Putting It Together
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Putting it Together is a musical revue showcasing the songs of Stephen Sondheim.
Drawing its title from a tune in Sunday in the Park with George, it was devised by Sondheim and Julia McKenzie, produced by Cameron Mackintosh, and first performed on January 27, 1992 at the Old Fire Station Theatre in Oxford, where it ran for 24 performances. The cast included Diana Rigg, Clive Carter, and Claire Moore.
After 37 previews, the Manhattan Theatre Club production, directed by McKenzie and choreographed by Bob Avian, opened on April 1, 1993 at New York City Center, where it ran for 59 performances. The cast included Stephen Collins, Christopher Durang, Michael Rupert, Rachel York, and Julie Andrews, making her return to the New York City stage after an absence of more than thirty years. The markedly revised revue now had a slight plot revolving around an older couple facing their disillusions and marital troubles, a younger, less jaundiced couple, and a commentator. A double-compact disc recording was released by RCA Records.
After 22 previews, the 1998 Mark Taper Forum production opened on November 21, 1999 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where it ran for 101 performances. The cast included Carol Burnett, John Barrowman, George Hearn, Ruthie Henshall, and Bronson Pinchot, with Kathie Lee Gifford replacing Burnett at some performances. Hearn was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. A taping of a live performance is available on both videotape and DVD.
[edit] Song list
Act I
- Invocation and Instructions to the Audience (from The Frogs)
- Putting It Together (from Sunday in the Park)
- Rich and Happy (from Merrily We Roll Along)
- Do I Hear a Waltz? (from Do I Hear a Waltz?)
- Merrily We Roll Along #1 (from Merrily)
- Lovely (from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
- Hello Little Girl (from Into the Woods)
- My Husband the Pig (from A Little Night Music)
- Everyday a Little Death (from Night Music)
- Everybody Ought to Have a Maid (from Forum)
- Have I Got a Girl for You (from Company)
- Pretty Women (from Sweeney Todd)
- Sooner or Later (from Dick Tracy)
- Bang! (from Night Music)
- Country House (from Follies)
- Unworthy of Your Love (from Assassins)
- Merrily We Roll Along #2 (from Merrily)
- Could I Leave You? (from Follies)
- Rich and Happy (Reprise)
Act II
- Back in Business (from Dick Tracy)
- It's Hot Up Here (from Sunday in the Park)
- The Ladies Who Lunch (from Company)
- The Road You Didn't Take (from Follies)
- Live Alone and Like It (from Dick Tracy)
- More (from Dick Tracy)
- There's Always a Woman (from Anyone Can Whistle)
- Buddy's Blues (from Follies)
- Good Thing Going (from Merrily)
- Marry Me a Little (from Company)
- Not Getting Married Today (from Company)
- Merrily We Roll Along #3 (from Merrily)
- Being Alive (from Company)
- Like It Was (from Merrily)
- Old Friends (from Merrily)
[edit] External links
Saturday Night • West Side Story • Gypsy • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum • Anyone Can Whistle • Do I Hear a Waltz? • Evening Primrose • Company • Follies • A Little Night Music • The Frogs • Pacific Overtures • Side By Side By Sondheim • Sweeney Todd • Marry Me A Little • Merrily We Roll Along • Sunday in the Park with George • Into the Woods • Assassins • Putting It Together • Passion • Bounce
