
This is a podcast about Stephen Sondheim's entire body of work show by show and song by song. Each week Kyle Marshall invites an expert to discuss a Sondheim song in-depth. Together they discover the humour, how the songs inform character, and any hidden meanings. Most importantly they try to understand the man behind the music, the Shakespeare of our time, as best they can.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 384 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Performing ArtsArtsMusic | |||

Who doesn't want to spend a year with Willie Mizner? Christine Chen returns to explore this sequence in Road Show, how it compares to a similar song in Bounce, and tries to understand why people are so enamoured with this guy.
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A counterpoint to Addison's Trip. Alex Asp returns to discuss how this informs Wilson's character, the importance of Nellie, and the important of bon vivants.
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It started off as a song between Wilson and his girlfriend, but ended up being a song between Addison and his boyfriend. Matt Koplik returns to discuss the differences in how this song is presented in Bounce and Road Show, and whether this is the las... more
What's a guy to do when even his own parents like his brother more? Head out on the road! Jim Cullen returns to discuss how the song Addison's Trip survived every version of the show and changed along the way.
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I love this podcast. Ad free!! Specific!! Accessible!! And best of all, most of it is straight up conversation, not annoying filler, and has so much great info. 6 star podcast. Yay!!
…and this podcast does not miss a single one of them. I am so glad I’ve discovered Kyle when he was a guest on Broadway Breakdown with Matt Koplik. Kyle’s podcast is so detailed and meticulous—every lyric, every word of Sondheim scores are explored and examined with an array of terrific guests. Bravo! Sidebar: The timbre of Kyle’s voice is engaging, a joy to listen to.
This is the podcast I’ve been looking for my whole life (or at least as long as podcasts have existed). Even as a Sondheim mega-fan, I come away from each episode with new info or a new perspective on the brilliance of his lyrics.
I plan to go through this show chronologically, even though I just discovered it in April 2023. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do! A must for any Sondheim fans. Kyle is a fantastic host, passionate about his subject, each episode so entertaining and informative. He brings in a different guest every episode to analyze a specific song from Sondheim’s oeuvre. This is the first podcast which has moved me to support it on Patreon, and I listen to A LOT of podcasts that I love, so that says somethin... more
Nothing has satisfied my need to obsess over Sondheim like this show.
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A deep-dive interview show that pairs host Kyle Marshall with a rotating guest expert to analyze a specific Stephen Sondheim song, one episode at a time. Across recent episodes, conversations braid production history, lyrical interpretation, character development, and broader themes in Sondheim's catalog, from lesser-known works to modern revivals. Guests come from theatre, music, and scholarship, bringing hands-on experience and critical context, which makes the series a rich resource for fans, performers, programmers, and sponsors seeking thoughtful, detail-oriented conversations about musical theatre. The format often blends historical insight with personal perspective, resulting in nuanced, accessible debates that appeal to serious supe... more
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