Company: Part 3

This is part three of my absolute favorite musical of all time, "Company" by Stephen Sondheim. This is the PBS "Great Performances" recording of the 2006 Revival of "Company" directed by John Doyle, the director of the 2005 Revival of "Sweeney Todd" also by Stephen Sondheim. In both of these revivals there are no musicians, the actors play all of the instruments, very challenging, yet very effective. The star of this production of "Company" is Raul Esparza who plays Bobby, a seemingly happy Manhattan bachelor with a deep hidden sadness. The cast of this production shows extreme strength in the area of ensemble work. This production has one of the best interpretations of the song "Getting Married Today" I have ever heard, Heather Laws does an amazing job with it. The cast is as follows Bobby: Raul Esparza, Joanne: Barbara Walsh, Larry: Bruce Sabath, Amy: Heather Laws, Paul: Robert Cunningham, Sarah: Kristin Huffman, Harry: Keith Butterbaugh, Jenny: Leenya Rideout, David: Fred Rose, Susan: Amy Justman, Peter: Matt Castle, April: Elizabeth Stanley, Marta: Angel Desai, Kathy: Kelly Jeane Grant. This section includes the end of the song "The Little Things You do Together" and "Sorry-Grateful".

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• 2006
• barrymore
• broadway
• comedy
• company
• dating
• ethel
• genius
• life
• marriage
• musical
• play
• revival
• sondheim
• stephen
• theater

[cokynv]

Show more Fred & Leenya! I went to college with those sick talents. So proud of them :)

[BillyCowles]

NO WAY!! You did not! That is soo awesome, i am a total company geek! i love them! were they fun?

[bohemiawelcumsyou]

They're all so great! But this girl who plays Jenny is like so perfect for the part, she's so convincing as a bit of a... square lol. I love this show, definitely in my top 3 favorite Sondheim shows.

[bohemiawelcumsyou]

My favs are Company, Sunday in the Park with George, and A Little Night Music. I also love Sweeney and ITW.

[TheMrDrek]

may I aks, what does Susan say at 5:38?

[mcclainx]

I'm sorry but this is an awful production of this show.  A gimmick concept that does not service the play, and the actors are practically dead.

[QueenMJade89]

@corteo12002 mine is slightly different

Most Important: Company

Best Score:Follies

Best Script: Into the Woods

The Masterpiece: Sweeney Todd

[MsLazyllama101]

Sorry Grateful is such a good song.

[phantomsonlylove]

hahahaha, at 7:12 hes like "uuuhhh, what?" like "are you kidding?"

[futurestarish]

7:02 AWWWW-KWAAAAAAARD!

[horerfandod3]

@bergamotblonde fred rose

[bergamotblonde]

Who's the actor playing the cello?