Gail Leondar-Wright joins Kyle to offer some further insight into the song Unworthy of Your Love.

Find out more at the Talking Sondheim website: https://www.talkingsondheim.com/
You can contact Gail at: TalkingSondheim@gmail.com

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/254421633

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY

The 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/881212225

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw

The 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/1663102585

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

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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/254421633

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY

The 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/881212225

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw

The 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/1663102585

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

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Feels appropriate doesn't it? Micah Mooney returns to discuss a song that was added to the show for the first London production, and has stayed ever since. Is it essential or extraneous?

Micah's website: https://micahmooney.com/

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/254421633

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY

The 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/881212225

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw

The 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/1663102585

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

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What do we think the other national anthem actually sounds like? Charlotte LeMay returns to offer opinions on why Samuel Byck should be the main character of this song, and the disillusionment of the American Dream.

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/254421633

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY

The 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/881212225

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw

The 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/1663102585

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

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This week we don't talk about a song, but rather a scene. Reid Orphan joins the podcast to discuss how Samuel Byck has been depicted and how it can be destructive to those with mental health challenges if not pursued with proper intentions.

Follow Reid on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphan_designs

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/254421633

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY

The 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/881212225

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw

The 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/1663102585

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

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Join us on our cakewalk up the gallows. Shannon Migliore joins the podcast to explain what the real Charles Guiteau was like and how Sondheim uses his actual words in this song.

Follow Shannon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my_pretty_sleeper

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/254421633

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY

The 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/881212225

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw

The 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/1663102585

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

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Two people, who never met in real life, join together to sing a 1970s love ballad. Chris Brown returns to discuss how this song plays differently if you don't know the context, and how it's odd to talk about two "characters" that are still alive.

Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/not_chrisbrown/

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/254421633

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY

The 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/881212225

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw

The 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/1663102585

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

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You're telling me that "work your way to the head of the line" was a metaphor! Alex Asp returns to discuss the next "successful" assassin, President McKinley, and the beef.

Follow Alex on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alexasp44/

Look at the Sondheim Database project here: https://www.sondheimdatabase.com/

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/254421633

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY

The 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/881212225

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw

The 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/1663102585

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Keep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.

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