Original Cast Album: Company (1970)

US:: PG Documentary Music

Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" opened on Broadway in the Spring of 1970, and tradition dictates that the cast recording is done on the first Sunday after opening night. D.A. Pennebaker, the now-legendary documentarian, filmed the production of the original cast recording, the back and forth between Sondheim and the performers, and the dynamic of trying to record live performance. The film climaxes with Elaine Stritch's performance of "The Ladies Who Lunch". The show won 6 Tony Awards including "Best Musical" and ran for two years on Broadway. A plan to make a series of "Original Cast Album" films never materialized.

Updated May 24 2020

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1970-01-01

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FACTS

Runtime: 58 mins Rating: 7.5

Cast

George Furth

George Coe

George Coe / David

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough / Harry

Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch / Joanne

Dean Jones

Dean Jones / Robert

Beth Howland

Beth Howland / Amy

Stephen Sondheim

Pamela Myers

Pamela Myers / Marta