March 21, 2024: Wise Guys/Bounce/Road Show (1998-2008)
Class Preparation
- Related readings in the texts:
- Broadway: The American Musical: none
- Look, I Made a Hat, Chapter 5: "Wise Guys/Bounce/Road Show" (pp. 178-182, 217-219, 243-244, and 273-291) NOTE: Road Show took 14 years to reach its final form. Along the way it was known variously as Wise Guys, Gold!, and Bounce. Sondheim treats these as four “Acts” within Chapter 5 of Look, I Made a Hat. You are welcome to read all of the material on the various versions: pages 178-291. However, I recommend reading only the introductory pages about the early versions and all of the Road Show (2008) portion (essentially the page numbers indicated).
- Class 8 Lyrics This handout includes songs mostly likely to be referenced in class; ALL of the lyrics for Road Show--including those for previous versions, cut songs and alternate versions--are in Look, I Made a Hat.
- Handout of Key Class 8 Slides
YouTube Links & Playlists
Links and Playlists:
- Wise Guys (Recording of the 1999 New York Theatre Workshop version)
- Bounce (2003 Original Cast Recording of the production that played in Chicago and Washington, DC in 2003)
- Road Show (2009 Off-Broadway Cast Recording) ***prioritize this one***
- Class 8 Videos (ones shown/played in class plus a couple of bonuses!)