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Up on the Marquee: In Comes COMPANY
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Company will come home to New York this season, with opening night set for March 22, 2020 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The production will officially open on Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday following previews, which begin Monday, March 2. The production, directed by Marianne Elliott, will not be a replica of the version that recently ran in London's West End. It will feature an American cast, and some updates.
At Bobbie's 35th birthday party all her friends are wondering why she isn't married; why she can't find the right man and why she hasn't settled down to have a family. The multi-award winning musical comedy about life, love and marriage includes Stephen Sondheim's iconic songs, "The Ladies who Lunch," "Being Alive," "Side by Side," and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy."Check out photos from the marquee installation below!
Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee unveiling for "Company" starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone at the Jacobs Theatre on December 13, 2019 in New York City.
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