"If Momma Was Married" with Luisa Lyons – Sondheim Revisited

Show Notes

Let me entertain you! Well, let Luisa and Kyle entertain you by discussing "If Momma Was Married" from Gypsy. What does it tell us about these characters, and why is it so catchy?

Visit Luisa Lyons's amazing resource Filmed Live Musicals here: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com
You can follow updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/filmedliveMT

You can also follow Luisa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luisalyons

In this episode we mostly focus on the 2015 West End revival starring Imelda Staunton. The two performers in this song are Lara Pulver and Gemma Sutton.

You can listen to it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VXNkHxu7kQE

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

Our sponsors this week are:

1. Taproot Publishing - https://taprootpublishing.ca/spotlight - a service that helps businesses and organizations pay attention to the people they serve.
2. Pod Power - With Pod Power, our sponsors are making it possible for us to amplify the voices of Albertans and Alberta podcasters. This episode, Edmonton Community Foundation is helping us give a Pod Power shout out to YourForest - https://yourforestpodcast.com - healthy ecosystems are the bedrock of a vibrant society. This podcast exists to discover what that looks like and how we can achieve it. 

Send feedback to [e-mail]

Putting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com

Recorded 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.com

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What is Putting It Together?

This is a podcast about Stephen Sondheim's entire body of work show by show and song by song. Each week Kyle Marshall invites an expert to discuss a Sondheim song in-depth. Together they discover the humour, how the songs inform character, and any hidden meanings. Most importantly they try to understand the man behind the music, the Shakespeare of our time, as best they can.