A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday
in the Park with George
Putting It Together chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the
iconic Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George. 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
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
Through 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. Putting It Together is a deeply
personal remembrance of their collaboration and friendship and the highs
and lows of that journey, one that resulted in the beloved Pulitzer
Prize-winning classic.