Company original broadway cast recording, an album by stephen sondheim, original broadway cast company on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The opening song of sondheim s 1970s musical company introduces the main character, bobby, the five married couples he is friends with, and his three girlfriends. Company original broadway cast recording by original. Filichia is there as dean jones, the original bobby in company, is honored by his fellow alabamans. Dean jones, original bobby in company, dead at 84 playbill. Company sets genderblind 2020 broadway bow with patti. Was it sondheim who said that seeing dean was like. Company, musical recording details and tracks allmusic. Dean jones, the affable actor best known for leading roles in.
Charles braswell george coe dean jones charles kimbrough. I watched the dvd of the making of company and you can see dean jones really getting into it. If you knew or served with this sailor and have additional information or photos to support this page, please leave a message for the page administrators here. When dean jones began his motion picture career in 1956, he was just biding his time until he got his real break.
Photo features look back at the original broadway production of stephen sondheim s company. Dean jones and susan browning have a lovely duet in barcelona from sondheim s original 1970 production of company. Dean jones originated the role of bobby on broadway. Directed by hal prince, the opening cast included dean jones who had replaced. In films, jones was the lead in hugely successful disney movies, holding his own. The cast includes larry kert, elaine stritch, barbara barrie, george coe, john cunningham, teri ralston, charles kimbrough, donna mckechnie, charles braswell, susan browning, steve elmore. Prince cast broadway vetturneddisney star dean jones the love bug as. A revival of stephen sondheim s 1970 musical company that played londons west end has announced its broadway opening on march 22, 2020, with a cast headed by patti lupone and katrina lenk.
Jul 10, 2015 1970 original cast of sondheim s company. Buy dean jones now and monitor dean jones deals remotely using browser. Download stephen sondheim being alive from company sheet music. Look back at the original production of company on. Susan browning and dean jones in the stage production company photos. This excerpt is from the highly recommended region 1 dvd company.
In 1970, dean jones was a star in hollywood and also on broadway in two very distinctly different genres. Find recording details and track inforamtion for company, musical stephen sondheim on allmusic. Company, original cast in concert rehearsal sondheim. Its a minimally plotted collection of songs and stories more like a revue than a traditional musical about a single man, his married friends, and several girlfriends. His father worked for a railroad company and the family moved often, living in washington, d. Dean carroll jones january 25, 1931 september 1, 2015 was an american actor best known for his roles as agent zeke kelso in that darn cat. Survived by his wife lory, two daughters caroline jones, and deanna demaree from his first marriage and a son michael patrick lorys son by a previous marriage, whom jones adopted, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
While i loved the 2006 broadway revival because of its innovative staging. Dean jones left the show a month after its broadway opening, in distress over his own impending divorce. Dean jones was a disney icon and more chicago tribune. Fifty years after company changed the face of broadway musicals. Free pdf piano sheet music for being alive stephen sondheim. Putting it together original 1993 offbroadway cast recording stephen sondheim 60 million songs. Being alive from company company musical, musical theatre. Great cast that included dean jones, elaine stitch. Disney film star dean jones love buggave a brilliant performance of being alive in sondheims 1970 original production of company. Original broadway cast of company, dean jones vocal, company ensemble vocal, dona d. Dean jones, best known for playing befuddled heroes in 1960s walt disney movies such as that darn cat. Make no mistake, company is one of sondheims great scores, and this album is fantastic. Essentially a musical about nothing, company chronicles the thoughts and remembrances one man has about his friends five married couples as he hesitates outside the door, about to walk in on his own surprise birthday party. Dean jones, boyishlooking leading man of disney films.
Stephen sondheims musical company opened on broadway in the spring of 1970, and. The former croonerturnedactor once recalled, i wish i could say i had this master plan for a career, but i always thought acting was something id just do until i had a hit record. Stephen sondheim s awardwinning 1970 outing company, like most of his work, is highly acclaimed by theatergoers, critics, and his peers. Sondheim is a difficult composer because of the range he puts singers. His next big break came as a replacement for dean jones as the lead in stephen sondheim s company 1970. Company is a 1970 musical comedy with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by. Being alive stephen sondheim free piano sheet music. Stephen sondheim company a musical comedy original.
Great cast that included dean jones, elaine stitch and beth howland. Company, sondheim s sixth broadway musical, was his breakthrough to serious credibility. All we knew is we wanted to write another show together, sondheim said. Being alive was first recorded by dean jones, who originated the role of robert on broadway in 1970. Susan browning and dean jones in the stage production company. Larry kert was tonynominated, but didnt win for company. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. The musical opened in nyc on 042570 and ran for 705 performances.
Jacobs theatre will coincide with sondheim s 90th birthday. When sondheim, prince and furth went up onstage to accept the applause, jones stepped forward to ask them a few questions. Company is a 1970 musical comedy with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by george furth. In films, jones was the lead in hugely successful disney movies, holding his own against scenestealing costars that included a cat that darn cat.
If you dont already have at least one recording of a production of a show, then this collection is great. I only knew dean jones for his work with the disney corporate and had no idea how perfect his voice is as bobby. Putting it together original 1993 offbroadway cast recording stephen sondheim. Anita ellis singer west side story company musical cabaret musical dean jones actor tony award. Dean jones, the comic actor who made his mark in a series of disney films, but who earned a place in broadway history for originating the role of the vacillating bachelor bobby in stephen sondheim. About company original broadway cast this 1970 musical by stephen sondheim and george furth revolutionized musical theatre. The original production was nominated for a recordsetting fourteen tony awards and won six originally titled threes, its plot revolves around robert 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. Vaughn, marilyn saunders, carol gelfand, cathy corkill, company orchestra, harold prince director, elaine stritch vocal, george coe vocal, barbara barrie vocal, charles braswell vocal, charles. This military service page was createdowned by diane tws admin short, sa to remember jones, dean carroll, an. A revival of stephen sondheim s 1970 musical company that played londons west end has announced its broadway opening on march 22, 2020. Company original broadway cast recording by stephen.
Stephen sondheim company original broadway cast lyrics. Featuring original cast members dean jones, barbara barrie, charles kimbrough, donna mckechnie, and elaine stritch as well as sondheim, furth, prince. Dean jones, the affable actor best known for leading roles in several family disney films of the 1960s and 70s including the love bug and that darn cat. It received 14 tony award nominations, a record at the time. Originally produced on broadway in 1970, this special event saw a return of the original cast members bar one from the stephen sondheim george furth musical classic.
This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Look back at the original production of company on broadway 1970 original cast of sondheim s company. Great cast that included dean jones, elaine stitch and beth. Company original broadway cast bonus track by stephen. Being alive is a song from the musical company by george furth with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim.
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