Photo Coverage: Company Celebrates Cast Recording Release

On Friday, February 23rd at 5:30 pm at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle (1982 Broadway at 66th Street), Raúl Esparza and the entire cast of Company performed three musical numbers from the classic Stephen Sondheim score in conjunction with the release of the new cast recording of the critically acclaimed Broadway revival.

All fourteen cast members were on hand to sign copies of the CD after the performance.  The CD is available from PS Classics and Nonesuch.   The performance celebrated the 100th performance of the Stephen Sondheim / George Furth revival, which opened on Broadway on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 W. 47th Street).

Directed by Doyle 2006 Tony Award-winner for his direction of the hit revival of Sweeney Todd, the show stars Raúl Esparza as Robert, as well as Barbara Walsh as Joanne; Keith Buterbaugh as Harry; Matt Castle as Peter; Robert Cunningham as Paul; Angel Desai as Marta; Kelly Jeanne Grant as Kathy; Kristin Huffman as Sarah; Amy Justman as Susan; Heather Laws as Amy; Leenya Rideout as Jenny; Fred Rose as David; Bruce Sabath as Larry; and Elizabeth Stanley as April. "Long before 'Sex and the City,' Company took an unconventional look at love and commitment in a complex modern New York.  The show is an honest, funny and sophisticated portrayal of five married couples as seen through the eyes of their mutual friend Robert, a bachelor evaluating the pros and cons of wedded life," state production notes on the show, which is directed by Tony Award-winner John Dyle.

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Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.