Company [Blu-ray]
“Winner of the 2007 Tony Award!
Sweeping all the major theater awards for Best Revival of a Musical, this beloved Stephen Sondheim-George Furth classic is more relevant today than ever before. Far ahead of its time with its unconventional look at love and commitment in modern Manhattan, Company is an honest, funny and sophisticated portrayal of the pros and cons of marriage as seen through a 35-year-old confirmed bachelor and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends. With a wise and witty score including “”Another Hundred People,”" “”Side by Side by Side,”" “”The Ladies Who Lunch”" and “”Being Alive,”" this Broadway production of Company offers musical comedy at its finest.”
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Just as Broadway
Excellent buy for a Broadway lover. I had the pleasure of seeing this same show on Broadway. Excellent cast!! … excellent recording!! .. love living it over and over again!! A must buy for the collecter who buys plays on DVD!!!
5 Stars Sondheim and Esparza: what more can I say?
This is the kind of production that shows what Broadway was invented for. And what DVD’s were invented for. So that those of us who live too far from NYC can see the kind of show, and the kind of star, that give you goosebumps even on a TV screen.
4 Stars In very good “COMPANY”
The wonderful musical by Steven Sondheim.(COMPANY)
I missed it the first time around; don’t know how,
but it is wonderful. It’s so good that I’ve bought several
additional copies and given them to others to enjoy.
The music is amazing. As I say, how did I miss this when
it first appeared.?
Thank you Steven Sondheim for your creative genius.
4 Stars Great performance of a classic Sondheim musical
I originally rented this Blu-ray from Blockbuster. I liked it so much I watched it a second time and then bought a copy for myself. I finally got around to watching my own copy recently and learned to my dismay that its publisher, Image Entertainment, misrepresented its video resolution as being 1080p when it was actually only 1080i. Don’t get me wrong, this disc is still very much high definition and looks good but not as good as it would have if it had been mastered at 1080p.
With that bit of technical crankiness out of the way, let me say that this filmed performance was actually played live on Broadway. The production won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Musical; the show’s star, Raul Esparza, won the Best Actor in a Musical Tony for his terrific performance as Bobby. Highest marks go to to both the performers and Stephen Sondheim’s wonderful old warhorse, Company.
Highly recommended. The only reason I give it 4 Stars instead of 5 is that its video resolution is not quite what I have come to expect from the typical Blu-ray disc. Nevertheless, you can’t go wrong here.
5 Stars What a great Company
Company is one of the best musicals written by Stephen Sondheim.I was fortunate to see this production when it was first done at The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.I knew then that this would be a very successful musical. I didn’t see the original production but did hear the album. Plus one of Cincinnati’s own Pam Myers was in the original and nominated for a Tony. This production is as good if not better than the original. Run don’t walk and buy this DVD. You won’t be sorrry.
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