Original Cast Album: Company

A fly-on-the-wall look at exhausted artists chasing perfection, equal parts fascinating process and quietly tense endurance test.

Directed by

D. A. Pennebaker

Genres

Documentary, Music

Starring

Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Elaine Stritch

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 all involved pushed themselves to the limit.

How it feels

Tense, earnest, warm and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Art, work, obsession, ambition

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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