ببین، کلاهی درست کردم: اشعار گردآوری‌شده (۱۹۸۱-۲۰۱۱) به همراه نظرات، توضیحات، اصول، سخنرانی‌ها، انحرافات، حکایات و متفرقه‌ها

Picking up where he left off in "Finishing the Hat", Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with personal and theatre history, discussions of his collaborations, and exacting, charming dissections of his work -- both the successes and the failures.

After his acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat (named one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2010), Stephen Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, Look, I Made a Hat, giving us another remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of this living legend, and his life’s work.
 
Picking up where he left off in Finishing the Hat, Sondheim gives us all the lyrics, along with excluded songs and early drafts, of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins and Passion. Here, too, is an in-depth look at the evolution of Wise Guys, which subsequently was transformed into Bounce and eventually became Road Show. 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 over the years—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.
 
Filled with even more behind-the-scenes photographs and illustrations from Sondheim’s original manuscripts, Look, I Made a Hat is fascinating, devourable and essential reading for any fan of the theater or this great man’s work.

After his acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat (named one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2010), Stephen Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, Look, I Made a Hat, giving us another remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of this living legend, and his life's work. Picking up where he left off in Finishing the Hat, Sondheim gives us all the lyrics, along with excluded songs and early drafts, of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins and Passion. Here, too, is an in-depth look at the evolution of Wise Guys, which subsequently was transformed into Bounce and eventually became Road Show. 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 over the years--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. Filled with even more behind-the-scenes photographs and illustrations from Sondheim's original manuscripts, Look, I Made a Hat is fascinating, devourable and essential reading for any fan of the theater or this great man's work [Publisher description] The second volume of Sondheim's collected lyrics is b oth a remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of a legend, and a continuation of the acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat. Picking up where he left off in Finishing the Hat, Sondheim gives us all the lyrics, along with excluded songs and early drafts, of the Pulitzer Prizewinning Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins and Passion. Here, too, is an in-depth look at the evolution of Wise Guys, which subsequently was transformed into Bounce and eventually became Road Show. 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 occasionssuch as a hilarious song for Leonard Bernsteins 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. Filled with even more behind-the-scenes photographs and illustrations from Sondheims original manuscripts, Look, I Made a Hat is fascinating, devourable and essential reading for any fan of the theater or this great mans work. Front Cover Title Page Contents Note to the Reader Cast of Characters Preface Reintroduction 1. Sunday in the Park with George (1984) Critics and Their Uses Awards and Their Uselessness 2. Into the Woods (1987) Kaufman's Quest 3. Assassins (1990) 4. Passion (1994) Revivals: Actors and Their Qualities 5. Wise Guys/Bounce/Road Show: A Saga in Four Acts Act One - Wise Guys - The Reading (1998) Act Two - Wise Guys - The Workshop (1999) Act Three - Bounce (2003) Act Four - Road Show (2008) Revivals: Directors and Their Notions 6. Other Musicals The Last Resorts (Unproduced, 1956) The World of Jules Feiffer (1962) Hot Spot (1963) The Mad Show (1966) Other Lyricists: Part I Illya Darling (1968) Other Lyricists: Part II A Pray by Blecht (1968) Candide (Revival, 1974) Muscle (Unproduced, 1994) Sondheim on Sondheim (2010) 7. Movies The Thing of It Is (Unproduced, 1969) The Seven Percent Solution (1976) Dick Tracy (1990) Singing Out Lord (Unproduced, 1992) The Birdcage (1996) 8. Television Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1952) I Believe in You (1956) The Fabulous Fifties (1960) Guide to "Ten Years Old" Do You Hear a Waltz? (1960) Evening Primrose (1966) 9. Commissions, Occasions, Beginnings Commissions Goodbye for Now: A Hollywood Story Occasions "A Star Is Born" Beginnings Epilogue Acknowledgments Appendix A: Oversights Appendix B: Original Productions Appendix C: Selected Discography Index of Songs Subject Index Book Cover A second volume of collected lyrics by the iconic music artist features discussions of his experiences in the theater, memories about some of his important collaborations, and dissections of his most significant successes and failures