Robert is a well-liked single man living in New York City whose friends are all married or engaged couples: Joanne and Larry, Peter and Susan, Harry and Sarah, David and Jenny, and Paul and Amy. This synopsis is based on the revised libretto. In the early 1990s, Furth and Sondheim revised the libretto, cutting and altering dialogue that had become dated and rewriting the end to act one. The theme would be New York marriages with a central character to examine those marriages. After Sondheim read the plays, he asked Harold Prince for his opinion Prince thought the plays would make the basis for a musical. Anthony Perkins was interested in directing, and asked Sondheim to read the material. George Furth wrote 11 one-act plays planned for Kim Stanley as each of the separate leads.
These people really want to escape that world when they go to the theatre, and then here we are with Company talking about how we're going to bring it right back in their faces". As Sondheim explained, "Broadway theater has been for many years supported by upper-middle-class people with upper-middle-class problems. Company lacks a linear plot, depicting instead a story occurring in the mind of the central character, a concept musical composed of short vignettes, presented in no particular chronological order, linked by a 35th birthday.Ĭompany was among the first book musicals to deal with contemporary dating, marriage, and divorce. The original 1970 production was nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards, winning six. 1971 Tony Award for Best Book of a MusicalĢ006 Tony Award for Best Revival of a MusicalĢ019 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical RevivalĬompany is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth.
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