Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
Overview
In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Prince, the show’s stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honored Broadway tradition: the making of the original cast album. What ensued was a marathon session in which, with the pressures of posterity and the coolly exacting Sondheim’s perfectionism hanging over them, all involved pushed themselves to the limit.
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Additional Info
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.001 |
Directed By
D. A. Pennebaker
Crew
Stephen Sondheim
D. A. Pennebaker
Robert Van Dyke
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Harold Hastings
Chester Feldman
Kate Taylor
Mark Woodcock
Peter Hansen
Christopher Dalrymple
Robert Leacock
Daniel Melnick
Mary Rodgers
Delia Doherty
Judy Crichton
Richard Leacock
D. A. Pennebaker
TOP CAST
Stephen Sondheim
Self
Hal Prince
Self
Elaine Stritch
Self / Joanne
Dean Jones
Self / Bobby
Pamela Myers
Self / Marta
Beth Howland
Self / Amy
Barbara Barrie
Self / Sarah
Charles Braswell
Self / Larry
Susan Browning
Self / April
George Coe
Self / David
John Cunningham
Self / Peter
Steve Elmore
Self / Paul
George Furth
Self
Harold Hastings
Self
Charles Kimbrough
Self / Harry
Merle Louise
Self / Susan
Donna McKechnie
Self / Kathy
Teri Ralston
Self
Thomas Z. Shepard
Self
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