13 Best theatre books like Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George" by James Lapine

Cover of Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George" by James Lapine

Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

By: James Lapine

4.50

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday in…

If you liked the theatre plot in Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George" by James Lapine , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies (Applause Books) by Ted Chapin

1. Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies (Applause Books)

By: Ted Chapin

4.51

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

In 1971 college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the … read more

Similar categories in Ted Chapin's Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies (Applause Books) book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • plays
Cover of Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History by Glen Berger

2. Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History

By: Glen Berger

3.93

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

As one can imagine, writing a Broadway musical has its challenges. But it turns out there are chall… read more

Similar categories in Glen Berger's Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • plays
  • audiobook
Cover of Company: A Musical Comedy by Stephen Sondheim, George Furth

3. Company: A Musical Comedy

By: Stephen Sondheim , George Furth

2.86

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

Sondheim's breakthrough play. read more

Similar categories in Stephen Sondheim's Company: A Musical Comedy book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • theatre
  • plays
Cover of Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes by Stephen Sondheim

4. Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes

By: Stephen Sondheim

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Ken… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Sondheim's Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • plays
Cover of Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway by Michael Riedel

5. Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway

By: Michael Riedel

3.95

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

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Similar categories in Michael Riedel's Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • history
  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

6. Patti LuPone: A Memoir

By: Patti LuPone

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

"I have been incredibly fortunate over the course of my career to have been associated with some ex… read more

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7. Sunday in the Park With George

By: James Lapine , Stephen Sondheim

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

(Applause Libretto Library). This 1995 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical was inspired by the painting … read more

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8. Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops

By: Ken Mandelbaum

4.23

Format: 11 pages, Paperback

Not Since Carrieis Ken Mandelbaum's brilliant survey of Broadway's biggest flops. This highly reada… read more

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9. Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1981-2011, With Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes, and Miscellany

By: Stephen Sondheim

3.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

After his acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat(named one of the New York Times 10 Best Book… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Sondheim's Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1981-2011, With Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes, and Miscellany book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

10. The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built

By: Jack Viertel

4.07

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller For almost a century, Americans have been losing their hearts and losin… read more

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Cover of Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers by Mary Rodgers

11. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

By: Mary Rodgers

4.24

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The memoirs of Mary Rodgers Guettel--writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and "a woman who tried eve… read more

Similar categories in Mary Rodgers's Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • theatre
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

12. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

Similar categories in Barbra Streisand's My Name Is Barbra book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

Cover of I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein

13. I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

By: Harvey Fierstein

4.37

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Awa… read more

Similar categories in Harvey Fierstein's I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George" by James Lapine

14. Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

By: James Lapine

4.50

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday in… read more

Similar categories in James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George" book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • theatre
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • plays
  • audiobook
Cover of So Fetch by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

15. So Fetch

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

3.60

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of th… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's So Fetch book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Chita: A Memoir by Chita Rivera

16. Chita: A Memoir

By: Chita Rivera

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited and wildly entertaining memoir of the star of stage and screen, the legendary Chit… read more

Similar categories in Chita Rivera's Chita: A Memoir book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • theatre
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Magic to Do: Pippin's Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond by Elysa Gardner

17. Magic to Do: Pippin's Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond

By: Elysa Gardner

3.72

Format: 250 pages, ebook

In Magic to Do, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Pippin's opening, two-time Pulitzer Prize … read more

Similar categories in Elysa Gardner's Magic to Do: Pippin's Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • theatre
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway by Michael Riedel

18. Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway

By: Michael Riedel

4.09

Format: 352 pages, ebook

“Fun and gossipy.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A masterful history.” —Publishers Weekly (starred re… read more

Similar categories in Michael Riedel's Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • plays
  • audiobook
Cover of Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim by D.T. Max

19. Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim

By: D.T. Max

3.71

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A New Yorker writer's illuminating and deeply personal collection of interviews with the late Steph… read more

Similar categories in D.T. Max's Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • music
  • biography
  • theatre
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Lord Knows, At Least I Was There: Working with Stephen Sondheim by Paul Ford

20. Lord Knows, At Least I Was There: Working with Stephen Sondheim

By: Paul Ford

3.83

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

When the Atlanta-born Paul Ford first fell in love with the American musical theatre at the age of … read more

Similar categories in Paul Ford's Lord Knows, At Least I Was There: Working with Stephen Sondheim book and James Lapine's Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

  • theatre
Cover of Sense of Occasion (Applause Books) by Harold Prince

21. Sense of Occasion (Applause Books)

By: Harold Prince

4.04

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

(Applause Books). In this fast-moving, candid, conversational, and entertaining memoir, Harold Prin… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

9 Top audiobook books like Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George" by James Lapine

Transform Your Habits

Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History

Glen Berger

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway

Michael Riedel

3.95

Transform Your Habits

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

Transform Your Habits

I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

Harvey Fierstein

4.37

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21 Top audiobook books like Sense of Occasion (Applause Books) by Harold Prince

Transform Your Habits

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Various , Joe Layden , Rob Reiner , Cary Elwes

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Revival

Stephen King

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Making It So

Patrick Stewart

4.33

Transform Your Habits

You Like It Darker

Stephen King

4.32

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