One of the most innovative and unusual musicals in Broadway history, May 2 marks the 30th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's seminal SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and we honor it today by celebrating its myriad charms.
Finishing The Hat "White. A blank page or canvas," begins the iconic opening moments of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, a two-act musical musing on the life of pointillist painter Georges Seurat and his artistic legacy. Perhaps no other Broadway musical before or since has so brazenly and brilliantly evoked the artist's dilemma and so eloquently expressed the artist's plight as Sondheim and Lapine's work in this show amply exhibits. From the ingenuous use of a pointillism-inspired score throughout the proceedings, to the visually arresting overall design and anomalous staging of the original production, to say nothing of the cast of note-perfect actors in each and every one of the roles, the original SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE on Broadway was a modern marvel then, and, now, more than 30 years later, remains just as vital, alive and important.?
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