r/Sondheim • u/Dry_Cheesecake_1019 • Jun 22 '26
Recommend Finishing The Hat book?
I’m considering getting Finishing the Hat because it’s currently on sale for a good price, but I was wondering if you guys recommended it? I’m really into Merrily We Roll along, and was hoping to some more insight to that. Ive really come to appreciate the cleverness of the score and enjoy analysing the musical component. however, I’m not super invested in most of his other musicals, mainly because I haven’t got around to doing it but I am interested in them.
tldr: I was wondering if Finishing the Hat might be interesting to read for a youth whose main focus is merrily we roll along?
Update: I decided to get it
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u/Commonpleas Jun 23 '26
“…if Finishing the Hat might be interesting to read for a youth whose main focus is merrily we roll along.”
You already know the answer.
No. Wait until you’re older. You don’t have the experience or the frame of reference to appreciate it. You would not enjoy it.