Putting It Together (1993 MTC Version)

In this Sondheim revue, two couples reflect on the complexities of modern relationships.

Putting It Together is a musical revue showcasing the songs of Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd, Follies, A Funny Thing Happened...). Drawing its title from a song in Sunday in the Park with George, it celebrates Sondheim's incomparable career in musical theatre.

Featuring nearly thirty Sondheim tunes, Putting It Together is performed by only five people who are thrown together at a party in a Manhattan penthouse. With a bit of imagination, the guests transform the apartment into the stage of an abandoned theatre, an estate in Sweden, an island outside of Paris, a street off the Roman Forum, the woods of a fairy tale and a mythical town in the Southwest.

This tribute in the form of a revue provides a wonderful opportunity for simple sets and costumes. Sondheim's music will allow performers to showcase their vocal and acting abilities.

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Concert Selections for Putting It Together (1993 MTC Version)

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BACK IN BUSINESS (FROM "DICK TRACY")

From
Putting It Together (1993 MTC Version)

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Sondheim

Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated by
Chris Walker

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Starting Key
Cm

Estimated duration
2 min 29 sec
Instrumentation
(6x) KEYBOARD 1/CONDUCTOR SCORE, (1x) KEYBOARD 2, (1x) BASS, (1x) PERCUSSION (Drum Kit, Woodblock, Cowbell, Temple Block, Siren)
MERRILY FRAGMENT 1/LOVELY (FROM "MERRILY..." AND "...FORUM")

From
Putting It Together (1993 MTC Version)

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Sondheim

Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated by
Chris Walker

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Starting Key
G

Estimated duration
2 min 53 sec
Instrumentation
(3x) KEYBOARD 1/CONDUCTOR SCORE, (1x) KEYBOARD 2, (1x) BASS, (3x) PERCUSSION (Marimba, Drum Kit, Mark Tree, Maracas, Cabasa or Shaker, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel)
RICH AND HAPPY (FROM "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG")

From
Putting It Together (1993 MTC Version)

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Sondheim

Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated by
Chris Walker

show more...show less...
Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Starting Key
A

Estimated duration
3 min 38 sec
Instrumentation
(6x) KEYBOARD 1/CONDUCTOR SCORE, (1x) KEYBOARD 2, (1x) BASS, (3x) PERCUSSION (Xylophone, Drum Kit, Latin Cymbal, Triangle, Small Shaker, Bell Tree)

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Words and Music by

Stephen Sondheim

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Songs

Invocation and Instructions to the Audience (from The Frogs)

Putting It Together (from "Sunday in the Park with George")

Rich and Happy #1 (from "Merrily We Roll Along")

Merrily We Roll Along #1 (From "Merrily We Roll Along")/Lovely (From "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum")

Everybody Ought to Have a Maid (from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum")

Sooner Or Later Sequence

Hello, Little Girl (from "Into the Woods")

My Husband the Pig; Every Day a Little Death (from "A Little Night Music")

Merrily We Roll Along #2 (from "Merrily We Roll Along")/Have I Got a Girl for You? (From "Company")

Pretty Women (from "Sweeney Todd")

Now (from "A Little Night Music")

Bang! (from "A Little Night Music")

Country House (from "Follies, 1987")

Merrily We Roll Along #3 (from "Merrily We Roll Along")/Could I Leave You? (From "Follies")

Back in Business (From "Dick Tracy")

Rich and Happy And Stoned (from Merrily We Roll Along)

Night Waltzes: Love Takes Time; Remember?; In Praise of Women; Prepetual Anticipation; The Sun Won't Set (From "A Little Night Music"--stage and film)

Game Sequence #1 - Gun Song

Game Sequence #2: A Little Priest (From "Sweeeny Todd")

The Miller's Son (From "A Little Night Music")

Live Alone and Like It (From "Dick Tracy")

Sorry-Grateful (From "Company")

Sweet Polly Plunkett (From "Sweeney Todd")

I Could Drive a Person Crazy (From "Company")

Marry Me a Little (From "Company")

Getting Married Today (From "Company")

Merrily We Roll Along #4 (from Merrily We Roll Along)/Being Alive (From "Company")

Like It Was (from "Merrily We Roll Along")

Old Friends/Merrily We Roll Along #5 (From "Merrily We Roll Along")

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