{"product_id":"putting-it-together-how-stephen-sondheim-and-i-created-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-9780374200091","title":"Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical \u003ci\u003eSunday in the Park with George \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePutting It Together\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the iconic Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eSunday in the Park with George\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1982, James Lapine, at the beginning of his career as a playwright and director, met Stephen Sondheim, nineteen years his senior and already a legendary Broadway composer and lyricist. Shortly thereafter, the two decided to write a musical inspired by Georges Seurat's nineteenth-century painting \u003ci\u003eA Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough conversations between Lapine and Sondheim, as well as most of the production team, and with a treasure trove of personal photographs, sketches, script notes, and sheet music, the two Broadway icons lift the curtain on their beloved musical. \u003ci\u003ePutting It Together\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply personal remembrance of their collaboration and friend - ship and the highs and lows of that journey, one that resulted in the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES LAPINE\u003c\/b\u003e is a preeminent director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has been nominated for twelve Tony Awards and won on three occasions for Best Book of a Musical (\u003ci\u003ePassion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFalsettos\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Into the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e). He has also won five Drama Desk Awards, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and a Peabody Award, among other honors. He has been inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Mr. Abbott Award for lifetime achievement in theater.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874502250770,"sku":"9780374200091","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_26e3cd81-7ab1-48fa-89b7-dc0d7a2464b2.jpg?v=1737996011","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/putting-it-together-how-stephen-sondheim-and-i-created-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-9780374200091","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}