"Side by Side by Side" - Company - In Concert [1993]

[flagler88]

I always wondered what this number looked like in the original production, does not disappoint. Love Elaine Stritch, whether her lagging behind was in character or just her, she is one of a kind. Thanks so much for this, Dean Jones still had it in him, he seems more youthful in this and still in fine voice, and the rest of the cast were amazing. What a great number!

[Selah1423]

Ok, I am young and I've never seen the original... was it Elaine's character to mess up like that or was she really messing up during this video? Either way, this was very fun to watch! Thanks for posting!

[JohnJow8]

Very good! Really perfect! Do you have videos of "THE LITTLE THINGS YOU DO TOGETHER," "YOU COULD DRIVE A PERSON CRAZY" and "Getting Married Today" from this same concert? It is these cations are my favorite! Thank you!

[smeggers0329]

Damn, Dean Jones is sooooo good. To bad he was replaced in the OBC.

[Splurge24]

That was what most people would call "pretty friggin' amazing"

[11777766]

Tony Perkins was offered the role of Bobby but was doing a musical in London. Perkins had a fine voice, was in several B'way musicals before he did the movies. Show biz is full of might-have-beens,

[FrederickNetwork]

I'm Forty I only saw the video! I

[FrederickNetwork]

Hey Ellain Stritch is there, I love her so much!!!

[FrederickNetwork]

It's Dean Jones!! A superbe singer! He was in OBC to perform company, I saw him with Ellaine Stritch in 1970 and others of OCB.

[rodanvideo]

You were very lucky to see Dean do the role! He opened the run [4/26/1970], but left shortly thereafter.. and was replaced by Larry Kert on 5/29/1970.

[wardf90]

Fantastic and fascinating

[salesnytheater]

who's the guy?

[robertpny]

That's Dean Jones. He originated the role of "Bobby" and left the show just after it opened on Broadway. You might remember him from a lot of Disney movies in the sixties and seventies.

[CitzenVain714]

do u have any footage from the 1997 into the woods reunion show???

if u did, please please post it!

[rodanvideo]

Nope.. no gots!

[antod11]

Sheer unadulterated bliss! Thank you for posting this.

[isaactai]

do you know where can we get this video?? anyone??

[rodanvideo]

Yes, since I put this clip up, of course I know "where can we get this video."

[JerseySurvivor]

Was this from Long Beach, CA? I saw this concert there. Wow, Wow, Wow. It was if 22 years was yesterday.

[ActorSinger51]

Is that Donaa McKechnie tapping at 7:13?

[rodanvideo]

No, it's not.

[ActorSinger51]

elaine stritch?

[rodanvideo]

What about Elaine Stritch?

[ActorSinger51]

is she JoAnne?

[leojrevlis]

Yes, of course Stritch is Joanne. Why are you questioning it?

[doomveg]

don't be rude.

[TRoderick]

Who is the woman carrying the flag?

[leojrevlis]

Beth Howland [Amy, who sings Getting Married Today]... [Also Waitress Vera on TV's Alice.]

[amourah2003]

Is there a DVD of this? Or are there other videos of some performances from that night? it would be amazing if they were posted. Thank you

[shmoogle14]

Well said.

[an7iguy]

Who does the cartwheel?

[rodanvideo]

Barbara Barrie.

[thejeffreytaylor]

I BEG you to post more.

[rodanvideo]

Pretty please, with ice-cream on top?

Want a DVD? Send me a message.

[DeadlyMorrigan]

Thank you to bigoneNYC for recognizing that!!! Performing this number with our choreography where we were constantly moving, tapping, etc was indeed a killer and then having to come right back up immediately for Poor Baby? Whew! Fun times though!!!

[rodanvideo]

There is a rest before Poor Baby, with the Bobby-April apartment scene dialog, however maybe not quite long enough to fully recover!!

You wrote "our" & "we." Who are you? What production, amateur? school? professional?

[nsowhat]

Oh my god! This is just fantastic! Thank you whoever!

[bigoneNYC]

IF anyone has ever performed in a production of Company this number is a killer and to think the Ladies have to sing and perform Poor Baby immediatley afterwards. Saw this concert and love this show.

[ambreec28]

Thank you for this wonderful clip! You have just got to put MORE of this concert on here! I've been listening to the OC CD for the past few weeks and I'm just loving all the songs from the original cast. Please put up "Ladies Who Lunch" if you have it. I'd be eternally grateful!

[MidtownOuest]

Not at all "tiring" to me (quoting rodanvideo). Yeah, maybe "sort-of haphazard", but the cast still played it with such conviction that it worked wonderfully for me. Dean Jones was great but I really miss Larry Kert (I saw him do it and he was a friend). Thanks rodanvideo--I love your uploads.

[rodanvideo]

No.. Not "tiring" to WATCH.. "Tiring" to PERFORM.. This number was purposely long, and written and directed to "show" the cast growing progressively more "tired" as it continues FOREVER. That's the gag.

Thanks for commenting.. I love putting-up unusual clips!

[MidtownOuest]

Thanks for your clarification. You seem like such a lover of the theatre and I did find it confusing when I misunderstood your "tiring" comment. Keep 'em coming!

[oldfaces]

this is brilliant. do you have "the ladies who lunch?"

[rodanvideo]

Probably.. I haven't watched the entire concert in a while, and my tired brain cells don't exactly remember!

[scottfwtx]

I keep watching this over and over again. Thank you for sharing it.

[rodanvideo]

You commented "I love it!" a month ago... AND you're STILL watching it? Wow, you ARE a devoted SBSBS fan!

[scottfwtx]

Yes.

[gabsylv]

Priceless! THX SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS!!!!!

[ljay889]

It was so great Dean returned for this! He sounds excellent.

[rodanvideo]

According to an interview before this concert, he totally regretted not sticking it out in the original run. He also said that NO ONE had the slightest hesitation in saying YES when asked to reunite. COOL!

..And the entire concert is a blast to watch.

[scooter110553]

I don't quite get the focus on Elaine Stritch "not keeping up." the fact is, after seeing all of these new interpretations of this material, you realize how beautifully cast that original production was. The people and the chemistry are magic. No more carping! thanks so much for providing us with this bit of magic. Would love to see the whole show!

[scottfwtx]

I love it!

[blackpython]

Is Beth the one with the long hair (it's hard to tell)? Whoever that is, her hair makes her stand out and look much younger than the others just because they all have shorter (or pulled up) graying hair, ha.

I love this clip and the OBC! Ah, Company <3

[an7iguy]

Is the audience laughing at someone or am I missing something? I feel like that's Elaine Strich who keeps lagging behind and yelling but I'm not sure.

[rodanvideo]

I think that it's a collection of things. The dated, cute lines are being delivered by a cast that's aged over 20 years. Stritch can't keep up. Etc. These old farts are adorable and the audience loves them NOW for what they did THEN.

[blackpython]

I wonder why Elaine can't keep up. I mean, it's not like she had stopped performing at that point (far from it, she was in the Harold Prince revival of Showboat the next year).

[rodanvideo]

Must be the booze!!

[scottfwtx]

what do you mean "she can't keep up?" She does great!

[rodanvideo]

I think that she purposely "lags" behind a bit, for comic effect. The entire cast has aged, and they all "play" on that aspect.

[spikssssss]

this is amaaazing! do you have the entire show?!?

[rodanvideo]

YUP!

[Skafan123]

Oops! Well, that WAS dense of me, wasn't it? Should have checked IMDB first! Thank you for posting this and the other clips; I really enjoyed seeing them.

[Skafan123]

Can anyone tell me--is this Dean Jones or Larry Kert? Sorry to be dense but I just can't tell. Thanks!

[rodanvideo]

It's Dean Jones. Larry passed-away a few years before this reunion.

[chrisampm]

Bliss. I'd want to spend all night with these people. i can't remember a recent show - esp the revival - where I felt that way.

[sicetergo]

Brilliant - thanks for that

[DougTube69]

Thanks for the post! I had forgotten how much fun this song is ... glitz and shine, then it tears your heart out.

[rodanvideo]

It's exactly like the current B'way revival, EXCEPT for the FUN, GLITZ, SHINE, & TEARING YOUR HEART OUT parts! Oops.. I forgot - My mom told me, "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything." ANYWAY - These guys originated the roles... and their characters shine thru, all warm & fuzzy & wonderful!! They cannot be equaled.

[lj394]

Thank you so much for posting this and "Tick Tock." Do you have any other video from this concert? If so, will you post it?

[Sagerious]

ummm... Please don't insult the revival. I saw it, and let me tell you it was extremely amazing. I am a big fan of the Original and the Revival. A true Company fan would love the show no matter what people were playing the parts.