In 1970, Company first premiered on April 26th. That year it won six Tony Awards. In 2011, a star studded cast performed the show and it was released as a film. The cast included Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Cryer, Stephen Colbert, Christina Hendricks, and many more. In April of 2018, it opened at Mercury Theatre. And now, in November of 2023, it opens at the Cadillac Palace.
It’s Bobbie’s 35th birthday party in New York City. All her friends are married, and she definitely feels the pressure to do the same. However, she doesn’t seem ready to be married, or even able to maintain a long term relationship with any of the men she dates. Thus, she seeks male “company” from her married friends. The story builds and builds to the fantastic final song, “Being Alive”. “Someone to need you too much / Someone to know you too well / Someone to pull you up short / To put you through hell”.
This production has flipped the genders of all the characters. In the original, Bobbie is a man. The scenes where Bobbie’s friends are pressuring her to get married feel more harsh in this version. Her friends also seem more out of touch in today’s times, when being single is more accepted in society. That being said, everything else is still very relevant and the show is still superb!
The entire cast sings fantastically and it sounds great in the intimate space. Jacob Dickey is absolutely hilarious as Andy, the flight attendant. Also, Judy McLane (Mamma Mia on Broadway) is great as the mysterious Joanne. She gives the role a great complexity. Matt Rodin and Ali Louis Bourzgui (The Who’s Tommy) are fantastic as the engaged friends.
Cost of a ticket: $110
PlaylistHQ Economic Rating: Worth It
Rating Scale: Exceptional Value > Worth It > Half Price > Go for Free > Don’t Bother
Get tickets now to Stephen Sondheim‘s Company through November 12th!
Quinn Delaney
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