{"product_id":"look-i-made-a-hat-isbn-9780307593412","title":"Look, I Made a Hat","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second volume of Sondheim's collected lyrics is b\u003c\/b\u003eoth a remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of a legend, and a continuation of the acclaimed and best-selling \u003ci\u003eFinishing the Hat.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Picking up where he left off in \u003ci\u003eFinishing the Hat,\u003c\/i\u003e Sondheim gives us all the lyrics, along with excluded songs and early drafts, of the Pulitzer Prize–winning \u003ci\u003eSunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePassion.\u003c\/i\u003e Here, too, is an in-depth look at the evolution of \u003ci\u003eWise Guys,\u003c\/i\u003e which subsequently was transformed into \u003ci\u003eBounce\u003c\/i\u003e and eventually became \u003ci\u003eRoad Show.\u003c\/i\u003e Sondheim takes us through his contributions to both television and film, some of which may surprise you, and covers plenty of never-before-seen material from unproduced projects as well. There are abundant anecdotes about his many collaborations, and readers are treated to rare personal material in this volume, as Sondheim includes songs culled from commissions, parodies and personal special occasions—such as a hilarious song for Leonard Bernstein’s seventieth birthday. As he did in the previous volume, Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with invaluable advice on songwriting, discussions of theater history and the state of the industry today, and exacting dissections of his work, both the successes and the failures.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Filled with even more behind-the-scenes photographs and illustrations from Sondheim’s original manuscripts, \u003ci\u003eLook, I Made a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e is fascinating, devourable and essential reading for any fan of the theater or this great man’s work.\u003ci\u003eNote to the Reader \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast of Characters \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReintroduction\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Sunday in the Park with George \u003cbr\u003e2. Into the Woods \u003cbr\u003e3. Assassins \u003cbr\u003e4. Passion \u003cbr\u003e5. Wise Guys\/Bounce\/Road Show: A Saga in Four Acts \u003cbr\u003e6. Other Musicals \u003cbr\u003e7. Movies \u003cbr\u003e8. Television \u003cbr\u003e9. Commissions, Occasions, Beginnings \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix A: Oversights \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix B: Original Productions \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix C: Selected Discography \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex of Songs \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubject Index \u003c\/i\u003e“Sondheim is a national treasure, a giant in the world of musical theater who changed the structure and sound of the form in 20th-century masterpieces. Speaking of heaven, though, here's \u003ci\u003eLook, I Made a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, the second part of Sondheim's two-volume collection of lyrics, this one spanning 1981-2011, with additional bits and pieces. Talmudically thorough and devilishly diverting with what the author refers to as ‘attendant comments, amplifications, dogmas, harangues, digressions, anecdotes, and miscellany,’ the book is divine. It's also even more magnanimously authoritative than the first book. The handsomely designed book, like the first volume, contains illuminating reproductions of pages from the author's beloved legal pads on which he works out rhyme schemes, as well as annotated scripts and pages of musical notations. And the second volume is brimming — a word Sondheim would probably dismiss as ‘infelicitous’ — with precise, vigorous, instructive, sharp-tongued, and often very funny comments. \u003ci\u003eLook, I Made a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, together with \u003ci\u003eFinishing the Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, makes an enormously satisfying journal by one of the great theatrical minds of our time, a guide and touchstone for who knows how many future great theatrical minds. A” —Lisa Schwarzbaum, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“While the book technically covers Mr. Sondheim’s output from 1981 to the present, aficionados will delight in all the bits and bobs from early in his career that Mr. Sondheim didn’t make room for in the first volume . . . The extensive miscellany also includes a drawerful of lyrics Mr. Sondheim wrote as birthday gifts for friends like Harold Prince, Mary Rodgers and Leonard Bernstein. One of the choicest pleasures of the first volume was in Mr. Sondheim’s sharp-minded analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of musical theater lyricists from the past. He’s covered most of that territory already, so the new book features essays on ‘Awards and Their Uselessness’ and ‘Critics and Their Uses’ — savory reading.” —Charles Isherwood, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003eSTEPHEN SONDHEIM wrote award-winning music and lyrics for theater, film, and television. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFinishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLook, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011)\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the coauthor of the film \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Sheila\u003c\/i\u003e and the play \u003ci\u003eGetting Away with Murder\u003c\/i\u003e. Sondheim was on the council of the Dramatists Guild of America, having served as its president from 1973 to 1981. He lived in New York City. He died in 2021.","brand":"Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305436860645,"sku":"NP9780307593412","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307593412.jpg?v=1767731722","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/look-i-made-a-hat-isbn-9780307593412","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}