Bibliograph

Company, original cast album, Janus Films ; Pennebaker Associates Inc. presents ; Talent Associates-Norton Simon Inc. in association with Castle Drive Productions ; a film by D.A. Pennebaker ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; produced by Chester Feldman, Judy Crichton

Type

Label

Company, original cast album, Janus Films ; Pennebaker Associates Inc. presents ; Talent Associates-Norton Simon Inc. in association with Castle Drive Productions ; a film by D.A. Pennebaker ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; produced by Chester Feldman, Judy Crichton

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Company

Oclc number

11257500542

Responsibility statement

Janus Films ; Pennebaker Associates Inc. presents ; Talent Associates-Norton Simon Inc. in association with Castle Drive Productions ; a film by D.A. Pennebaker ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; produced by Chester Feldman, Judy Crichton

Runtime

Series statement

The Criterion collection, 1090

Sub title

original cast album

Summary

"This holy grail for both documentary and theater aficionados offers a tantalizingly rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain. In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Price, 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--including theater legend Elaine Stritch, who fought anxiety and exhaustion to record her iconic rendition of 'The Ladies Who Lunch.' With thrilling immediacy, legendary filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker offers an up-close view of the larger-than-life personalities, frayed-nerve energy, and explosive creative intensity that go into capturing the magic of live performance"--Container

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Original cast album Company

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