Company: Part 14

This is part fourteen 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.

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Entertainment

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

[fireflyreaper]

When I was little I found this show crude and boring.

Now that I'm older i feel enlightened

[tianicolea23]

that was completely amazing.

i'm DYING to see it live now.

i've had the soundtrack for a while, listened to it a couple times, but never really got into it.

but now that i've seen it i'm like OH MY GOD!

lol.

i'm def gonna love you forever now though for posting this.

xD

[andrewjkealey]

wow this is amazing thank you so much we are singing this in musical theater and its amazing just wow i really thought this was good thank you

[wildlark]

wow. that was outstanding lol how have i never seen this before???

[EnigmaComics]

thanks for uploading this! fabulous

[ElphabaWoods]

i love how Raul and Barbara walk off with their arms round each other (:

[PiecesOfRainbow7]

"Enlightened" is the only word for it... I feel so enlightened now.

[centrumwen]

God I must say thank you for posting this, and I decide to buy the DVD now!!!!!

[KermitVonSchnitzel]

Thank you so much for uploading this! Absolutely phenominal.

[dmnemaine]

Good performance, but the only thing that puzzles me a little about it -- was there supposed to be some significance to the cast members all playing musical instruments?

[Robertogee]

Lonny Price. Directed for television by.

Like everybody else connected with this stellar performance . . . sheer visual and technical genius.

No wonder Sondheim loved this.

It's the ultimate lasting record of this musical theatre pinnacle.

[hottieho13]

0:45-0:57 i just love Roberts catharsis at that part! like he's taking the biggest breath or breather of his entire life,like he finally feels free!