Frank Rich, Stephen Sondheim, and Jonathan Tunick on “Company”
Original Cast Album: “Company”
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A biting satire of modern relationships, the 1970 musical comedy “Company” marked the emergence of Stephen Sondheim as the premier composer-lyricist of his generation, and the beginning of his fruitful collaboration with orchestrator Jonathan Tunick. In the following conversation, Sondheim and Tunick discuss the creation of “Company”—nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tonys—and the legendary recording of the cast album for it. The conversation was moderated by critic and television producer Frank Rich and recorded in December 2020.
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Jonathan Tunick on “Company”
In the following conversation, recorded in April 2021, the Tony-, Grammy-, Emmy-, and Academy Award–winning orchestrator and composer Jonathan Tunick talks to Ted Chapin, author of “Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical ‘Follies,’” about the art of orchestrating.
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“Documentary Now!” Conversation
In this conversation recorded in 2020, cast and crew members of the “Documentary Now!” episode “Original Cast Album: Co-Op” discuss the D. A. Pennebaker documentary that inspired them.
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ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: “COMPANY” Additi...
In 2000, director D. A. Pennebaker interviewed producer Harold Prince and actor Elaine Stritch for a DVD commentary track for ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: “COMPANY.” The following program includes never-before-heard excerpts from those conversations.
