquely suited to chronicle their lives, careers, and creative output. The songwriters, both of whom are engaging and articulate in describing what they do, are quoted liberally throughout the book in exclusive interviews, creating the impression that one is spending time with two inspiring creative artists who happen to be great company. Joshua Rosenblum teaches Composing for Musical Theater at Yale University and Conducting at New York University. As a composer/lyricist, he wrote the scores to the off-Broadway musicals Fermat's Last Tango, Bush is Bad, and Einstein's Dreams (four Drama Desk Nominations). He has conducted fourteen Broadway and off-Broadway shows and has performed as pianist with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the City Center Encores! Orchestra, and the American Symphony. A longtime contributor of reviews and features to Opera News, Rosenblum is a summa cum laude graduate of Yale College and holds a master's degree in Piano from the Yale School of Music. Become A PATRON of Broadway Nation! This episode is made possible in part through the generous support of our Patron Club Members such as John Schroeder. If you are a fan of Broadway Nation, I invite you to become a PATRON! For as little as $7.00 a month you can receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussion that I have with my guests — in fact I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. And you will also have access to additional in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host Albert Evans that have not been featured on the podcast. And all patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgement of your vital support of this podcast. And If you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please just click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've reached the end of Assassins. What does it say about America as a whole, not to mention the American Dream™? Luckily, Margaret Hall wrote her thesis on this very subject and joins the podcast to discuss it. You can visit Margaret's website here: https://www.margaret-hall.com/Or follow here on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/itsmargarethall/We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins.The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O'Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
East West Players' venerable producing artistic director emeritus Tim Dang came back for a third appearance here to let us all know what's in store for audience members who come to his updated version of Stephen Sondheim's and John Weidman's Pacific Overtures. Previews start Nov. 7th and the musical will run through Dec. 1st. Go to www.eastwestplayers.org to purchase tickets. Set in nineteenth-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization starting in 1853, when American ships forcibly opened it to the rest of the world. The story is told from the point of view of the Japanese, and focuses in particular on the lives of two friends who are caught in the change. Mako, one of EWP's co-founders, starred in the original 1976 Broadway production, and Dang originally directed it in 1998 to celebrate the opening of the new David Henry Hwang Theater in J-Town. Twenty-six years later, Dang has been tasked with directing a slightly refreshed take of this musical. Interestingly, the questions it originally raised about isolationism versus open borders remains quite relevant today.
On Episode 255 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview writer and playwright John Weidman! John's work in the theatre world consists of collaborating with the late Stephen Sondheim on several musicals, including Pacific Overtures, Assassins and Road Show and also worked with theatre director and choreographer Susan Stroman. He also wrote for the National Lampoon magazine. As a television writer, John wrote a number of episodes, inserts and segments for Sesame Street for several decades. Recently, he updated the book for the musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale, originally written by his father Jerome Weidman!
The assassin pioneer is the first person investigated in the show. Eric Matthew Richardson returns to discuss John Wilkes Booth, how he changed America, how Sondheim adapts his story, and whether we should believe anything he sings about. Eric's website: http://www.ericmatthewrichardson.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheEMRMusicWe are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins.The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/254421633Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNgOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBYThe first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O'Hare, and James Barbour (2004)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zwThe Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szAOr buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
HAMILTON Book, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Based on Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow Works Consulted & Reference :Hamilton (Original Libretto) by Lin-Manuel MirandaHamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter & Liin-Manuel Miranda Alexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Wait for It" from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Leslie Odom Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff
ANYTHING GOES Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse | New Book by Timothy Crouse & John WeidmanWorks Consulted & Reference :Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen FlahertyMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"You're the Top" from Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording (1987)) | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Performed by Patti LuPone and Howard McGillin"Cherry Pies Ought to Be You" from Out of This World (1995 Original New York Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Performed by LaChanze, Peter Scolari, Andrea Martin, & Ernie Sabella"They Couldn't Compare to You" from Out of This World (1995 Original New York Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Performed by Peter Scolari & Female Ensemble"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from Kiss Me, Kate! (The New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Performed by Lee Wilkof & Michael Mulheren"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff
It's 2024 and we're back with an Off-Broadway highlights episode, showcasing two shows we saw last fall: Sondheim's last musical, Here We Are, and a revival from Classic Stage Company of I Can Get It for You Wholesale! Note that there are spoilers for both shows in this episode. — ICYMI: The Frank Rich piece on Vulture explains how Sondheim's last musical finally came to be on stage. There are a couple of interviews that have been particularly interesting, featuring members of the Here We Are cast, which you can hear on NPR and WNYC. While Here We Are is based on two Buñuel films, two other films came to mind that seemed to fit in a similar vein: Bottoms and Triangle of Sadness. One of the greatest parts of seeing a show at Classic Stage Company is their in-depth show guide, which provides a lot of historical context about when the show was set and some dramaturgical points of interest. I Can Get It for You Wholesale is actually licensed by Concord Theatricals, and you can see a full synopsis of the show on their site (and see some of the differences from the revisions made by John Weidman in this production). You can also check out this interview with Theatermania where Weidman talks about his process. In keeping with the Sondheim tie-in, check out Lindsay Mendez performing Who Knows? -- Music featured in this episode: Snippets for Here We Are from the WNYC feature. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Apple Music / Spotify / Amazon Music Other excerpts from this revival come from the trailer and Julia Lester's Playbill performance — Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BottomlessBway, our blog at https://bottomlessbway.home.blog, or email us at bottomlessbway@gmail.com! You can also leave feedback in this 30-second survey.
Joaquin Pedro Valdes is currently playing John Manjiro in Pacific Overtures at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical hasn't been seen in London since 2014. Matthew White directs this revival which is a co-production with the Umeda Arts Theater in Japan, where it has already been a huge success in Tokyo and Osaka. Joaquin began his career in The Philippines, originally working in theatre as a child before becoming a member of the boyband 17:28. Some of his credits in Manila include: Jamie in The Last Five Years, standby Charlie Price in Kinky Boots and Mr Wormwood in Matilda. Joaquin moved to the UK in 2017 when he was cast in Miss Saigon (UK & International Tour), covering the Engineer and Thuy. His credits also include: understudy Lun Tha & Kralahome in The King and I (UK / International Tour), John Safford Fiske in Fanny & Stella (Garden Theatre), Ram Sweeney in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Rooh inVanara The Musical (Hackney Empire) and understudy Simba in The Lion King (UK & Ireland Tour). Joaquin has had a whirlwind year; he appeared in two brand new musicals Killing The Cat (Riverside Studios) and Then Now & Next (Southwark Playhouse). He then starred as Light Yagami in the English-language premiere of Death Note which had a limited semi-staged run at the London Palladium and Lyric Theatre.Recorded at the Menier, in this episode Joaquin discusses all-things Pacific Overtures as well as his busy year and the incredible response to Death Note, plus lots more. Pacific Overtures runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory until 24th February 2024. Visit www.menierchocolatefactory.com for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.
In the latest MUSICALS podcast EDWARD SECKERSON talks to playwright and book writer JOHN WEIDMAN who collaborated with the late, great Stephen Sondheim on three of his shows - Pacific Overtures, Assassins, and Road Show - and was in London for a long-awaited revival of the first of them. Chatting in the bar of the Menier Chocolate Factory the morning after the first preview he reminisces about an extraordinary working relationship where making good theatre was always front and centre of their objectives.
The musical "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" marked the Broadway debut of Barbra Streisand and told the story of a businessman trying to make a name for himself in New York City's Garment District in the 1930s. A new revival at Classic Stage Company features an updated book by John Weidman, son of Jerome Weidman, the author of the original novel and the book for the original musical. Weidman joins us to discuss, alongside stars Santino Fontana and Judy Kuhn. "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" is running through December 17.
In 1990, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman created Assassins, a musical about the nine men and women who have attempted to assassinate U.S. presidents, from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald. In this special episode, we're joined by three Sondheim buffs to talk about why the musical has remained popular--and controversial--since it opened. Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. If you like this episode, make sure to check out Kyle Marshall's Putting it Together, the podcast dedicated to discussing every musical by Stephen Sondheim, song by song and lyric by lyric. The Art of Crime is part of the Airwave Media network. To learn more about Airwave, visit www.airwavemedia.com. If you'd like to advertise on The Art of Crime, please email advertising@airwavemedia.com.
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads grab their Iver-Johnson .32s and make their way to the head of the line as they cover Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1990 murderous musical: Assassins. Topics include the show's initial negative reception, the inevitable critical reappraisal, and the dissonant, violent chords lurking just beneath the promise of the American Dream. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording 2004 Broadway Revival Recording 2022 Off-Broadway Revival Recording The 2009 Korean Cast The 2013 Swedish Cast Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany by Stephen Sondheim. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Ballad of Sam Bultch”-Music by Stephen Sondheim, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. Featuring David Armstrong as “Horny Fairgoer/Stephen Sondheim” and Eleanor Philips as “Gossipy Fairgoer”.
This is the third and final part of my conversation with Ben Francis whose amazingly compelling new book is titled Careful the Spell You Cast — How Stephen Sondheim Extended the Range of the American Musical. Just like the book, our discussion has been structured around Sondheim's collaborators. In this episode we discuss his work with George Furth, John Weidman, Hugh Wheeler & James Lapine. And, as always, Sondheim's mentor and surrogate father Oscar Hammerstein II plays a big role in this conversation as well. Along the way nearing everyone of Sondheim's musicals are discussed including A Little Night Music, Anyone Can Whistle, Assassins, Company, Do I Hear A Waltz?, Follies, Gypsy, Into the Woods, Merrily We Roll Along, Passion, Road Show, Sunday In The Park With George, Sweeney Todd, and West Side Story as well as Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro. Ben Francis' other works include contributions to the Oxford Handbook Of Sondheim Studies, the Oxford Handbook of British Musicals, and the Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Music, as well as Christopher Hampton: Dramatic Ironist. Become A PATRON of Broadway Nation! This episode is made possible in part through the generous support of our Broadway Nation Patron Club members including our inaugural members Roger Kloresse, Neil Hoyt, and Chris Moad. My sincere thanks to all three of you for your loyal support! If you would like to help support the work of Broadway Nation I will information at the end of the podcast about how you too can become a Patron. If you are a fan ofBroadway Nation, I invite you too to become a PATRON! For a just $7.00 a month you will receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussions that I have with my guests — in fact I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. You will also have access to additional in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host Albert Evans that have not been featured on the podcast. All patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgement of your vital support of this podcast. And if you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please just click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Last week Mickey-Jo got to see his most anticipated show of the year - a big revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical ASSASSINS at Chichester Festival Theatre. The show features stars including Danny Mac, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Liam Tamne, Luke Brady, Lizzy Connolly, Samuel Thomas, Nick Holder, Sam Oladeinde, Amy Booth Steel, Harry Hepple and more! Check out the review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this show - whether or not the material is strong and how this production fared... • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre
Richard Maltby, Jr. includes among his Broadway credits: Conceived/directed AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (1978 Tony, NY Drama Critics, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards. Also Tony Award for Best Director); FOSSE (1999 Tony, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards). Lyricist: MISS SAIGON (Evening Standard Award 1990, Tony Nomination for Best Score 1991). Director and co-lyricist of Andrew Lloyd Webber's SONG & DANCE, 1986 (Tony Award for star Bernadette Peters). With composer David Shire: director/lyricist BABY, 1983 (book by Sybille Pearson; seven Tony Award nominations); Lyricist: BIG, 1996 (book by John Weidman. Tony nomination: Best Score).Off-Broadway credits: director/lyricist STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW, 1977 (Grammy Award nomination); CLOSER THAN EVER, 1989 (Outer Critics Circle Awards: Best Musical, Best Score). Contributes devilish crossword puzzles to Harpers Magazine. Son of well-known orchestra leader; married to Janet Brenner; five children: Nicholas, David, Jordan, Emily and Charlotte.
Danny Mac is playing John Wilkes Booth in Polly Findlay's revival of Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman at the Chichester Festival Theatre.Danny made his professional debut as a child, playing Gavroche in Les Misérables. After training at ArtsEd, Danny made his West End debut in Wicked as part of the ensemble whilst understudying the role of Boq.Danny then landed the role of Dodger in Channel 4's Hollyoaks and stayed with the show for four years to great acclaim. Fresh from Hollyoaks, Danny competed in the 2016 season of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing where he finished as a runner-up. Danny has since established himself as a leading player in musical theatre. His roles have included: Warner in Legally Blonde (Leicester Curve), Gabey in On The Town (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), Joe in Sunset Boulevard (UK & Ireland Tour), Captain Crewe in A Little Princess (Royal Festival Hall), Bob Wallace in White Christmas (Dominion), Nino in Amelie (UK & Ireland Tour) and Giles in The Mousetrap (St Martin's Theatre).Most recently, Danny wrapped up his run as Edward Lewis in Jerry Mitchell's West End production of Pretty Woman The Musical (Savoy & Piccadilly Theatres). In this episode Danny discusses all-things Assassins and delves into different areas of his career to date. Assassins runs at the Chichester Festival Theatre 3rd – 24th June 2023. Visit www.cft.org.uk for info and tickets. Follow Danny on Instagram: @dannymaconlineHosted by Andrew Tomlins @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.
Richard Maltby, Jr. includes among his Broadway credits: Conceived/directed AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (1978 Tony, NY Drama Critics, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards. Also Tony Award for Best Director); FOSSE (1999 Tony, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards). Lyricist: MISS SAIGON (Evening Standard Award 1990, Tony Nomination for Best Score 1991). Director and co-lyricist of Andrew Lloyd Webber's SONG & DANCE, 1986 (Tony Award for star Bernadette Peters). With composer David Shire: director/lyricist BABY, 1983 (book by Sybille Pearson; seven Tony Award nominations); Lyricist: BIG, 1996 (book by John Weidman. Tony nomination: Best Score).Off-Broadway credits: director/lyricist STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW, 1977 (Grammy Award nomination); CLOSER THAN EVER, 1989 (Outer Critics Circle Awards: Best Musical, Best Score). Contributes devilish crossword puzzles to Harpers Magazine. Son of well-known orchestra leader; married to Janet Brenner; five children: Nicholas, David, Jordan, Emily and Charlotte.
From lawyer to West End performer, Sam Oladeinde discusses his path into theatre and career so far.Sam completed a law degree before obtaining a Disney Theatrical Scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Music.His theatre credits include: understudy Burr, Lafayette/Jefferson and Mulligan/Madison in Hamilton (Original West End cast, Victoria Palace), Motumbo and understudy General in The Book of Mormon (Prince Of Wales), understudy Ramses in Prince Of Egypt (Dominion) and Young Scrooge and Fred Anderson in A Christmas Carol (Dominion).Most recently Sam played Bob & Others in the West End production of Come From Away (Phoenix), reopening the show after its Covid-19 closure. Next up Sam will play Leon Czolgosz in Polly Findlay's revival of Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman at the Chichester Festival Theatre.Sam has also worked on screen, filming roles in Casualty (BBC) and Doctors (BBC). He recently wrapped filming for the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black, playing vocalist Zalon Thompson. In addition to many workshops, concerts, rehearsed readings and audiobooks, Sam has an extensive recording career and has featured on the soundtracks for countless films.Visit Sam's website: www.soladeinde.comFollow Sam on Instagram: @soladeindeAssassins runs at the Chichester Festival Theatre 3rd - 24th June 2023. Visit www.cft.org.uk for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.
Charlie Gilbert is a writer, composer, educator, and theater maker specializing in musical theater. Given my lifelong fascination with musical theater, this made him an obvious choice as a guest for this podcast! And while this episode is chock full of little musical theater tidbits, it's also a beautiful look at what a lifelong dedication to Great Work looks like. Charlie started doing musical theater as a young man, in college, with his friends. 1979 he wrote Assassins, a musical whose idea was compelling enough to attract the attention of Stephen Sondheim; the musical that Sondheim eventually wrote based on Charlie's idea went on to win the Tony. After teaching and freelancing as a musical theater professional for a number of years, he had the opportunity to start an undergraduate musical program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His experiences as an educator and artist led to the development of a signature pedagogy for musical theater performers that he calls the SAVI System. And, for the last ten years, he's been a composer in residence at the Enchantment Theater company. Listening to Charlie talk about the fire he still has in his belly for even more success in musical theater was inspiring, to say the least. Join us as we discuss:· How to sustain your interest and passion for something highly competitive and full of disappointments· What it was like to be peers with Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Larson, and other broadway legends· How to juggle multiple interests and areas of expertise in a field usually populated with narrowly focused artistsResources Mentioned: Join the Great Work Community here: amandacrowell.com/great-work-communityClick here to get your own copy of Amanda's book, Great Work.www.chasgilbert.comhttps://enchantmenttheatre.org/north-american-tours/harold/www.savisingingactor.comwww.linktr.ee/chasgilbertAbout The Guest:Charlie is a writer, composer, educator and theater maker who specializes in musical theater. He has been creating original work for the musical stage for nearly fifty years, and is perhaps best known for Assassins, his 1979 musical which was the source of the idea for the Tony Award-winning musical of the same name by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman.His other works for the musical stage include Gemini the Musical, an adaptation of Albert Innaurato's hit comedy Gemini for which Charlie wrote music and lyrics. For the past ten years, Charlie has been composer-in-residence for Enchantment Theatre Company and has created original music and lyrics for works that have toured the US, including Harold and the Purple Crayon, which will be seen in theaters this spring.He started the undergraduate musical theater program at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1991 and served as a faculty member and administrator there for over thirty years. His experiences as an educator and artist led to the development of a signature pedagogy for musical theater performers he calls the SAVI System; his book The SAVI Singing Actor was published in 2019, along with an innovative teaching tool called SAVI Cards, and...
Connor and Dylan are joined by the fabulous Tony nominee Elizabeth A. Davis (1776, Once). This trio settles in for an intellectual, calming, and inspiring chat - and nothing is off the table! Join us for a fab conversation about the beauty of Cleveland, the nuance of Blanche and Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, growing up in Texas, the goddess Al Silber, visiting Rikers Island with John Weidman, theatre as service, her musical My Name's Not Indian Joe, the shock of a lifetime getting a Tony nomination, actor/musician roles in musicals, being an artist vs a mercenary, Connor's hunt for a Diana the Musical t-shirt, the comfort of David Attenborough, and the musical complexity of portraying Thomas Jefferson in Diane Paulus' reimagined upcoming Broadway revival of 1776.Follow Elizabeth on Twitter & InstagramSupport the endowment fund here! Follow DRAMA. on Twitter & InstagramFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramEdited by DylanGet your DRAMA merch (t-shirts, stickers, and more) HERE!SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON HERE! Support us and help us continue producing content!Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts, rate us 5 stars, and leave a kind review!
A discussion with the cast and production team about Artform's production of A discussion with the cast and production team about Artform's production of Ass at the Broadway Studios Theatre in SE London.Synopsis — Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr.Ever wondered what goes into putting on a show? Find out as we have a discussion with the cast and production team about Artform's theatre productions.www.Artform.org.uk the Broadway Studios Theatre in SE London.Artform.org.uk
You're gonna have "the time of your life" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 1996's Big The Musical on episode sixteen of My Favorite Flop. ABOUT BIG THE MUSICAL Based on the 1988 film of the same name starring Tom Hanks, Big The Musical tells the story Josh Baskin, a 12-year-old boy who grows up overnight after being granted a wish by a Zoltar Speaks machine at a carnival. With the aid of his best friend, Billy, he must cope with his new adulthood while finding the machine so that he can wish himself back and more. The musical features a book by John Weidman, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. Composer David Shire was inspired to adapt Big for the stage after his wife, actress Didi Conn, watched the film on pay-per-view in her hotel room one night and told him how great a musical it would make. Over the next six years, he was able to amass a team that included frequent collaborator lyricist David Maltby, Jr., book writer John Weidman, director Mike Ockrent, and choreographer Susan Stroman, all of whom were not quite convinced that the musical would work, but continued to contribute to the creative process anyway until it eventually ended up on Broadway. Big The Musical was one of the first major blockbuster films to be translated to the musical stage. While the practice has become much more common today, the Broadway community was far less welcoming of this at the time of its premiere. Despite the musical's strengths, it struggled to find an audience, and after failing to land a Tony nomination for Best Musical, it closed as a puzzling $12 million dollar loss of its $10 million dollar investment. A heavily-revised national tour traveled the country two years later under the helm of show doctor Eric Dr. Shaeffer and was a big success and almost returned to Broadway. The show made its UK and Ireland in 2016 in Dublin starring "Strictly Come Dancing" winner and The Wanted vocalist Jay McGuiness as Josh. The production transferred to London's West End at the Dominion Theatre in 2019 with McGuiness reprising his role. Original Broadway Cast Daniel Jenkins as Josh Baskin Crista Moore as Susan Lawrence Brett Tabisel as Billy Lizzy Mack as Cynthia Benson Barbara Walsh as Mrs. Baskin John Sloman as Mr. Baskin Patrick Levis as Young Josh Baskin Jon Cypher as MacMillan Gene Weygandt as Paul
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.comErik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sjcAusteniteErik's Prague Blog: http://erikspragueblog.blogspot.comYou can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJoWe 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/2TeEjBuOr listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFbOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlxThe 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/3pDyqdbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelqOur sponsors this week are: 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. 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 puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comPutting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.comRecorded 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.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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.comYou can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJoWe 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/2TeEjBuOr listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFbOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlxThe 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/3pDyqdbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelqOur sponsors this week are: 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. 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 puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comPutting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.comRecorded 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.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
ASSASSINS Book by John Weidman | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. Episode Segments:4:25 – Speed Test8:08 – Why God Why16:51 – Back to Before22:45 – Putting It Together34:55 – What's Inside1:05:25 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:41:00 – We Go Together1:45:28 – Our Favorite Things1:56:14 – Corner of the Sky2:00:10 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Reference :Assassins (Original Libretto) by John WeidmanLook, I Made A Hat by Stephen SondheimStudio Tenn Talks: The Assassins Reunion Show – Produced by Studio Tenn, Hosted by Patrick CassidyAssassins: In Converstaion – Executive Produced by Freddie GershonSondheim by Martin Gottfried Sondheim & Co. by Craig ZadanMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"How I Saved Roosevelt” from Assassins (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Joy Franz, Lyn Greene, John Jellison, Marcus Olson, William Parry, Eddie Korbich"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon“We Go Together” from Grease (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Music & Lyrics by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey | Performed by John Travolta, Olivia Newton John & Cast"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff
The opening song to Pacific Overtures. Is it meant to be an explanation of the idyllic world Japan was in, or is it a warning about he dangers of isolationism? Luckily, Kyle doesn't have to figure that out alone as he has Rob Urbinati, a person who has seen the original Pacific Overtures dozens of times. Email Rob at: roburbinati@gmail.comAnd you can read his Wikipedia page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_UrbinatiYou can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJoWe 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/2TeEjBuOr listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFbOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlxThe 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/3pDyqdbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelqOur sponsors this week are: 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. ATB: Built to Help Albertans - https://www.atb.com/personal/ - ATB will listen and help with the knowledge and solutions you need right now. Why? Because, ATB was built to help Albertans. Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comPutting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.comRecorded 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.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
There is no country in the world quite like the United States of America, and there is no musical in theatre history quite like ASSASSINS, a show that manages to be scary, hilarious, critical, and patriotic all at the same time. (Kinda like the USA itself.) Here to discuss it this week is actor, producer, and longtime Sondheim fan Kila Packett. So fire up your grill this Memorial Day weekend and enjoy as we explore these moments in world and theatre history while failing to avoid "assassin puns" in the process. Follow Kila on Instagram @postethnic and Twitter @kilapackett. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and TikTok and be sure to subscribe to PATREON! for only $1 a month to support the show and get exclusive content. And if that wasn't enough... Tee Public StoreFor more info on the process of writing ASSASSINS, check out this video featuring both Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29P7x4z6NXU
In this episode, composer/lyricist/bookwriter/producer Rob Hartmann discusses Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1981 musical Merrily We Roll Along, looking at how it's changed since it's original Broadway production. We also talk about the song "A Bowler Hat" from Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 musical Pacific Overtures. You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Merrily We Roll Along" from Merrily We Roll Along "The Hills of Tomorrow" from Merrily We Roll Along "Rich and Happy" from Merrily We Roll Along "That Frank" from Merrily We Roll Along "Good Thing Going" from Merrily We Roll Along "The Hills of Tomorrow (Reprise)" from Merrily We Roll Along "Not a Day Goes By (Reprise)" from Merrily We Roll Along "Bobby and Jackie and Jack" from Merrily We Roll Along "A Bowler Hat" from Pacific Overtures
In this episode, dramaturg Deborah Blumenthal discusses Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1970 musical Company on the eve of her 35th birthday. We also talk about the song "Everybody's Got the Right" from Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1990 musical Assassins. You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Marry Me A Little" from Company "Being Alive" from Company "Another Hundred People" from Company "Everybody's Got the Right" from Assassins
Margaret Hall talks the “most controversial musical ever,” Assassins. Highlights: flashpoint memories, Assassins Creed, Kidz Bop, shoulder devil, 9/11, John Weidman, empathy. Content warning: discussion of gun violence. Quinn Rose with Margaret Hall.
Margaret Hall talks the “most controversial musical ever,” Assassins. Highlights: flashpoint memories, Assassins Creed, Kidz Bop, shoulder devil, 9/11, John Weidman, empathy. Content warning: discussion of gun violence. Host Quinn Rose with Margaret Hall.
For video interview, click here: https://youtu.be/l4lfrD8jK0w Charles Kirsch is a 13-year-old theater podcaster in New York City. He is the host of Backstage Babble, a podcast interviewing professionals in the theater industry. He has been lucky enough to talk to legends like Joel Grey, Ed Asner, Penny Fuller, John Weidman, and more. He is one of BroadwayWorld Kid Critics (www.broadwayworld.com/topic/KID-CRITICS) and the moderator of In Philly, Boston, and Baltimo’: Presidential Election Edition at the York Theater. He also has a theater blog, which is available at cbroadwayblog.blogspot.com. His performing credits include acting in a reading of Doug Plaut’s sitcom pilot The Mame and I (Doug), and being a backup dancer for Laurie Berkner at her 2018 Halloween concert at Ethical Culture. His greatest loves are performing, studying everything there is to know about theater, and reading. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backstage-babble https://www.etsy.com/listing/841257230/backstage-babble-the-charles-kirsch https://dancersover40.org/currentnews.shtml
In the eighteenth episode of the Outcry Theatre Podcast, artistic director Becca Johnson-Spinos talks with the four lead actors from Outcry Youth Theatre's production of Assassins: Isabella Wilson and Madeline Carter as the Balladeer and Corbin Ross and Peyton Nicholson as John Wilkes Booth. They discuss the darkly funny and highly controversial musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman.
Today my guest is none other than legendary bookwriter John Weidman, author of Pacific Overtures, Road Show, Assassins, Contact, Big, and more! Tune in to hear him talk about how Pacific Overtures was originally a play, delineating Road Show with Oskar Eustis, getting Susan Stroman to choreograph a different type of dance, why there are no kids shows, the many forms of Assassins, and more!
Porchlight's popular series Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable with Michael Weber is back with an incredible line up and great conversation. Weber is joined by Deanna Dunagan (Tony Award-winning actor for "August: Osage County," who appeared in the world premiere of "Bounce" at the Goodman, directed by Hal Prince), Chris Jones (Chicago Tribune chief theater critic and culture columnist, New York Daily News Broadway and WBBM-TV critic) and Michael Mahler (Jeff Award-winning actor, music director, composer/lyricist whose credits include creating additional lyrics for the Broadway revival of "Miss Saigon" as well as music direction for "Road Show" at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre) to talk about "Road Show," previously titled "Bounce" and before that "Gold!" and "Wise Guys." With music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by John Weidman, this show has a fascinating history, a complex evolution and has never appeared on the Great White Way but had productions in Chicago, Washington D.C. and off-Broadway. "Road Show" tells the story of brothers Addison and Wilson Mizner and their adventures across America at the start of the 20th century for the Klondike Gold Rush to the Florida real estate boom in the 1920s. Join Weber and the panel which is sure to be another fascinating Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable! Edited by Remington Cleve New episodes every Saturday at 7pm CT! Video premieres available on YouTube and Facebook. YouTube.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre Facebook.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre Learn more at PorchlightMusicTheatre.org
Telly Leung, (Roundabout Theatre’s "Pacific Overtures," Chicago’s "Wicked," TV’s “Glee"), Richard Manera (Lyric Opera’s "Das Rheingold," Marriott Theatre’s "The King & I," Chicago Shakespeare and London's Donmar Warehouse productions of "Pacific Overtures") and Amanda Green (Tony Award, Two Drama Desk Awards (music, lyrics) and an Outer Critics Circle Award nominee, "Hands on a Hardbody" and co-lyricist "Bring It On!") join Weber for this edition of Sondheim @ 90 to talk about "Pacific Overtures," music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman. Considered by many to be the artistic pinnacle of the legendary Sondheim/Hal Prince collaborations, this exploration of culture and imperialism pushed the boundaries of musical theatre further than ever before. Edited by Austin Packard Originally premiered Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Facebook.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b5ad8de4-802f-4e56-974c-413004ccc672/ep/Facebook.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre ). New episodes every Saturday at 7pm CT! Watch with video at YouTube.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b5ad8de4-802f-4e56-974c-413004ccc672/ep/YouTube.com/PorchlightMusicTheatre )
A short episode about the song "Something Broke" from Assassins (Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman) that was not included in the original Assassins episode. This week's episode will be a little bit late, but both of us will be back in a few days. (All music credit to Stephen Sondheim.)
Welcome to our podcast! In this episode, we talk about Assassins, a musical about presidential assassins. Griffin talks quite a lot, and Billy falls on the floor like a cartoon character. *This musical deals with some adult subjects, (murder, suicide, etc.) and one or two gunshots are heard in the podcast.* All credit to Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. Music used in this episode: Assassins (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) and Assassins: The Broadway Cast Recording
In this episode, dramaturg and writer Anika Chapin discusses Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical Assassins. We also talk about the song "Another National Anthem" from Assassins.
One of Broadway's most successful book writers, John Weidman, swings by Shetler Studios to discuss his illustrious career as a book writer for such musicals as Pacific Overtures, Assassins, Big, Contact, and Bounce. John pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how his father Jerome Weidman influenced his career path, what was the inspiration behind “Pacific Overtures," and why he is one of Stephen Sondheim's most frequent collaborators. Also, John shines the spotlight on Hal Prince, Susan Stroman, and Jerry Zaks! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 To book a room at Shetler Studios, head on over to: https://www.shetlerstudios.com
Mario Cantone, the celebrated New York stage actor and stand-up comedian gained critical acclaim with his Tony-nominated one-man show Laugh Whore, from its appearance at the Cort Theatre on Broadway to the Showtime Network special. He also starred on Broadway as SAM BYCK in the Tony-winning Assassins,by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, BUZZ in Terrence McNally's Tony award-winning dramatic comedy, Love! Valor! Compassion! All three of these hit shows were directed by four-time Tony-winner Joe Mantello. His other Broadway credits include GIDGER, in The Violet Hour(original Broadway cast), and STEPHANO (opposite Patrick Stewart), in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Off-Broadway Cantone also originated the roles of TERRY in The Crumple Zone,directed by Jason Moore, and MATT inSteve, for the New Group, directed by Cynthia Nixon. He is currently starring in A Room Of My Own(opposite Ralph Macchio), at the Abingdon Theatre. The feature film from work, from Cantone, include “Quiz Show”, directed by Robert Redford, Sony's animated film, “Surf's Up”, “In Stereo”, “The Aristocrats”, and as Anthony Marentino, in “Sex and the City 1” and “Sex and the City 2”. He can still be seen, HBO’s series “Sex and the City”, in syndication on many television stations. He was a recurring character on ABC’s “Men In Trees”, and has a guest star on VH1’s “Hindsight”. On Comedy Central Cantone's performances have been featured on “The USO Comedy Tour”, “Comics Come Home”, “Chappelle Show”, “Denis Leary Roast”, and “Joan Rivers Roast”. The network was also home to his first solo stand-up special “Comedy Central Presents Mario Cantone.” Cantone got his start hosting the local New York children's show “Steampipe Alley”, where the comic slipped in sly pop culture innuendo that adults could enjoy. His other television credits include appearances on “Late Night with David Letterman”, “Jimmy Fallon”, “Oprah”, “Conan” “Martha Stewart”, “Meredith Viera”, “The Today Show”, and through out it’s 18 year run, multiple appearances, as guest and co-host, on “ABC’s The View”. Cantone has appeared on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Atlantic City’s Borgata, The Golden Nugget, Cearsar’s Palace (Las Vegas), and performing arts centers of Santa Rosa, Peekskill, Scottsdale, Fort Lauderdale, and St. Louis, where he performed his comedy and music show, Mario Cantone Live!
John Weidman is a librettist and television writer for Sesame Street, for which he and the writing team have won more than a dozen Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Children's Series. He collaborated on three stage musicals with Stephen Sondheim: Pacific Overtures, Assassins, and Road Show. He has worked with choreographer/director Susan Stroman three times: Big: The Musical, Contact, and Happiness. From 1999 to 2009 he was president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Book for a Musical three times. John and I talked about the creation of his first play, Pacific Overtures, as well as . . . How law school helped him become a better playwright. Can all ideas be made into musicals? Collaborating with Sondheim . . . and how to stand up for yourself when you’re working with a legend (before he became one himself!) The most common problem he sees in modern musicals. How to do deal with the ones that don’t work out the way you want them to. One of the biggest tips I give to writers out there trying to get their shows produced is to submit their plays to festivals and contests and all sorts of different theatres all over the country. Get your play out into the world to as many places as possible: you never know who’s gonna read it. One of the great tools that can help you do this is a website called playsubmissionshelper.com. It gives you a list of all the different places that you can submit your play, deadlines, information on how to submit, etc. It’s the one place on the web that has this information listed in one area. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To top off the fun and fabulous conversations with 2018 Kleban Prize winners, I got the chance to chat with a few of the directors, Tony Award winning lyricists and composers, Richard Maltby, Jr., Maury Yeston and Tony Award nominated librettist, John Weidman. About the Kleban Prize: http://newdramatists.org/kleban-prize-musical-theatre Richard Maltby, Jr: https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Richard-Maltby%252C%2BJr./ Maury Yeston: https://www.broadwayworld.com/search/?q=maury+yeston&cx=003281041504712504013%3Ama8kxnaa1hu&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&search_type%5B%5D=site John Weidman: https://www.broadwayworld.com/search/index.php?search_type%5B%5D=site&q=john+weidman&cx=003281041504712504013%3Ama8kxnaa1hu&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&sa=Search Support Keith Price's Curtain Call on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/keithpricecurtaincall Subscribe to Keith Price's Curtain Call on Itunes: www.keithpricecurtaincall.com Follow @keithpricecurtaincall on Instagram Follow @kpcurtaincall @comedydaddy Like me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Keith-Prices-Curtain-Call-1380539615593807/ Subscribe on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCduwJ3ytmAwdJMQtGllk1Ig
Part II of our three-week ASSASSINS Extravaganza and we go through the second half of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical about the dark side of American History. Topics include: “Squeaky” Fromme, Sarah Jane Moore, John Hinkley, and is there such a thing as a sympathetic murderer? Disclaimer: ASSASSINS is a dark show that deals with dark themes, some of which you may find disturbing. Also the recording features numerous gunshots, some of which I have included in both episodes. If any of these things bother and/or trigger you, I will understand if you take a break and rejoin THE ORIGINAL CAST in August. I hope you enjoy this deep-dive into a show I consider to be one of the best musicals ever written. Featured recording: ASSASSINS - Original Cast Recording (1991) Twitter.com/OriginalCastPodFacebook.com/OriginalCastPodEmail: OriginalCastPod@gmail.com
Stage manager Karen Currie is here to kick off our three-week ASSASSINS Extravaganza! For Part I, we go through the first half of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical about the dark side of American History. Topics include: John Wilkes Booth, Giuseppe Zangara, Leon Czolgosz, and how much attention should one give a terrorist? Disclaimer: ASSASSINS is a dark show that deals with dark themes, some of which you may find disturbing. Also the recording features numerous gunshots, some of which I have included in both episodes. If any of these things bother and/or trigger you, I will understand if you take a break and rejoin THE ORIGINAL CAST in August. I hope you enjoy this deep-dive into a show I consider to be one of the best musicals ever written. Featured recording: ASSASSINS - Original Cast Recording (1991) Twitter.com/OriginalCastPodFacebook.com/OriginalCastPodEmail: OriginalCastPod@gmail.com
Desai was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but grew up in Binghamton, New York. Her parents are physicians; her father is Indian and her mother is Filipina. Desai is a professional actress. She has performed in many Off-Broadway productions, including The Winter’s Tale (2003), playing opposite David Strathairn, and The Tempest (2008), starring Mandy Patinkin. Her Broadway debut was playing Marta in the Tony Award winning 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, in which her rendition of the show-stopping “Another Hundred People” met with critical praise. Other stage performances include David Schulner's An Infinite Ache in New Haven, Connecticut, and as part of Shinsai: Theaters for Japan, a benefit production performing "Four Black Dragons" and "Next" from Pacific Overtures by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. The 2001 comedy feature film Black Knight starring Martin Lawrence was Desai’s cinema debut. She has since had supporting roles in such films as Heights and The War Within. Desai's television credits include recurring roles in The Education of Max Bickford, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Kings, Dollhouse, The Event, and Damages. She earned her MFA at New York University, in its Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the musical “Assassins” by John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim, at the Alcazar Theatre, produced by Bay Area Musicals, through March 19, 2017. The post Review: Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's “Assassins” at Bay Area Musicals appeared first on KPFA.
The King of DC Media, William Powell, announces upcoming shows on the Inside Acting Radio Show, including the arrival of guest Yasmin Lee from "The Hangover II", Thursday, May 5th at 9pm Eastern and the following Thursday, May 12th, Filmmakers Rick Jermain and Clint Gage. In the meantime, William encourages you to see the stage play Assassins, now playing at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Laurel, MD, see details below: Assassins book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. April 29, 2016 through May 22, 2016 Sunday matinees on May 15th and May 22nd at 2:00 PM A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheim's signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America's four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing, and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written
Tony Award nominated librettist (Big, Contact, Pacific Overtures), John Weidman, takes some time at the Kleban Prize Reception, to chat with Keith Price about his career, the prize, and the impact of winning it. About John Weidman: http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/john-weidman/ Keith Price's Curtain Call: www.keithpricecurtaincall.com Follow on Twitter: @kpcurtaincall Like on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Keith-Prices-Curtain-Call-1380539615593807/
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review ((1) ALL IN THE TIMING, by David Ives, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (2) OFF THE MAP, by Joan Ackermann, at West End Players Guild, (3) GOOD IN EVERYTHING, by Nancy Bell, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (4) ASSASSINS, by Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman, at the November Theater Co., (5) CORPUS CHRISTI, by Terrence McNally, at 108 Productions, and (6) SPAMALOT, by Eric Idle, John du Prez, & Neil Innes, at The Alpha Players of Florissant.
Head-writer/puppeteer Joey Mazzarino and writers John Weidman, Christine Ferraro, Belinda Ward, and Molly Boylan tell Ben how to get, how to get to Sesame Street in this bonus-sized episode which also includes a visit to the Muppet Workshop and brief interviews with puppet wrangler Lara McLean, costumer Connie Peterson, and puppet designer Rollie Krewson.
Bookwriter John Weidman talks about creating a new book in the 1980s with Timothy Crouse for the 1930s musical "Anything Goes", now playing in revival at Roundabout Theatre Company in New York, and how their version of the oft-revised musical became the now-standard script. He also talks about growing up as the son of novelist and sometime Broadway librettist Jerome Weidman; his academic career at Harvard and then Yale Law School (though he's never practiced law); his part in the creation of the highly influential "National Lampoon" magazine in the 70s; how his law school-era fascination with the opening of Japan to the West ultimately became his first Broadway musical, "Pacific Overtures"; the true origins of his second collaboration with Stephen Sondheim, "Assassins"; why he was dissatisfied with his work on the musical version of "Big"; how one writes a dance musical that is largely told without words, namely "Contact"; and whether the long-aborning "Road Show" (aka "Bounce" aka "Wise Guys") is finished, or if further changes will be seen at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London this summer. Original air date - June 1, 2011.
Bookwriter John Weidman talks about creating a new book in the 1980s with Timothy Crouse for the 1930s musical "Anything Goes", now playing in revival at Roundabout Theatre Company in New York, and how their version of the oft-revised musical became the now-standard script. He also talks about growing up as the son of novelist and sometime Broadway librettist Jerome Weidman; his academic career at Harvard and then Yale Law School (though he's never practiced law); his part in the creation of the highly influential "National Lampoon" magazine in the 70s; how his law school-era fascination with the opening of Japan to the West ultimately became his first Broadway musical, "Pacific Overtures"; the true origins of his second collaboration with Stephen Sondheim, "Assassins"; why he was dissatisfied with his work on the musical version of "Big"; how one writes a dance musical that is largely told without words, namely "Contact"; and whether the long-aborning "Road Show" (aka "Bounce" aka "Wise Guys") is finished, or if further changes will be seen at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London this summer. Original air date - June 1, 2011.
Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim is the guest for the 250th "Downstage Center" interview. He discusses a wide range of topics, including whether, as many have asserted, he actually dislikes giving interviews and why; his experiences doing Q&A sessions with Frank Rich around the country; how the upcoming "Sondheim on Sondheim" is developing and how he feels about being the central character in a Sondheim show; his process in preparing the forthcoming two-volume, annotated edition of his complete lyrics, to be titled "Finishing the Hat"; his reaction to seeing his work done in scaled down versions; how involved get gets with major revivals of his works and whether he makes adjustments to shows long after their original productions; whether he ever gets the urge to write songs outside of the context of musical theatre; why he considers his work on the films "The Last of Sheila" and "Stavisky" the two happiest working experiences of his life; who originated the many projects he's undertaken over the course of his career and how he's worked with such collaborators as Arthur Laurents, John Weidman, George Furth, James Lapine and Harold Prince; what he thinks about seeing opera companies produce some of his shows; why he was moved to found Young Playwrights, Inc. and why it's not Young Composers instead; if he has had the opportunity to mentor young composers, just as Oscar Hammerstein has mentored him; and whether of all of his songs, all written for specific characters in specific situations, there are any that most reflect him personally. Original air date - January 3, 2010.
Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim (2008 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, numerous Tony Awards including “Sweeney Todd” and “A Little Night Music”) is the guest for the 250th Downstage Center interview. He discusses a wide range of topics, including whether, as many have asserted, he actually dislikes giving interviews and why; his experiences doing Q&A sessions with Frank Rich around the country; how the upcoming “Sondheim on Sondheim” is developing and how he feels about being the central character in a Sondheim show; his process in preparing the forthcoming two-volume, annotated edition of his complete lyrics, to be titled “Finishing the Hat”; his reaction to seeing his work done in scaled down versions; how involved he gets with major revivals of his works and whether he makes adjustments to shows long after their original productions; whether he ever gets the urge to write songs outside of the context of musical theatre; why he considers his work on the films “The Last of Sheila” and “Stavisky” the two happiest working experiences of his life; who originated the many projects he's undertaken over the course of his career and how he's worked with such collaborators as Arthur Laurents, John Weidman, George Furth, James Lapine and Harold Prince; what he thinks about seeing opera companies produce some of his shows; why he was moved to found Young Playwrights, Inc. and why it's not Young Composers instead; if he has had the opportunity to mentor young composers, just as Oscar Hammerstein has mentored him; and whether of all of his songs, all written for specific characters in specific situations, there are any that most reflect him personally.
Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim is the guest for the 250th "Downstage Center" interview. He discusses a wide range of topics, including whether, as many have asserted, he actually dislikes giving interviews and why; his experiences doing Q&A sessions with Frank Rich around the country; how the upcoming "Sondheim on Sondheim" is developing and how he feels about being the central character in a Sondheim show; his process in preparing the forthcoming two-volume, annotated edition of his complete lyrics, to be titled "Finishing the Hat"; his reaction to seeing his work done in scaled down versions; how involved get gets with major revivals of his works and whether he makes adjustments to shows long after their original productions; whether he ever gets the urge to write songs outside of the context of musical theatre; why he considers his work on the films "The Last of Sheila" and "Stavisky" the two happiest working experiences of his life; who originated the many projects he's undertaken over the course of his career and how he's worked with such collaborators as Arthur Laurents, John Weidman, George Furth, James Lapine and Harold Prince; what he thinks about seeing opera companies produce some of his shows; why he was moved to found Young Playwrights, Inc. and why it's not Young Composers instead; if he has had the opportunity to mentor young composers, just as Oscar Hammerstein has mentored him; and whether of all of his songs, all written for specific characters in specific situations, there are any that most reflect him personally. Original air date - January 3, 2010.
Road Show, a recording of the musical (Nonesuch, PS Classics) Stephen Sondheim is right — his new musical, Roadshow, is not gloomy. Sondheim and his collaborator, playwright John Weidman, discuss the many revisions of the musical that has evolved in an extraordinary way, and may yet become an American classic...
Director Paul Benedict ("Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"), playwright Timothy Crouse ("Anything Goes"), playwright David Henry Hwang ("M. Butterfly"), director Robert Kalfin ("Rashomon"), playwright Terrence McNally ("Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"), legal representative Jeremy Nussbaum, and playwright John Weidman ("Anything Goes") talk about how they began their careers in theatre, writing stage directions, revising "Anything Goes", the real life inspiration for "M. Butterfly", and the advantages of a lengthy preview period.
Director Paul Benedict (Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune), playwright Timothy Crouse (Anything Goes), playwright David Henry Hwang (who won a Tony for his play M. Butterfly), director Robert Kalfin (Rashomon), playwright Terrence McNally (four-time Tony Award winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class and Ragtime), legal representative Jeremy Nussbaum, and playwright John Weidman (Anything Goes) talk about how they began their careers in theatre, writing stage directions, revising Anything Goes, the real life inspiration for M. Butterfly, and the advantages of a lengthy preview period.
Producer/Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater André Bishop, Marketing Director and Director of Special Projects for Lincoln Center Theater Thomas Cott, Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater Bernard Gersten, director/choreographer Susan Stroman and playwright John Weidman discuss the Tony Award winning "Contact"; from Lincoln Center Theater's invitation to Stroman and Weidman to develop their original ideas, how the individual stories are connected, multiple workshops, the casting process, using pre-existing recorded music versus live musicians, deciding on the show's name, as well as producing for non-commercial theatre with a longstanding member base.
Producer/Artistic Director André Bishop and Executive Producer Bernard Gersten of Lincoln Center Theater , Marketing Director and Director of Special Projects for Lincoln Center Theater (whose tenure as Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater has scored them numerous Tony Awards including the recent revival of South Pacific, Coast of Utopia and Contact), Thomas Cott, Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater Bernard Gersten, five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman (for Crazy for You, Showboat, Contact, and 2 awards for The Producers) and playwright John Weidman discuss the Tony Award winning Contact; from Lincoln Center Theater's invitation to Stroman and Weidman to develop their original ideas, how the individual stories are connected, multiple workshops, the casting process, using pre-existing recorded music versus live musicians, deciding on the show's name, as well as producing for non-commercial theatre with a longstanding member base.
At the start of a theatre season which would see revivals of major works by each, authors Edward Albee ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"), Harvey Fierstein ("La Cage aux Folles"), Paula Vogel ("The Baltimore Waltz") and John Weidman ("Assassins") discuss the challenges of the career of a playwright.
At the start of a theatre season which would see revivals of major works by each, authors Edward Albee (Tony winner for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and the 2005 recipient of the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), Harvey Fierstein (who won acting Tony Awards for Hairspray and Torch Song Trilogy—for which he also won a Best Play Tony in addition to his best book Tony for La Cage Aux Folles), Paula Vogel (The Baltimore Waltz) and John Weidman (Assassins) discuss the challenges of the career of a playwright.
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