This is the third and final part of my conversation with Ben Francis whose amazingly compelling new book is titled Careful the Spell You Cast — How Stephen Sondheim Extended the Range of the American Musical.
Sunday in the Park with George Revival (2006 West End)
Ages: 12+
Opened: May 23, 2006Closing: September 02, 2006
Sunday in the Park with George - 2006 West End History , Info & More
Suggested by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte and the life of Georges Seurat.
Shimmering with love and light, this unique, inventive musical is one of the most acclaimed shows of our time. Inspired by the life and work of enigmatic 19th century impressionist painter Georges Seurat, this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece explores the complexity of life and the art of understanding it. Stephen Sondheim’s soaring score and insightful lyrics intertwine with Seurat’s distinctive art to create a moving, poetic drama, dot by dot.
BOOKS ABOUT Sunday in the Park with George
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Sunday in the Park with George History
Other Productions of Sunday in the Park with George
| 1983 | Off-Broadway |
Playwrights Horizons Workshop Off-Broadway |
| 1984 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1986 | Regional (US) |
Long Beach Revival Regional (US) |
| 1990 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 1994 | Broadway |
Reunion Concert Broadway |
| 1997 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
| 2002 | Regional (US) |
Sondheim Festival Production Regional (US) |
| 2004 | Regional (US) |
Regional Concert Regional (US) |
| 2005 | London Fringe |
London Revival London Fringe |
| 2007 | Los Angeles |
Reprise! Concert Los Angeles |
| 2008 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
| 2014 | Arlington, VA (Regional) |
Signature Theatre Production Arlington, VA (Regional) |
| 2016 | New York |
New York City Center Concert Gala New York |
| 2017 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2020 | London |
2020 West End Revival London |
Sunday in the Park with George - 2006 West End Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Olivier Awards | Best Actor In A Musical | Daniel Evans |
| 2007 | Olivier Awards | Best Actress In A Musical | Jenna Russell |
| 2007 | Olivier Awards | Best Director | Sam Buntrock |
| 2007 | Olivier Awards | Best Lighting Design | Natasha Chivers |
| 2007 | Olivier Awards | Best Set Design | David Farley |
| 2007 | Olivier Awards | Outstanding Musical Production | Stephen Sondheim |
| 2006 | Evening Standard Awards | Best Designer | Timothy Bird |
| 2006 | Evening Standard Awards | Best Designer | David Farley |
Podcasts
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Tony Award Winning Actress Maryann Plunkett stops by Behind the Awards to discuss her new play The Loved Ones now playing through August 2nd at The Irish Repertory Theater. Maryann also takes us back down memory lane and shares some tales of her time with Sunday in the Park with George, Me & My Girl, and The Notebook.
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Mean Girls, Sunday in the Park with George, The King and I...We met at 18, and now one of us is a TV star, a Tony Nominee, and has Tina Fey's cell phone number. ASHLEY PARK IS HERE!! We love this girl and we're so grateful she took an afternoon to talk to us.
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