Company
A Musical Comedy
$28.19
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
2 October 1995
Summary
“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 t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559361088 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1559361085 |
| Author: | George Furth, Stephen Sondheim |
| Publisher: | Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Edition: | 25th |
| Release Date: | 2 October 1995 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 138mm x 8mm |
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Critics Review
‘A landmark musical, one of those few shows that enter the permanent lore of the theatre by altering the vocabulary of dramatic possibilities’
‘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 *About The Author
George Furth
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a celebrated American composer and lyricist, one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre.Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and lyricist. Sondheim’s best-known works include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987).He won many awards including eight Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008), eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier Award, an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom.Author photo by Jerry Jackson
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