The Road You Didn't Take – Follies (with Anna Hulkower & Tim Kov; hosts of My Little Tonys) ?


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Jun 17 2020 55 mins   6

Ben must confront the decisions he's made, but is he being truthful? Anna Hulkower and Tim Kov (hosts of My Little Tonys) return to the show to unpack the subtext of this song and delight in the Sondheim wordplay.

You can listen to My Little Tonys here: https://www.mylittletonyspodcast.com
You can also follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mylittletonys
Or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mylittletonys/

Check out Tim's workshops by send a DM to his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_male_gaze/

Mandy Patinkin singing The Road You Didn't Take: https://youtu.be/bvHplu1PulY

A Carrie and Mr. Big scene from season 2 of Sex and the City: https://youtu.be/kkT1nAV_CYo

John McMartin singing this song at Sondheim 80th Birthday: https://youtu.be/luydh4zUry4

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Follies.

The original Broadway cast starring Alexis Smith, John McMartin, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, and Yvonne De Carlo (1971)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2xj4Pi7

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33zmfDm

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WwbksB


The original West End cast starring Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Julia McKenzie, David Healy, and Dolores Gray (1987)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: Not available unfortunately.

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Un7RKl

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wqrTvs


The London revival starring Peter Forbes, Imelda Staunton, Janie Dee, Philip Quast, and Tracie Bennett (2017)

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Qz2Pt2

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Unetbu

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UplKrd


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