Someone in a Tree Sondheim Festival Telly Leung

[ServosFLyingCircus]

This is a great song. I saw this play when I was seven because my brother was in it with his theater group but was too young to appreciate it. Now I love it!

[rheingold50]

The guy in the khakis and dark blue shirt who sings with Telly (singing the old man) is Gary Alexander--a Chicago actor. Joe Foronda is in in black.

[ganzmatt]

Thanks for posting this -- I had no idea it was up here! The other singers, BTW, are Stephen Wallem (as the samurai), Michael and Bethany Lindner, and Tobias James. We asked Bethany to join in because this song was the end of a medley -- I agree, otherwise, about the all-male comment. The arrangement was done by Thomas Albert (my Dad), and this is the only time we've played this suite. I hope we can do it again sometime!

Matt Albert, the violinist in the background

eighth blackbird

[Mclick80]

I hope people get how difficult this song is even in its blatant lack of much blended harmony.

[heidilynn999]

I really think the beauty of this show is the all male cast (obviously until the end) I love that sound of all the men singing together, it just gives me chills. And though that woman has a great voice, i wish she wasn't singing with them at the end, it spoils the effect.

[tyrizzo1]

I agree, i think that a womans voice would ruin that show, the women were the ones in black moving stage pieces. Then came out for the ending. Gotta love that Kubaki Style

[coventrystudent]

No, the 'mercenary' (?) is supposed to come in then but the old man and his younger self don't hear him and so go on singing. It's how it's written in the vocal score and I remember it being performed that way in the Leicester Haymarket run last year.

[crescentsorrow]

right. the warrior is supposed to try to come in but to not be acknowledged.

[heidilynn999]

oops i mean *might NOT have been haha

[heidilynn999]

on my recording of this musical, the mercenary comes in at the same time as this guy does, i think that might now have been a mistake. correct me if i'm wrong please!

[oliverlewin]

sondheim fest

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where was i???

[lawvd]

That's Joseph Anthony Foronda preceding Telly Leung. He was the Reciter in the Chicago Shakespeare production of this show.

[rheingold50]

The old man is Gary Alexander.

[makeittrue]

I'm not familiar enough with this piece but who is the performer who sings before Telly Leung comes in? He has a really beautiful, resonant voice!

[jackal912]

Heh, the mercenary came in too early. His great voice made up for it though.

[DerVin166]

Quite possibly Sondheim's masterpiece...I just love other ("Epipany"?) songs more!