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.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Stars: Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Elaine Stritch, Dean Jones, Pamela Myers, Beth Howland
Crew: D. A. Pennebaker (Director), Stephen Sondheim (Music), Peter Hansen (Producer), Mark Woodcock (Sound), Kate Taylor (Sound), Christopher Dalrymple (Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Docurama
Runtime: 53 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 28, 1970
IMDb: 3.8
Keywords:music recording, musical theatre
