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Company è una commedia musicale basata su un libretto di George Furth con musica e testi di Stephen Sondheim. La produzione originale è stato nominata per un record di quattordici Tony Awards e ne ha vinti sei.
Trama
Originariamente intitolata Threes, l'opera ruota intorno a Bobby (un single incapace di impegnarsi pienamente per un rapporto stabile, per non parlare di matrimonio), alle sue tre ragazze e alle cinque coppie di coniugi che sono i suoi migliori amici.
Original Broadway Cast
Robert ( Dean Jones) - The central character; his 35th birthday brings the group together
The couples (all married except Amy and Paul)
Sarah (Barbara Barrie) - Learning karate and has issues with food and dieting.
Harry (Charles Kimbrough) - Friendly and affable, but with a drinking problem.
Susan (Merle Louise) - A gracious Southern belle who suffers from fainting spells
Peter (John Cunningham) - Formerly Ivy League, possibly gay.
Jenny (Teri Ralston) - Sweet, but a bit square
David (George Coe) - Chic and a bit controlling.
Amy (Beth Howland) - Neurotic, gets cold feet on her wedding day
Paul (Steve Elmore) - Amy's fiancé, Jewish, who has learned how to put up with her manic spells.
Joanne (Elaine Stritch) - Cynical and very acerbic. Only drinks with Robert.
Larry (Charles Braswell) - Joanne's third husband. Sweet and understanding.
The Girlfriends
April (Susan Browning) - A naive flight attendant. Self-described as "dumb"
Marta (Pamela Myers) - Hip and vulgar. Loves New York.
Kathy (Donna McKechnie) - A small town girl, Robert's long-time on-off girlfriend.
Altri allestimenti
*1971 US Tour (George Chakiris as Bobby)
*1972 West End
*1995 Broadway revival. Regia di Rob Marshall. Cast: Boyd Gaines, Kate Burton, Robert Westenberg, Diana Canova, Debra Monk, LaChanze, Charlotte d'Amboise, Jane Krakowski, Danny Burstein and Veanne Cox.
*1995 West End revival. Regia di Sam Mendes. Adrian Lester as Bobby (Oliver Award winner)
*2002 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Cast: John Barrowman as Robert, Emily Skinner, Alice Ripley, and Lynn Redgrave.
*2006 Broadway revival. Regia di John Doyle. Raul Esparza as Bobby (Drama Desk winner e Tony Nomination)
*2007 Australia. Regia di Gale Edwards. David Campbell as Bobby
*2011 New York Philharmonic. Cast: Neil Patrick Harris as Bobby, Stephen Colbert as Harry, Craig Bierko as Peter, Jon Cryer as David, Katie Finneran as Amy, Christina Hendricks as April, Aaron Lazar as Paul, Jill Paice as Susan, Martha Plimpton as Sarah, Anika Noni Rose as Marta, Jennifer Laura Thompson as Jenny, Jim Walton as Larry, Chryssie Whitehead as Kathy, and Patti LuPone as Joanne.
Brani
Act I
Overture
Company — Robert and Company
The Little Things You Do Together — Joanne and Couples
Sorry-Grateful — Harry, David and Larry
You Could Drive a Person Crazy — Kathy, April and Marta
Have I Got A Girl for You — Larry, Peter, Paul, David, Harry
Someone Is Waiting — Robert
Another Hundred People — Marta
Getting Married Today — Amy, Paul, Jenny and Company
Marry Me a Little* — Robert
Act II
Entr'acte
Side by Side by Side/What Would We Do Without You? — Robert and Couples
Poor Baby — Wives
Have I Got A Girl for You (Reprise) - Peter, Larry, David, Paul, Harry
Tick-Tock** — Instrumental; Kathy
Barcelona — Robert and April
The Ladies Who Lunch — Joanne
Being Alive*** — Robert
Finale Ultimo (Company) - Company
Fonte: wikipedia
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