COMPANY opening number for NYT Offstage

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 1:06am

https://youtu.be/5S-uyxuZFSw?t=2829

Absolutely delightful!!!

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 7:47am

Thank you so much for sharing this! This made my day. Company is the first show I will rushing to see (for a second time) when Broadway comes back.

[fosterfan2]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 11:12am

Love this! I also sent you a PM. Hope you received it. Stay safe and have a great day! Can't wait for Company to come back. :)

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 11:22am

I haven't really seen much of the revival of Company, but this video has made me realize how much of an all-star cast this is.

[Valentina3]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 1:13pm

I really want to see this show

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 2:12pm

I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I saw the first preview before the shutdown, but I highly encourage people to see this musical once Broadway is back up. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 2:22pm

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this cast, pun intended. I hope I can see it live one day as well.

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 2:23pm

Jordan Levinson said: "I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this cast, pun intended.I hope I can see it live one day as well."

I hope you get to also! Truly an incredible cast :) 

[broadwaybabywannabe2]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 3:35pm

thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this...I loved all the voices and faces...i gives me hope that this will all work when it reopens...i saw the London Wes End production in 2018 and loved the gender switching...this cast seems more powerful in their singing...can't wait for Broadway once again!

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 7:36pm

I was surprised at how well done this was instead of just the standard zoom grid that we usually get.  I was telling my friend that it almost seems better than the stage version to have all of Bobbie's friends crowding around her like that while she's caught in the middle.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 9:46pm

chrishuyen said: "I was surprised at how well done this was instead of just the standard zoom grid that we usually get. I was telling my friend that it almost seems better than the stage version to have all of Bobbie's friends crowding around her like that while she's caught in the middle."

That’s actually how Marianne stages it! They surround Bobbie in her kitchen in a very claustrophobic manner. Sondheim told Marianne that’s always how he envisioned the number. 

And yes Broadwaybabywannabe, this cast has a very full sound when singing, as there’s several powerhouse singers in the cast. It’s also funny to hear them singing with the London orchestral track, as they sing it with a faster tempo on Broadway, and some of the orchestrations are updated. 

Updated On: 6/12/20 at 09:46 PM

[fosterfan2]

Posted: 6/12/20 at 10:40pm

Who's hitting the high note late in the number? It's really fantastic. A high soprano.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/13/20 at 4:00am

Surprised they didn't showcase Lenk more. But fun!! I really loved this production. Guess they are committed to the show, which I love. 

[ImaginaryManticore]

Posted: 6/13/20 at 7:19am

This is so good! It's the first lockdown performance where you'd believe they'd film it this way out of choice instead of necessity.

And yes, the style is true to the production, where the sets are inside neon-lined boxes that move around the stage. And sometimes Bobbie's in the box while the others are outside, and vice versa.

[sparksatmidnight]

Posted: 6/13/20 at 11:33am

I'd watch the whole show like this, honestly (and keep in mind I can barely go through some songs recorded during the pandemic)

[latitudex1]

Posted: 6/13/20 at 12:40pm

fosterfan2 said: "Who's hitting the high note late in the number? It's really fantastic. A high soprano."

Nikki Renée Daniels? (But I assume every lyric soprano is Nikki Renée Daniels, so I'm probably wrong.)

[Ftworthguy]

Posted: 6/15/20 at 1:30pm

RippedMan said: "Surprised they didn't showcase Lenk more. But fun!! I really loved this production. Guess they are committed to the show, which I love."

It's very interesting.   I was very lucky to have seen the first preview -- and I've seen COMPANY several times, but with this production, I realized that the lead (Bobby/Bobbi) is so much of an observer in the show -- So, oddly, Lenk is appropriately featured in the video, in my opinion.   Bobbi has a few great moments, but this show really is about the ensemble.  

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 6/15/20 at 5:10pm

I know looks aren’t everything but Lenk is a beautiful woman.
Just gottta say.
Kinda disappointed not really hearing any of her vocals though.

Also hope Patti’s fur is faux.

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 6/16/20 at 11:09am

There's a video out there if you know what I mean. I really liked the staging for this production, and the final moments in Marry Me A Little is sublime really brought our the irony of the song, and the show really, ending act one on a very strong note.