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Wednesday, February 20, 9-11:30 pm ET
Company
comes to television for the first time, starring Raúl Esparza in the role of Bobby, and featuring all of the score’s Sondheim classics.
Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking
musical Company - which premiered in 1970 with a book by
George Furth and a cast including Broadway luminaries Dean Jones
(later replaced by Larry Kert), Elaine Stritch and Donna McKechnie
- has acquired generations of new fans through various new
productions as well as a Broadway revival in 1995. Centering on
Bobby, a confirmed bachelor celebrating his 35th birthday with his
10 closest friends (who also happen to be five couples),
Company culminates in Bobby's transformation from
unattached swinger to tentative monogamist. Acclaimed director John
Doyle, noted for his unconventional adaptation of Sweeney
Todd in 2005 (the actors double as orchestra musicians), took
a similar approach to Company 's third turn on the
Broadway stage in 2006, getting rave reviews from critics and
audiences alike. Recorded at the end of its Tony-winning run as
"Best Revival" in the 2006-07 season, Company comes to
television for the first time, starring Raúl Esparza in the
role of Bobby, and featuring all of the score's Sondheim classics,
including "Another Hundred People," "The Ladies Who Lunch" and
"Being Alive."