After his acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat (named one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2010), Stephen Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, Look, I Made a Hat, giving us another remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of this living legend, and his life’s work.
 
Picking up where he left off in Finishing the Hat, Sondheim gives us all the lyrics, along with excluded songs and early drafts, of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins and Passion. Here, too, is an in-depth look at the evolution of Wise Guys, which subsequently was transformed into Bounce and eventually became Road Show. Sondheim takes us through his contributions to both television and film, some of which may surprise you, and covers plenty of never-before-seen material from unproduced projects as well. There are abundant anecdotes about his many collaborations, and readers are treated to rare personal material in this volume, as Sondheim includes songs culled from commissions, parodies and personal special occasions over the years—such as a hilarious song for Leonard Bernstein’s seventieth birthday. As he did in the previous volume, Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with invaluable advice on songwriting, discussions of theater history and the state of the industry today, and exacting dissections of his work, both the successes and the failures.
 
Filled with even more behind-the-scenes photographs and illustrations from Sondheim’s original manuscripts, Look, I Made a Hat is fascinating, devourable and essential reading for any fan of the theater or this great man’s work.

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Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Kennedy Center Honors. His career has spanned more than half a century, his lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture, and in Finishing the Hat—titled after perhaps his most autobiographical song, from Sunday in the Park with George—Sondheim has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he is giving readers a rare personal look into his life as well as his remarkable productions.

Along with the lyrics for all of his musicals from 1954 to 1981—including West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd—Sondheim treats us to never-before-published songs from each show, songs that were cut or discarded before seeing the light of day. He discusses his relationship with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, and his collaborations with extraordinary talents such as Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Ethel Merman, Richard Rodgers, Angela Lansbury, Harold Prince and a panoply of others. The anecdotes—filled with history, pointed observations and intimate details—transport us back to a time when theater was a major pillar of American culture. Best of all, Sondheim appraises his work and dissects his lyrics, as well as those of others, offering unparalleled insights into songwriting that will be studied by fans and aspiring songwriters for years to come.

Accompanying Sondheim’s sparkling writing are behind-the-scenes photographs from each production, along with handwritten music and lyrics from the songwriter’s personal collection.

Penetrating and surprising, poignant, funny and sometimes provocative, Finishing the Hat is not only an informative look at the art and craft of lyric writing, it is a history of the theater that belongs on the same literary shelf as Moss Hart’s Act One and Arthur Miller’s Timebends. It is also a book that will leave you humming the final bars of Merrily We Roll Along, while eagerly anticipating the next volume, which begins with the opening lines of Sunday in the Park with George.

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Dear Diary,
At least with an online diary I can spill all of my thoughts in an anonymous fashion. Just so you know, there’s no one that I would tell all of this to willingly, and I’m changing alllll of the names. My point? Googleing for me will be useless!
So here it is: I’m putting my faith in the “blogosphere”… you, a bunch of total strangers. Comment me through this, people, and enjoy the messed up ride that has become my life. I probably won’t respond, but I’ll appreciate. And now? It all falls down…

Of all of the summer activities Chris had planned, moving to Colorado to bunk with her aunt was so not an option. Trading beaches and sun for a job as a waitress the summer before her senior year? …Well, there’s no pretty way of saying it sucked. Right up until she met Ryan. Then it just became confusing as hell.

Ryan grew up in Colorado. The summer after his freshman year in college, he didn’t expect anything out of the ordinary. And Chris…was out of the ordinary. He started to question the decisions he was making…and started making moves toward building a different future. Unfortunately, that meant letting the present fall apart.

There's a long road ahead for the two of them, but don't worry-they'll keep you "posted".

Dear Diary,
At least with an online diary I can spill all of my thoughts in an anonymous fashion. Just so you know, there’s no one that I would tell all of this to willingly, and I’m changing alllll of the names. My point? Googleing for me will be useless!
So here it is: I’m putting my faith in the “blogosphere”… you, a bunch of total strangers. Comment me through this, people, and enjoy the messed up ride that has become my life. I probably won’t respond, but I’ll appreciate. And now? It all falls down…

Of all of the summer activities Chris had planned, moving to Colorado to bunk with her aunt was so not an option. Trading beaches and sun for a job as a waitress the summer before her senior year? …Well, there’s no pretty way of saying it sucked. Right up until she met Ryan. Then it just became confusing as hell.

Ryan grew up in Colorado. The summer after his freshman year in college, he didn’t expect anything out of the ordinary. And Chris…was out of the ordinary. He started to question the decisions he was making…and started making moves toward building a different future. Unfortunately, that meant letting the present fall apart.

There's a long road ahead for the two of them, but don't worry-they'll keep you "posted".

THIS work contains a collection of the customs, usages, and ceremonies current among gypsies, as regards fortune-telling, witch-doctoring, love-philtering, and other sorcery, illustrated by many anecdotes and instances, taken either from works as yet very little known to the American reader or from personal experiences.

THIS work contains a collection of the customs, usages, and ceremonies current among gypsies, as regards fortune-telling, witch-doctoring, love-philtering, and other sorcery, illustrated by many anecdotes and instances, taken either from works as yet very little known to the American reader or from personal experiences.

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