Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Prince, the show’s stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honored Broadway tradition: the making of the original cast album. What ensued was a marathon session in which, with the pressures of posterity and the coolly exacting Sondheim’s perfectionism hanging over them, all involved pushed themselves to the limit.
Released: Oct 28, 1970
Runtime: 53 minutes
Genre: Documentary, Music
Stars: Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Elaine Stritch, Dean Jones, Pamela Myers, Beth Howland
Crew: D. A. Pennebaker (Director), Stephen Sondheim (Music), Mary Rodgers (Other), Christopher Dalrymple (Producer), Mark Woodcock (Sound), Daniel Melnick (Executive Producer)