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Original Cast Album: Company
Original Cast Album: Company

Original Cast Album: Company

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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, with the pressures of posterity and the coolly exacting Sondheim’s perfectionism hanging over them, all involved pushed themselves to the limit.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

28 October 1970

Country

United States of America

Cast

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Self

Hal Prince

Hal Prince

Self

Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch

Self / Joanne

Dean Jones

Dean Jones

Self / Bobby

Pamela Myers

Pamela Myers

Self / Marta

Beth Howland

Beth Howland

Self / Amy

Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie

Self / Sarah

Charles Braswell

Charles Braswell

Self / Larry

Susan Browning

Susan Browning

Self / April

George Coe

George Coe

Self / David

John Cunningham

John Cunningham

Self / Peter

Steve Elmore

Steve Elmore

Self / Paul

George Furth

George Furth

Self

Harold Hastings

Harold Hastings

Self

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough

Self / Harry

Merle Louise

Merle Louise

Self / Susan

Donna McKechnie

Donna McKechnie

Self / Kathy

Teri Ralston

Teri Ralston

Self

Thomas Z. Shepard

Thomas Z. Shepard

Self

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