Last fall, I had the pleasure or reading James Lapine’s new book, Putting it Together. In it, Lapine chronicles the day-to-day experience of creating a new stage musical, in this case the Pulitzer Prize winning Sunday in the Park with George. The music and lyrics for this show were by the late, great Stephen Sondheim, a composer who made innovation his middle name. ­­­Lapine was the author of the musical’s book; the project was also his first experience as a director in musi

Work continues on the Heidelberg production of Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by my good friend and colleague, David Cotter. The cast is hard at work, mastering their roles and staging. The two leads have been in a show with a McConnell theater score before; for the others this is a new experience. But I am excited to watch this production develop; my weekly trips to Tiffin enable me to work with the cast directly. Come show week, I will camp out with the troops and help