Sunday in the Park with George

A lush, intellectually rigorous musical that immerses you in the creative process, blending heartbreak and artistic obsession with Sondheim's intricate score.

Directed by

James Lapine, Terry Hughes

Genres

Music, Comedy, Drama

Starring

Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Charles Kimbrough

Tagline

Sondheim's Pulitzer prize-winning musical in its original Broadway run.

Overview

The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn of the artistic community, Seurat's artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes. A century later, Seurat's descendant – named George and also an artist – finds himself burnt out and in search of what artistic path to follow, but he finds the answer to his future in the past.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, romantic and warm. Measured and demanding.

About

Art, obsession, love, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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

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