{"product_id":"putting-it-together-by-james-lapine-9780374200091","title":"Putting It Together","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical \u003cem\u003eSunday in the Park with George\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePutting It Together\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the iconic Broadway musical \u003cem\u003eSunday in the Park with George\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eA Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. \u003cem\u003ePutting It Together\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243777143020,"sku":"9780374200091","price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780374200091-putting-it-together-1.jpg?v=1787989146","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/putting-it-together-by-james-lapine-9780374200091","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}