A review by _rachelreads_
Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George by James Lapine

5.0

This is absolutely divine. It's not surprising that James Lapine was able to put together a beautiful oral history of the writing and original production of Sunday in the Park with George, but that does not make this book any less special. Lapine is naturally a gifted writer and interviewed many of the key players in the making of Sunday, first and foremost Stephen Sondheim himself. And while we sadly could never have known this, the book feels all the more poignant now after Sondheim's passing the day after Thanksgiving. I certainly think I read this book at the right time, and it is so wonderful and special that Lapine was able to interview Sondheim for this project. This is a must-read for anyone who loves theater, musicals, Sondheim, or all of the above. This literary work of art about a work of art (the musical) about a work of art (Seurat's painting) will hold a special place in my heart.