Episode Three and the others were two hours, but my dear, you’re still here! If you haven’t guessed already, the Broadway Babies are losing our minds about this show, but it’s OK, love will see us through the intense unpacking of composer Stephen Sondheim's early-Broadway love letter, "Follies." Alex and Daisha will be focusing on the legendary 1985 concert version starring Barbara Cook, Elaine Stritch, Carol Burnett, Mandy Patinkin and many more Broadway icons. Listen to us gush over the amazingly talented cast, examine Sondheim’s genius storytelling and lyrics, and discuss Sondheim's strong older female characters.  Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast Concert film: Amazon | BroadwayHD Accompanying documentary found on YouTube (with basically the same clips from the concert videos) Cast recording: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify Songs "Broadway Baby" (performed by Elaine Stritch) "Who's That Woman?" (by Phyllis Newman and Follies girls) "Losing My Mind" (by Barbara Cook) "The Story of Lucy and Jessie" (by Lee Remick) "One More Kiss" (by Erie Mills and Licia Albanese) All music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Show Notes Stephen Sondheim’s Hat Box lyric book set, on Amazon On that note, probably the most honest, humble, logical explanation of music writing, courtesy of Steve, with a collection of interviews of his: what pencils, the rhyming dictionary, when he drinks, his posture, his process — he naps A fascinating read: A primer from the AV Club on the man himself, starting with the basics and working into the deep cuts Elaine Stritch’s “I’m Still Here," probably the definitive version because it feels like it was written for her Marin Mazzie’s “Losing My Mind”, which really hits you right in the gut with a full-bodied character created in less than four minutes, and it’s even sweeter because former co-star Donna Murphy grabs her hand afterward Sondheim muse Donna Murphy’s “Could I Leave You?” that just leaves you breathless (These are all from Sondheim’s 85th birthday concert) Sondheim famously will rewrite songs for famous singers who ask, like Barbra Streisand: Here’s one version of “I’m Still Here” for Carrie Fisher’s “Postcards from the Edge,” basically devoured by Shirley MacLaine (basically a proxy for Debbie Reynolds) I really just love this song, you guys: Jeremy Jordan does it justice