Someone in a Tree – Pacific Overtures (with Thom Sesma)

Show Notes

Sondheim says this is his favourite song that he's written. Thom Sesma has actually performed this song on-stage. He joins Kyle to deconstruct the song. Plus they both try to figure out their place in history.

You can go to Thom Sesma's website: https://www.thomsesma.com
Or follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThomSesmaNYC
Or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thsesma/

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

We 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/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

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The 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/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

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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.