Come with Matching Minds to BroadwayCon in New York City during a frigid snowstorm! This episode features special guests and Broadway stars Etai Benson, George Lee Andrews, and Marty Morris, sharing their connections with Sondheim's puzzles and games. Etai recounts receiving a custom, personalized jigsaw puzzle from Sondheim for his role in Company. George and Marty take us back 53 years to share memories of the Sondheim/Perkin’s Shubert Theater treasure hunt for the cast of A Little Night Music. The audience participates in live trivia rounds (play along from home) and a reenactment of Sondheim's famous Murder Game. And suffer through our attempt at a podcast theme-song sign-a-long…
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00:00 Introduction to Matching Minds with Sondheim
00:05 Experiencing BroadwayCon in New York City
00:28 Diverse Activities at BroadwayCon
01:00 Sondheim's Puzzles and Games
01:28 Special Guests: Broadway Performers
02:41 Sondheim's Multifaceted Career
03:03 Sondheim's Influence and Legacy
04:16 Interactive Trivia and Games
05:41 Exploring Sondheim's Puzzles
09:47 Special Guests: George Lee Andrews and Marty Morris
17:26 A Visit to Steve Sondheim's House
18:05 Round Three: Word Puzzles
19:25 Round Four: Mechanical Puzzles
19:57 Special Guests: Etai Benson
25:46 Round Five: Parlor Games
26:34 The Murder Game
30:44 Conclusion: Matching Minds with Sondheim
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Thanks to everyone who contributed behind the scenes to this episode: the Musical Stingers composed by Mateo Chavez Lewis, our line producer Dennis Caouki, and the theme song to our podcast with lyrics and music by Colm Molloy and sung by the one only Anne Morrison, currently on the road starring in Kimberly Akimbo.