Waiting For the Girls Upstairs – Follies (with Hugh Summers)

Waiting For the Girls Upstairs is a song packed with plot. Kyle invites on Hugh Summers, a theatre producer in England, to explore both the upstairs and downstairs of this song.Hugh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HughSummersKyle mentioned three performances at the beginning of the episode.Adrian Lester singing Being Alive: https://youtu.be/Nb03Ujxld_8Audra MacDonald singing There Won't Be Trumpets: https://youtu.be/urIoekUIUBgVanessa Williams singing Children Will Listen: https://youtu.be/Z8lSDBM9R2EYou can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJoWe are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDmOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksBThe original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKlOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvsThe London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UnetbuOr buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrdOur sponsor this week are:Storylines  - https://www.wifta.ca - Storylines highlights some of our province’s most successful women in film and television, both behind the camera and in front of it.Pod Power - APN's new partner program where our advertising partners can donate their ad spots to amplify independent, nonprofit, and community podcasters.This week we highlighted What's The Tsismis - https://whatsthetsismis.transistor.fm - a new podcast with an inside look on Pilipinx (pill-uh-PEEN-ex) identity in the diaspora. Send feedback to [email protected] It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.comRecorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★