Described by Lapine as, “One part memoir, one part oral history, one part ‘how a musical gets written and produced,’ ” the interview-heavy book reveals the two-year process that led to the initial production. That first iteration premiered in 1983 at Playwright Horizons as a one-act; the divisive second act, set in the 1980s and featuring the actor playing George as Seurat’s great-great-grandson, was only added to that production for its final performances.
Now that journey is recreated by Lapine, who has interviewed many of the original cast and creative team — along with his and Sondheim’s own recollections — to give fans of the show and of theatre in general a bird’s eye view of the artistic process.
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