Stephen Sondheim's Company - A Musical Comedy - The Little Things You Do Together

Stephen Sondheim's Company - A Musical Comedy - 2007 - Starring Raúl Esparza, Barbara Walsh, Bruce Sabath, Heather Laws, Robert Cunningham, Kristin Huffman, Keith Buterbaugh, Leenya Rideout, Fred Rose, Amy Justman, Matt Castle, Elizabeth Stanley, Angel Desai, and Kelly Jeannne Grant. Company is a 1970 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The original production was nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards, and won six. Originally titled Threes, its story revolves around Robert (a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, let alone marriage), the five married couples who are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. Unlike most book musicals, which follow a clearly delineated plot, Company is a concept musical composed of short vignettes, presented in no particular chronological order, linked by a celebration for Robert's 35th birthday. Company was among the first musicals to deal with adult themes and relationships. As Sondheim puts it, "Broadway theater has been for many years supported by upper-middle-class people with upper-middle-class problems. These people really want to escape that world when they go to the theatre, and then here we are with Company talking about how we're going to bring it right back in their faces".

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