{"product_id":"putting-it-together-9780374200091","title":"Putting It Together","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical \u003ci\u003eSunday in the Park with George\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 collaborati\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus \u0026 Giroux Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401908658519,"sku":"9780374200091","price":30.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780374200091.jpg?v=1730478849","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/putting-it-together-9780374200091","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}