Sunday in the Park with George
Broadway Musical Previews
January 25 2008
Opened February 21 2008
Limited run to May 18 2008
Extended to June 1 2008
Extended to June 15 2008
Extended to June 29 2008 Run
32 previews & 149 performances Producer
Roundabout Theatre Company
Creative
James Lapine book
Stephen Sondheim music & lyrics
Jason Carr orchestrations
Sam Buntrock director
Christopher Gattelli musical staging
David Farley costume design
Ken Billington lighting design
Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network projection design
David Farley scenic design
Sebastian Frost sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Daniel Evans |
George |
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Jenna Russell |
Dot
Marie |
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Michael Cumpsty |
Jules
Bob Greenberg |
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Alexander Gemignani |
Boatman
Dennis |
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Jessica Molaskey |
Yvonne
Naomi Eisen |
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Mary Beth Pell |
Old Lady
Blair Daniels |
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Ed Dixon |
Mr Charles Redmond |
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Santino Fontana |
Soldier
Alex |
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Kelsey Fowler |
Louise
Bather |
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Jessica Grove |
Celeste #2
Silent Artist |
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Alison Horowitz |
Louise
Bather |
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Stacie Morgan Lewis |
Frieda
Betty |
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Drew McVety |
Louis
Billy Webster |
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Anne L Nathan |
Nurse
Mrs Harriet Pawling |
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Brynn O'Malley |
Celeste #1
Elaine |
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David Turner |
Franz
Lee Randolph |
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Synopsis
A musical play in two distinctively
different acts
Just a typical Sunday in the park,
people strolling or boating, young folks flirting. Amidst this
leisurely activity is George Seurat, at work on a large scale
painting of the Island of La Grande Jatte. His new technique,
pointillism, is
criticized, not in a good way, and George turns in on himself,
intent on finishing the painting. He realizes as he does that he is
isolating himself from those around him
As day turns to eve there are
dust-ups among the people in the park. The hubbub spreads until
George acts and places all the park visitors into his composition
Stuck in what will soon be
acknowledged as a masterpiece
Act the second usually
discombobulates audiences. One hundred years later George's great
grandson, a multimedia artist now working in the States, gets
inspiration from his grandmother Marie to continue his work.
Traveling to La Grande Jatte to shows his new work, Cromolume #7 (a
machine that does something or other with light), notes made by Dot
help him come to terms with his art -- and himself
Broadway Show History
Sunday first opened on
Broadway on May 2, 1984 at the
Booth Theater. Directed by the playwright James Lapine, the
production starred Mandy Patinkin as George and Bernadette Peters as
Dot/Marie. Featured were Charles Kimbrough (Jules/Bob), Dana Ivey
(Yvonne/Naomi), and Barbara Byrne (Old Lady/Blair). The musical play
won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize
for Drama and was nominated for 10
1984 Tony Awards®,
winning two, for scenic and lighting design
On Television
Taping started on a broadcast version
just about a week after the original production closed in October
1985 and was telecast on both Showtime and PBS' American Playhouse
in 1986. Most of the actors reprised their roles, including Mr
Patinkin and Ms Peters
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