Company: A Musical Comedy - Softcover

Stephen Sondheim; George Furth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559361085 ISBN 13: 9781559361088

Publisher: Theatre Communications Group/Nick Hern Books, 1995

Synopsis

A landmark musical, one of those few shows that enter the permanent lore of the theatre by altering the vocabulary of dramatic possibilities. Time

There s never been a franker, more sophisticated work written for the musical stage. San Francisco Examiner

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. It has the courage to be both bitter and honest about love and marriage. Kevin Kelly, Boston Globe

A breakthrough Broadway musical in 1970, Company remains fresh, acerbic and original today. The musical s themes marriage and commitment, friendship and loneliness and its innovations in form 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.

About this title

Review:

A landmark musical, one of those few shows that enter the permanent lore of the theatre by altering the vocabulary of dramatic possibilities. --Time Magazine

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. It has the courage to be both bitter and honest about love and marriage. --Boston Globe

There's never been a franker, more sophisticated work written for the musical stage. --San Francisco Examiner

From the Back Cover:

A breakthrough Broadway musical in 1970, Company remains fresh, acerbic and original today. The musical's themes - marriage and commitment, friendship and loneliness - and its innovations in form 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group/Nick Hern Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1559361085
• ISBN 13: 9781559361088
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128