Ep. 38: "Sunday in the Park With George," 1984

Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast

Back to Paris again, dearest listeners, where we tackle our most special show yet: the original production of Stephen Sondheim's personal opus "Sunday in the Park with George." Filled with color and light and based on French painter Georges Seurat's own influential artwork, this musical has left a major impact on us and many other Broadway babies around the world since its debut in 1984. Put down your pastries and your parasols as we sing the praises of Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin, discuss the topsy-turvy energy of its production history and wonder why this show makes us feel such feelings. It's getting orange!

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Music

• “Sunday in the Park with George,” performed by Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin
• “Color and Light,” by Peters and Patinkin
• “Finishing the Hat,” by Patinkin
• “Children and Art,” by Peters
• “Move On,” by Peters and Patinkin
• “Sunday (reprise),” by company, Peters and Patinkin

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Released by BMG Music Inc.

Show Notes

• Again plugging Sondheim’s Hat Box collection of his lyrics from all his major shows: It’s such an eye-opening page turner from “Saturday Night” to “Road Show.”
• Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters reunited to “move on” at a recent Sondheim birthday concert, and it’s as touching as you’d expect
• A-list Actór Jake Gyllenhaal recently starred in a Broadway revival and showed just how skilled a singer he is in a music video of “Finishing the Hat.”
• Also, that production, with Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, was JUST announced to be transferring to the West End in 2020 ... like, the day after we recorded this...
• Finally, just take this in: Steve performing "Move On" at Michael Bennett's funeral.

Podcast cover art: David Taylor

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