A musical comedy based on a book by George Furth with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The original production was nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tony Awards and won seven.
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First review:
DC Metro Theatre Arts
gloriously urbane, stylistic and sophisticated musical
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Brian Trompeter Married life has no end of hassles, but being single has its own set of miseries
The plot revolves around Bobby (a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, let alone marriage), the five married couples who are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. Unlike most book musicals, which follow a clearly delineated plot,
Company was among the first musicals to deal with adult themes and relationships. As Sondheim puts it, "Broadway theater has been for many years supported by upper-middle-class people with upper-middle-class problems. These people really want to escape that world when they go to the theatre, and then here we are with
Company talking about how we're going to bring it right back in their faces."
Adult situations. Suitable for 17 and older.