Now at the Kennedy Center, the Tony-winning revival of “Company” adds renewed heft to Sondheim’s seminal musical about love and commitment.
that, upon witnessing the revival now on tour at the Kennedy Center, it almost becomes difficult to imagine Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s seminal musical comedy in its original 1970 iteration.Marianne Elliott’s deftly realized production has been around the block, debuting on London’s West End in 2018, making itsand nabbing five Tonys.
If only every canonical classic were this well suited to reinvention: By upending the creaky sexual politics of past productions, Elliott has turned “Company” into a contemporary tale of a woman struggling to square the societal pressure to settle down with the have-it-all impulses of modern femininity. In doing so, Elliott heightens Sondheim’s staggering score and lends renewed heft to some of the greatest show tunes ever written.
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