Putting It Together: Direct from Broadway
{{short description|2001 film by Don Roy King}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Putting It Together: Direct from Broadway
| image = PuttingItTogetherDVDCover.jpg
| caption = DVD Cover Art
| director = Don Roy King
| based_on = {{Based on|Putting It Together|Stephen Sondheim
Julia McKenzie}}
| starring = Carol Burnett
George Hearn
John Barrowman
Bronson Pinchot
Ruthie Henshall
| music = Stephen Sondheim
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor = Broadway Worldwide
| released = {{Film date|2001|10|14}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Putting It Together: Direct from Broadway is a 2001 film of the Broadway production of the musical revue Putting It Together as captured live in performance on Broadway featuring the show's original Broadway cast. The show was captured at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City February 20, 2000, utilizing multiple high-definition cameras by Broadway Worldwide.
The film was released October 14, 2001, on cable and satellite pay-per-view channels in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.{{cite web |last=Umstead |first=Thomas R. |title=BTN Puts 'Together' Third PPV Musical |url=http://www.multichannel.com/content/btn-puts-together-third-ppv-musical |website=Multichannel.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927182157/http://www.multichannel.com/content/btn-puts-together-third-ppv-musical |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |date=August 20, 2001}} The program was released on DVD and VHS February 26, 2002, by Good Times Video, with a DVD re-release December 12, 2006, by Image Entertainment.{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Sondheims-Putting-Together-Musical/dp/B00005UW80/ |title= Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together - A Musical Review |website= Amazon}} HBO bought the program in December 2002 for a two-year contract on the network.{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=HBO To Offer Jekyll & Hyde, Smokey Joe's Cafe & Putting It Together |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/hbo-to-offer-jekyll-hyde-smokey-joes-cafe-putting-it-together-com-109946 |website=Playbill |access-date=November 25, 2021 |date=December 2, 2002}}
Cast
- Carol Burnett as The Wife
- George Hearn as The Husband
- Ruthie Henshall as The Young Woman
- John Barrowman as The Young Man
- Bronson Pinchot as The Narrator
Musical numbers
For a complete list of the songs performed and the shows in which they appeared, go to https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260305/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0260305}}
- [https://directfrombroadway.com/our-shows/putting-it-together/ Direct from Broadway site]
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Category:American musical films
Category:Films about music and musicians
Category:Filmed stage productions
Category:Television shows directed by Don Roy King
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language musical films
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