Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY Begins Performances At The Smith Center In August
Starring in the role of Bobbie is Britney Coleman, who just completed her run in the First National Tour of Beetlejuice.
By: A.A. Cristi Jul. 26, 2024
The Broadway revival, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company, winner of five 2022 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, will run August 20-25 at The Smith Center in Las Vegas.
Starring in the role of Bobbie is Britney Coleman, who just completed her run in the First National Tour of Beetlejuice. The iconic role of Joanne will be played by none other than Judy McLane, who is a Drama Desk Award nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner.
They will be joined by Derrick Davis as Larry, Javier Ignacio as Peter, James Earl Jones II as Harry, Jessie Hooker-Bailey as Sarah, Elysia Jordan as Susan, Jed Resnick as David, Jhardon DiShon Milton as Paul, Matt Rodin as Jamie, Emma Stratton as Jenny, Jacob Dickey as Andy, Tyler Hardwick as PJ and David Socolar as Theo.
The complete cast of Company also includes Matthew Christian, Christopher Deangelis, Kenneth Quinney Francoeur, CJ Greer, Beth Stafford Laird, Emilie Renier and Christopher Henry Young.
Producer Chris Harper said, “This exhilarating production of Company was a huge success in the West End and on Broadway. I was absolutely thrilled when it won the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, and I'm so excited for audiences around the country to share the joy. I know they will have so much fun!”
The North American tour of Company follows the critically acclaimed, sold-out engagement in London's West End and Tony Award-winning run on Broadway. The most honored musical of the 2021-2022 Broadway season is directed by three-time Tony Award winner Marianne Elliott (War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Angels in America).
Company, the musical comedy masterpiece about the search for love and cocktails in New York, is turned on its head in Elliott's revelatory staging, in which musical theatre's most iconic bachelor is now a bachelorette. At Bobbie's 35th birthday party, all her friends are wondering, why isn't she married? Why can't she find the right man? And why can't she settle down and have a family?
This whip-smart musical comedy, given a game-changing makeover for a modern-day Manhattan, features some of Sondheim's best loved songs, including “Company,” “You Could Drive a Person Crazy,” “The Ladies Who Lunch,” “Side by Side” and the iconic “Being Alive.”
Sondheim and Elliott collaborated to update Company, bringing Bobbie's array of friends and lovers into the 21st century. Paul is waiting patiently for his fiance, Jamie, to get over his frantic wedding day jitters. Sarah and Harry try jujitsu to keep their marriage alive. Joanne is on her third husband with younger man Larry. Peter and Susan seem to have the perfect marriage, until perfection proves impossible. Jenny and her square husband David can't understand Bobbie's perpetually single status – and they're not shy about telling her. All that happens while Bobbie juggles three men: sexy flight attendant Andy; small-town boy Theo trying to find his way in the big city; and PJ, the native New Yorker who's more in love with his hometown than Bobbie.
The creative team for Company includes Liam Steel (choreography), Joel Fram (musical supervisor, additional vocal arrangements), Tony Award winner Bunny Christie (set and costume design), Tony Award nominee Neil Austin (lighting design), Tony Award nominee Ian Dickinson (original sound design), Keith Caggiano (tour sound design), Tony Award nominee David Cullen (orchestrations), Sam Davis (dance arrangements), Chris Fisher (illusions), Campbell Young Associates (hair, wig and makeup design), Steve Bebout (associate direction) and Tara Rubin (casting).
Company began preview performances on Broadway on March 2, 2020, and, following the shutdown, resumed previews on November 15, 2021. The production was in previews when, on November 26, 2021, Broadway suffered the devastating loss of the titan of the American musical, composer Stephen Sondheim. This production of Company was the last Broadway production of his work that he saw to fruition before his passing at the age of 91.
The North American tour of Company is produced by Elliott & Harper Productions and Catherine Schreiber. Anièle Fortin-Perkell of Work Light Productions is the Executive Producer.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit TheSmithCenter.com or call 702-749-2000. Box Office phone hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please note that The Smith Center Box Office is open two hours prior to each performance.
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