Putting It Together (2000) (TV)

Directors:

Don Roy King
Eric D. Schaeffer

Genre:

Music

Plot:

A tribute to composer/songwriter Stephen Sondheim, featuring songs from his Broadway productions. |

Plot Keywords:

Tribute

Cast

Carol Burnett	...	The Wife
George Hearn	...	The Husband
Ruthie Henshall	...	The Young Woman
John Barrowman	...	The Young Man
Bronson Pinchot	...	The Narrator

Also Known As:

Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together (Australia)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Sweden:Btl (folkets hus & parker)

Trivia:

There is an "onstage blooper" on the DVD where Carol Burnett stopped the show because her skirt had not been fastened properly and was starting to slip. Fortunately for viewers, it occurred during a show while the cameras were practicing for the performance they would actually record, and it was caught on tape.

Quotes:

The Wife: A knife would be perfect,
The Young Woman: A gun would be perfect,
The Wife: It's quick and it's quiet,
The Young Woman: At least I could try it,
The Wife: I hear they do wonders
The Young Woman: And you can do wonders
The Wife: With poisonous gas.
The Young Woman: With slivers of glass.
The Wife: There's always the quarry,
The Young Woman: There's always curare,
[...]

Soundtrack:

Rich and Happy

Always worth rewatching

An outstanding show, Burnett can hold her own against Ruthie Henshall, who is about half her age.

All well seasoned Broadway types doing a tour de force job and doing it well.

Script is a rather silly revue format and the lyrics inane but the case, especially Carol and Ruthie sell them SO well.

The male performers all did good work and I was once again surprised that Branson Pinchot could do so well in a straight, non-accented role (I still see Balkie when I hear his name}.

All in all, a couple of hours of fun and fine singing.