{"product_id":"putting-it-together-james-lapine-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Lapine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374200092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374200091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.55h x 8.30w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022","brand":"James Lapine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054012821759,"sku":"9780374200091","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_577924fb-16d4-482a-90e9-a325828bb2c3.jpg?v=1685027504","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/putting-it-together-james-lapine-9780374200091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}