Being Alive - Company OBC, 1970 - Dean Jones BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-17 | Disney film star Dean Jones ("Love Bug")gave a brilliant performance of "Being Alive" in Sondheim's 1970 original production of "Company." Then two weeks into the run, he dropped out due to marital problems. Jones was replaced by Larry Kert, famous for originating the role of Tony in "West Side Story." Kert received a "Best Actor" nomination for "Company" and his performance of "Being Alive" was added as a bonus track to the cast album when it was reissued in 1998. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Bronson Pinchot - Buddys Blues BestArtsSondheim 2010-10-26 | Bronson Pinchot performs "Buddy's Blues" in PUTTING IT TOGETHER, originally from Sondheim's musical FOLLIES. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance of this Sondheim revue. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItT... Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Do I Hear a Waltz? - Carol Burnett and George Hearn BestArtsSondheim 2010-07-21 | Carol Burnett and George Hearn sing "Do I Hear a Waltz?", originally from Stephen Sondheim's musical of the same name. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance of this Sondheim revue. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Too Many Mornings - George Hearn and Barbara Cook - Sondheims Follies BestArtsSondheim 2009-09-03 | George Hearn and Barbara Cook sing "Too Many Mornings" from Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies". 0:11 George Hearn discusses the production 1:54 Rehearsal performance, George and Barbara 3:00 George discusses the song 3:32 Concert performance, George and Barbara This is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1985 DVD "Follies in Concert." Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com/ for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Could I Leave You? - Carol Burnett BestArtsSondheim 2009-06-10 | Carol Burnett sings Stephen Sondheim's "Could I Leave You?," originally from "Follies."This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available athttp://www.theBestArts.com/puttingittogether/default.aspxBrowse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Hello Little Girl - George Hearn - Putting It Together BestArtsSondheim 2009-06-09 | George Hearn sings "Hello Little Girl" to Ruthie Henshall. The song was originally written by Stephen Sondheim for his musical "Into the Woods." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/puttingittogether/default.aspx Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
The Story of Lucy and Jessie - Lee Remick - Follies BestArtsSondheim 2009-06-08 | Lee Remick sings "The Story of Lucy and Jessie" from Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies." This is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1985 DVD "Follies in Concert." Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com/ for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Could I Leave You? - Lee Remick - Follies BestArtsSondheim 2009-06-08 | Lee Remick sings "Could I Leave You?" from Stephen Sondheim's "Follies." This is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1985 DVD "Follies in Concert." Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com/ for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Im Still Here - Carol Burnett - Follies - Sondheim BestArtsSondheim 2009-02-10 | Shirley MacLaine's rendition of "I'm Still Here" in the movie "Postcards from the Edge" with Scott Frankel on the piano is probably the most famous performance of this song from Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies". But Carol Burnett proves here that she's far more than just a funny lady in this wonderful clip. 0:00 Behind the scenes - rehearsal 2:30 Concert performance This is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1985 DVD "Follies in Concert." Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Send In the Clowns - Glenn Close BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-13 | Glenn Close sings a touching version of Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from his 1973 musical "A Little Night Music." Available on the highly recommended 1993 DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall". View excerpts easily at http://www.thebestarts.com/sondheimcarnegie Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Bernadette Peters and choir - Sunday - Sondheim BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-12 | Bernadette Peters kicks off this wonderful choral performance of "Sunday", the finale from Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park With George". This piece was the finale of a 1993 concert televised by PBS Great Performances. Available on the highly recommended 1993 DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall". View excerpts easily at http://www.thebestarts.com/sondheimcarnegie Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Green Finch and Linnet Bird - Harolyn Blackwell - Sweeney Todd BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-12 | A wonderful concert performance of "Green Finch and Linnett Bird" from Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" - sung by Harolyn Blackwell. Ms. Blackwell is a lyric coloratura soprano who has graced many of the world's finest opera houses, concert halls, and theaters in operas, oratorios, recitals, and Broadway musicals. Available on the highly recommended 1993 DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall". View excerpts easily at http://www.thebestarts.com/sondheimcarnegie Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Old Friends - Putting It Together BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-07 | "Old Friends" is the finale of "Putting It Together". Written for "Merrily We Roll Along", it's performed here by George Hearn, Carol Burnett, John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall and Bronson Pinchot. 0:00 "Old Friends" 3:10 Bows and credits - to "Back in Business" 5:03 Closing Credits - to "Putting It Together" This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Theres Always a Woman - Carol Burnett / Ruthie Henshall BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-07 | Great catfight duet as Carol Burnett and Ruthie Henshall sing "There's Always a Woman." Sondheim wrote this for "Anyone Can Whistle." This song was cut from that Broadway production, which only lasted nine performances. It's perfect for "Putting It Together", though. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
The Ladies Who Lunch - Carol Burnett BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-07 | Carol Burnett sings "The Ladies Who Lunch", originally written for Stephen Sondheim's "Company." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Bang! - John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall, Bronson Pinchot BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-07 | Bronson Pinchot sings "Bang!" as John Barrowman and Ruthie Henshall dance. The song was originally written for Sondheim's "A Little Night Music." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances. More info soon...
Sooner or Later - Ruthie Henshall - Dick Tracy BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-07 | Ruthie Henshall sings "Sooner or Later" to John Barrowman. Sondheim composed the song for "Dick Tracy." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances. More info soon...
Every Day a Little Death - Carol Burnett with Ruthie Henshall BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-07 | Carol Burnett and Ruthie Henshall give a beautiful rendition of "Every Day a Little Death", originally from Sondheim's "A Little Night Music". This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Putting It Together - Sondheim BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-07 | "Putting It Together" originally appeared in Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George." It's performed here by George Hearn, Carol Burnett, John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall and Bronson Pinchot. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Dorothy Loudon - Sondheim Losing My Mind Medley BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-03 | Tony award winner Dorothy Loudon sings a wonderful medley of Sondheim's "Losing My Mind" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy". Be sure to watch through to the end to see how she mixes the two songs together. We made the mistake of posting these as two separate videos on our old BestArts channel, so we're glad to bring them back together - as they belong. This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1992 concert DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall". Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Not A Day Goes By - Bernadette Peters BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-03 | Bernadette Peters sings "Not A Day Goes By" from "Merrily We Roll Along" - book by George Furth and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1992 concert DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall". Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
(Not) Getting Married Today - Madeline Kahn - Company BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-03 | (Not) Getting Married Today - Madeline Kahn - Company More info soon...
Broadway Baby - Daisy Eagan - Follies BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-03 | Young Daisy Eagan sings "Broadway Baby" from Sondheim's "Follies." This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1992 concert DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall". Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Company - OBC, 1970 BestArtsSondheim 2009-01-03 | Original Broadway cast performance of "Company" from the Sondheim musical of the same name. "Company" is the opening number of the show, but is reprised on the cast album as "Finale." Although this video is the first track on the DVD, it appears to be the recording used as "Finale" on the cast album. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
(Not) Getting Married Today - Company OBC, 1970 BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-30 | Beth Howland with Steve Elmore, Teri Ralston and cast sing "Getting Married Today" from the original broadway cast of Sondheim's "Company", 1970. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
The Little Things You Do Together - Elaine Stritch - Company OBC, 1970 BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-30 | Elaine Stritch sings "The Little Things You Do Together" from the original production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" in 1970. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
You Could Drive A Person Crazy - Company OBC, 1970 BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-30 | "You Could Drive A Person Crazy" sung by Donna McKechnie, Susan Browning and Pamela Myers of the original broadway cast (OBC) of Sondheim's "Company" in 1970. (These are Bobby's three girlfriends, berating him for his reluctance to commit...) This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Unworthy of Your Love - John Barrowman & Ruthie Henshall BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-29 | John Barrowman & Ruthie Henshall sing "Unworthy of Your Love", originally from Sondheim's musical "Assassins." In the original context, it's a very creepy song. John Hinkley sings about his love object, Jodie Foster, while Squeaky Fromme sings about Charles Manson. In "Putting It Together," however, it becomes a tender ballad between the two young lovers. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
(Not) Getting Married Today - Carol Burnett - Company BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-29 | Carol Burnett sings "(Not) Getting Married Today" in Stephen Sondheim's revue "Putting It Together" - originally from "Company". This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Back In Business - Putting It Together BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-29 | The cast of "Putting It Together" sings "Back In Business," originally from the film "Dick Tracy". This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid - Sondheim BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-29 | Carol Burnett and Bronson Pinchot sing "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid", originally from Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum". This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Losing My Mind - Barbara Cook - Follies BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-28 | Barbara Cook gives a classic performance of "Losing My Mind" from Stephen Sondheim's "Follies." This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1985 DVD "Follies In Concert". Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
In Buddys Eyes - Barbara Cook - Follies BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-28 | Barbara Cook sings "In Buddy's Eyes" from Stephen Sondheim's "Follies." This video gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the recording session, followed by a full performance beginning at 3:34. This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1985 DVD "Follies In Concert". Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Good Thing Going - The Tonics BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-19 | The Tonics sing their great four-part arrangement of "Good Thing Going" from Sondheim's musical "Merrily We Roll Along." Gene Reed, Cortes Alexander, Brian Lane Green, & Lindy Robbins make up this talented quartet. They're accompanied on the piano by their musical director, a very young Jason Robert Brown. This video is an excerpt from the 1993 PBS special "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" - available on a highly recommended region 1 DVD. Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Sooner or Later - Karen Ziemba BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-19 | Karen Ziemba and Bill Irwin give a wonderful, sexy performance of "Sooner or Later," written originally for the film "Dick Tracy." This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1993 PBS DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall." Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Back in Business - Liza Minnelli & Billy Stritch BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-19 | Liza Minnelli & Billy Stritch give a brilliant performance of "Back in Business," originally from the film "Dick Tracy." Liza has many great performances on DVD, but this is the only number I've found that showcases Billy's incredible talent - see 3:30. The video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1993 DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" from PBS. Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Side by Side by Side - Company OBC, 1970 BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-18 | Dean Jones and cast sing "Side by Side by Side" from the original production of Sondheim's "Company" in 1970. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Another Hundred People - Pamela Myers - Company OBC, 1970 BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-18 | Pamela Myers sings "Another Hundred People" from Sondheim's original production of "Company" in 1970. Note how director D.A. Pennebaker brilliantly focuses in on different instruments throughout the video. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Marry Me a Little - John Barrowman BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-18 | John Barrowman sings "Marry Me a Little," originally from Sondheim's musical "Company." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Lovely - Ruthie Henshall / Carol Burnett BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-18 | Ruthie Henshall and Carol Burnett give an amazing performance of "Lovely, " originally from Sondheim's musical "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Like It Was - Carol Burnett BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-18 | Carol Burnett sings a heartbreaking rendition of "Like It Was," originally from Sondheim's musical "Merrily We Roll Along," to George Hearn. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance of this Sondheim revue. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Good Thing Going - George Hearn BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-18 | George Hearn sings "Good Thing Going," originally from Sondheim's musical "Merrily We Roll Along." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance of this Sondheim revue. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Being Alive - Putting It Together BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-18 | The cast of "Putting It Together" sings a wonderful, unique "round" of Sondheim's classic "Being Alive," originally from "Company." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance of this Sondheim revue. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Pretty Women - John Barrowman & George Hearn BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-17 | John Barrowman & George Hearn sing a captivating duet of "Pretty Women," originally from Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" in a whole new context that makes it a tender love song. This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance of this Sondheim revue. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Being Alive - Patti Lupone BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-17 | Patti Lupone sings "Being Alive" brilliantly - from Sondheim's "Company." This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1992 concert DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall". Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Barcelona - Dean Jones / Susan Browning - Company OBC, 1970 BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-17 | Dean Jones and Susan Browning have a lovely duet in "Barcelona" from Sondheim's original 1970 production of "Company." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Company: Original Cast Album" of the 1970 recording session. See more 1970 excerpts at http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyOBC/ For videos from the 2006 revival, see http://www.theBestArts.com/CompanyRevival/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Best of Sondheims Putting It Together BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-15 | "Putting it Together" is a musical revue showcasing the songs of Stephen Sondheim. All of the songs are extracted from their original context and worked into a new semi-storyline that revolves around an older couple facing their disillusions and marital troubles, a younger, less jaundiced couple, and a commentator. "Putting It Together" was first performed in England in 1992 and then moved to Broadway in 1993 for a run that starred Julie Andrews. The cast recording audio CD is from the 1993 production. In 1999, the show returned to Broadway, starring George Hearn, Carol Burnett, John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall and Bronson Pinchot. Hearn received a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his role. These excerpts are taken from a taping of a live performance of the 1999 production, available on a highly recommended DVD. The DVD is region 1 only, so can be viewed on DVD players sold in the US/Canada or PC DVD players worldwide. No audio CD was produced using this cast. UK viewers: if you're willing to watch the DVD on your PC, it is available for purchase at amazon.co.uk (and probably other sites) and you'll avoid international shipping charges. (Please let us know if that changes.) Full versions of most of these songs are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/puttingitt... 0:00 Putting It Together 0:34 Rich and Happy 0:50 Do I Hear a Waltz? 1:03 Lovely 1:30 Hello Little Girl 1:42 My Husband the Pig 1:51 Everyday a Little Death 2:07 Everybody Ought to Have a Maid 2:27 Have I Got a Girl for You 2:45 Pretty Women 3:27 Sooner or Later 3:49 Bang! 4:06 Country House 4:25 Unworthy of Your Love 4:53 Could I Leave You? 5:16 Back in Business 5:28 It's Hot Up Here 5:43 The Ladies Who Lunch 6:02 The Road You Didn't Take 6:13 Live Alone and Like It 6:28 More 6:57 There's Always a Woman 7:16 Buddy's Blues 7:30 Good Thing Going 7:55 Marry Me a Little 8:17 (Not) Getting Married Today 8:35 Being Alive 9:05 Like It Was 9:25 Old Friends Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Best of Sondheims Follies BestArtsSondheim 2008-12-15 | "Follies" is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. Several of its songs have become standards, including "Broadway Baby," "I'm Still Here," "Too Many Mornings," "Could I Leave You?" and "Losing My Mind." The play was nominated for eleven Tonys and won seven. "Follies" is set in a crumbling Broadway theatre, scheduled for demolition, during a reunion for all the past members of the "Weismann's Follies," a musical revue (based on the Ziegfeld Follies) which played in that theatre between the World Wars. The musical focuses on two couples, Buddy and Sally Durant Plummer and Ben and Phyllis Rogers Stone, who are attending the reunion. Sally and Phyllis were both showgirls in the Follies as were many of the other guests. Both marriages are having problems because Buddy, a traveling salesman, is having an affair with a girl on the road, Sally is still in love with Ben as she was years ago, and Ben is so self-absorbed that Phyllis feels emotionally abandoned. The two couples interact with each other and other partygoers, and throughout the first half, musical numbers from the old Follies are performed by the characters, sometimes accompanied by the ghosts of their former selves. Most of the songs are pastiches of songs by popular songwriters of the past. "Losing My Mind" is in the style of a George Gershwin ballad, The "God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" is in the style of Cole Porter and "Loveland" is akin to a 1920s Ziegfeld Follies serenade. The last section of the show features a string of vaudeville-style numbers reflecting the leading characters' emotional troubles before returning to the theatre for the end of the reunion party. A concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, was produced September 6 and 7, 1985; it starred Barbara Cook (Sally), George Hearn (Benjamin), Mandy Patinkin (Buddy), and Lee Remick (Phyllis), and featured Carol Burnett (Carlotta), Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Liliane Montevecchi, Elaine Stritch, Phyllis Newman and Licia Albanese. Among the reasons the concert was staged was to provide an opportunity to record the entire score. The resulting album was much more complete than the original cast album. However, director Herbert Ross took many liberties in adapting the book and score for the concert format--dance music was changed, songs were given false endings, new dialogue was spoken, reprises were added, and Patinkin was allowed to sing "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" as a solo instead of a trio with two chorus girls. These excerpts are taken from a highly recommended documentary produced about that concert and its creation, titled "Follies In Concert." 0:00 Introduction - Stephen Sondheim 0:45 Beautiful Girls 2:00 Rain on the Roof - Betty Comden and Adolph Green 2:10 Ah, Paris! - Liliane Montevecchi 2:25 Broadway Baby - Elaine Stritch 2:50 In Buddy's Eyes - Barbara Cook 3:19 Who's That Woman? - Phyllis Newman & women 3:51 I'm Still Here - Carol Burnett 4:25 Too Many Mornings - George Hearn & Barbara Cook 4:52 One More Kiss - Erie Mills and Licia Albanese 5:12 Could I Leave You? - Lee Remick 5:39 You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through 6:00 Buddy's Blues - Mandy Patinkin 6:11 Losing My Mind - Barbara Cook 6:46 The Story of Lucy and Jessie - Lee Remick 7:17 Live, Laugh, Love - George Hearn 7:57 Beautiful Girls (reprise) interspersed with backstage jokes Visit our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
