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Ideal for fans of innovative musical theatre and anyone interested in nuanced, thought-provoking explorations of love and human connection.
Sondheim's breakthrough play.
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Company is a landmark musical, described by Time as "one of those few shows that enter the permanent lore of the theatre by altering the vocabulary of dramatic possibilities."
The San Francisco Examiner hailed it as "there's never been a franker, more sophisticated work written for the musical stage."
With a deliberately episodic, painfully accurate book by George Furth and an unforgettable score by Stephen Sondheim, Company is a total reversal of the usual musical comedy format. It is rigorously unsentimental, with the courage to be both bitter and honest about love and marriage, as noted by Kevin Kelly from the Boston Globe.
A breakthrough on Broadway in 1970, Company remains fresh, acerbic, and original today. Its themes—marriage and commitment, friendship and loneliness—and its innovations in form continue to mark it as a landmark of modern American musical theatre.
Company's 25th anniversary was commemorated by two major revivals: in New York at the Roundabout Theatre Company and in London at the Donmar Warehouse. This edition incorporates all revisions and additions made for these productions.
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ISBN: 9781559361088
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 October 1995
Country: United States
Imprint: Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Edition: US edition
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 215.0mm
Weight: 184g
Pages: 128
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About the Author
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a celebrated American composer and lyricist, one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre. Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and lyricist. Sondheim's best-known works include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987). He won many awards including eight Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008), eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier Award, an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Author photo by Jerry Jackson
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