Stephen Sondheim - "The Story So Far.." *artwork*
Stephen Sondheim - "The Story So Far.." *artwork*
#1Stephen Sondheim - "The Story So Far.." *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 2:21am
Was the artwork posted yet for Sondheim's upcoming box set "The Story So Far"?
Here it is
I know the tracklisting is a little disappointing, but the artwork looks great.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=31035
Updated On: 8/13/08 at 02:21 AM
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#2re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 2:25amWhy is the track listing "disappointing"?
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#2re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 2:28am
Most of the shows will have 3-5 songs included, but SUNDAY only has one. That is disappointing. And it's strange they wouldn't even include Sondheim's favorite song of his SOMEONE IN A TREE.
I mean we can listen to those tracks anytime, but it's the principle of the matter.
The unreleased tracks should be nice though.
Updated On: 8/13/08 at 02:28 AM
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#3re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 2:32amYeah, the one song from Sunday is a bit puzzling. But Sondheim singing "Prayers" and "There Is No Other Way" is a pretty good compensation on Pacific Overtures.
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#4re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 2:38amThe design of the box set really looks fantastic. It almost excites me more than the actual songs.
#5re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 9:08amThat box set design is stunning. I remember being disappointed when I first read the track listing, but I just went back and reread it and I'm now looking forward to buying this. I've been looking forward to the podcast interviews from the beginning and looking at this artwork while listening will be fantastic.
#6re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 10:30amIs this available for pre-order anywhere? I checked Amazon.com but couldn't find anything.
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#7re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 11:10am
Beautiful.
I'm really excited to buy this for the unreleased tracks.
It's been my mission to hear 'Happily Ever After'!
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#8re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 12:43pm
The cover is so Hitchcock. Does he put anything from Getting Away with Murder? The awful play he wrote.
Serious note though, What was the show Passionella he wrote?
Updated On: 8/13/08 at 12:43 PM
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#9re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 12:53pm
>What was the show Passionella he wrote?<
Same source material as Act 3 of The Apple Tree, the short story, "Passionella" by Jules Feiffer. Sondheim wrote it in 1962 for a show that Mike Nichols was directing in New Jersey, based on Feiffer's work, with Dorothy Loudon playing Passionella.
Years later, when The Apple Tree was going through rewrites, Nichols then remembered the Passionella segment from this earlier show, and suggested it to Bock and Harnick for their Act 3.
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Updated On: 8/13/08 at 12:53 PM
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#10re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 12:54pmI think that using the Follies in Concert songs (particulary Carol Burnett's "I'm Still Here") is a disappointment.
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#11re: Stephen Sondheim - 'The Story So Far..' *artwork*
Posted: 8/13/08 at 1:08pmAs the CDs are being released by Sony BMG, it's really the best option for them in the Follies department, since the Follies In Concert recording belongs to them. Although they picked up a couple of tracks from other labels elsewhere, the Capitol original cast recording doesn't offer complete versions of "Broadway Baby," "Losing My Mind" or "I'm Still Here". I think TVT, the company behind the Paper Mill recording, is out of business. There's the London recording, but I think Sondheim has distanced himself from that production. I guess they could have offered up Nancy Walker's "I'm Still Here," Ethel Shutta's "Broadway Baby" and Dorothy Collins' "Losing My Mind" from Sondheim: A Musical Tribute, but there must be some reason why they didn't go that route.
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