Documentary Now's "Original Cast Album: CO-OP" Episode

[jacobsnchz14]

Anyone else watching?

[uncageg]

The cocaine song was hysterical!

[jv92]

My favorite bit by far was the "harpooned/rooned" diction lesson. Really great stuff, but without knowledge (sometimes shot by shot knowledge) of the original, it'll be lost on most people. But who cares? Most people suck. 

[NightMusic3]

I loved it. Great attention to detail and lovingly made. If only it were as long as the original though. I was hoping for a spoof of the scene where Sondheim explains how he got to Broadway but also glad the "Bubbi" moment got parodied. 

[Show2n]

Loved it. The Sondheim impression was great. And Stritch....lol. I hope they do the Follies Concert Documentary. Imagine what they would do for the moment when Stritch changes her shoes while Barbara Cook sings.

[Hest88]

It was delightful. My husband has already said he wants to watch it enough times to have the songs memorized.

[bk]

For me a fail.  If you write crappy lyrics then you are not parodying properly.  The lyrics are filled with rancid false rhymes.  I don't find this kind of thing funny anyway - a bunch of people dressed like the real people, aping the same things the real people did.  Glad others are having it - I'm not.

[Jordan Catalano]

I hope they release a soundtrack.

[Wee Thomas2]

Is it important to be familiar with the source material?  I know Company but not the documentary.

 

If answer is "yes", is the source material online?

 

DVR'd Doc Now last night, will watch by the weekend

[jv92]

I think the original film MUST be somewhere online. I highly recommend close viewing of it once before watching this, but I'd say there's enough humor (and some of the lyric lines are funny-- the coke song is great) for it to be enjoyable with just passing knowledge or just memories of seeing the Stritch segment, etc. 

Look, I am typically the perfect rhyme gestapo and still cringe in the theatre at false rhymes and glaring misaccents, but I've mellowed when it comes to parody. Of course it's Sondheim-esque, but it's supposed to be BAD Sondheim. The show closed on opening night. So it makes sense to me that the songwriter with the over inflated beta male ego who thinks he's a genius is terrible. Also... it's a f*cking parody. 

Richard Kind is a strange sort of genius, by the way. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Jordan Catalano said: "I hope they release a soundtrack."

And yes, a cast recording is being released as well on vinyl.  I'm sure it'll also be available on all digital platforms.  





NOTES: 

Vocals: Alex Brightman, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Richard Kind, Paula Pell, Merideth Kaye Clark, Jesse Cromer, Alec Cameron Lugo, Bobbi MacKenzie, Norman Wilson, Leah Yorkston

Music by Eli Bolin
Lyrics by John Mulaney & Seth Meyers
Orchestrations by Mike Pettry

Recorded at The Relic Room, NYC
Recording and Mixing: Dave's Room, North Hollywood
Mastering: Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
Mix Engineers: John Chamberlin, David Spreng

From the team that brought you Has Anyone Ever Told You You'd Look Better as a Brunette?, comes Co-op, the ill-fated Broadway show that opened and closed on the same night amid disastrous reviews.

Written by Simon Sawyer and directed by Howard Pine, the musical comedy centers around a cast of characters who all work, live or want to live in the same co-op, including Robbie the Doorman, Donna, the mistress of a tenant , Danny, the single guy just trying to get through the holidays, and Annie the tennis coach who dreams of living in the building.







 

[BrodyFosse123]

I think the original film MUST be somewhere online. I highly recommend close viewing of it once before watching this, but I'd say there's enough humor (and some of the lyric lines are funny-- the coke song is great) for it to be enjoyable with just passing knowledge or just memories of seeing the Stritch segment, etc. 

The now-legendary 1970 D.A. Pennebaker documentary ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: COMPANY is on YouTube.  It is in 6 parts but its the entire 50 minute documentary.  Sadly, the original intentions of this being a series never happened.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVf78joLfSg

[themysteriousgrowl]

 

The YouTube videos have been removed. This is why we can't have nice things.

[Emmaloucbway]

That sucks that the YouTube videos were removed! Is there any way to watch the original documentary online?

[MarilynMonroeSmash]

Wait, was that album release post a joke? Because if so it was extremely well done. I'm hoping they put out an album!

[BroadwayKiwi]

There’s a six track vinyl and a digital release coming

[Call_me_jorge]

This episode just solidified my love for John Mulvaney. I GOTTA GO!

[BrodyFosse123]

Call_me_jorge said: "This episode just solidified my love for John Mulvaney. I GOTTA GO!"

I never paid him any attention until he hosted SNL earlier this season.  I became obsessed in seconds.  His dry sense-of-humor fits me like a glove and I’ve lost count how many of his projects I’ve watched.  His Netflix stand-up special is a full 10-course meal.  

[robbie_731]

There doesn't appear to be a digital release of the songs yet.

I think the vinyl release cover was just a joke to fit the 70's vibe.

Is there an official source that the songs will indeed be released as an audio?

[BrodyFosse123]

robbie_731 said: "There doesn't appear to be a digital release of the songs yet.

I think the vinyl release cover was just a joke to fit the 70's vibe.

Is there an official source that the songs will indeed be released as an audio?"

Relax, sweets.  I posted all the info and images from the cast recording that WILL be released.  Please read beyond the images and you will find full technical specs on the cast recording.  

The cast album’s release was mentioned on the press panel discussion prior to the airing of the episode.  It is mentioned shortly after the 13 minute mark:

https://youtu.be/X2bcz4rLvLo

The physical vinyl is even shown on the serie’s Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BucJb6FAhBX/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=kjfsbo0z6crt

[Larcen26]

I thought it was a little too "on the nose"...

Sondheim corrected diction, so Mulaney corrected diction...

The names were too close, etc...

I think Richard Kind was hilarious and an excellent homage to the original while still being it's own thing.

And the single best thing was that they announced they were closing, but they never did anything with it really...

It would have been so great if that had been peppered through the whole thing, and maybe it could have completely fallen apart by the end or something.

[BrodyFosse123]

For your listening pleasure, the tracks for the Original Cast Recording of CO-OP are now out and about.

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8u_hhO9NyYlFPmcS8MPpkJ9LaQ5V0xIj

[TheActr97J]

Has anyone figured out where to buy the album on vinyl? It's too perfect not to own.

[Kad]

It doesn’t appear to be available for purchase, but Documentary Now and IFC had a giveaway last month.

[BroadwayKiwi]

I was lucky enough to get one from IFC after I commented on one of their Facebook posts.


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