Cumberland Players to Present Sondheim's COMPANY Next Month

The Cumberland Players of Vineland, NJ are pleased to present Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award winning musical Company this July. On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert contemplates his unmarried state. Over a series of dinners, drinks, and even a wedding, he learns about the perils and pleasures of love, marriage, dating and divorce. His married friends explain the pros and cons of taking on a spouse and the habitually single Robert is forced to question his bachelorhood.

Company runs July 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 at 8 p.m. and July 12, 19 at 2 p.m. in Cumberland Players home theatre, the "Little Theatre," located at 66 East Sherman Avenue in Vineland, NJ. Tickets are $17, or $14 for seniors, and are available now at CumberlandPlayers.com.

From musical theatre's most renowned composer, Company is largely regarded as a trailblazer of the dark-comedy, modern-musical genre and the winner of 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Lyrics and Best Book. Company features a brilliantly brisk and energetic score, containing many of Stephen Sondheim's best-known songs. Each audience member will see a reflection of themself in at least one of the characters on stage.

This talented cast features Don Fransko, making his Cumberland Players debut, in the leading role of Robert. Filling the roles of Bobby's married friends are Joe Dugan, Melissa Kane, Jim Dennis, Trisha Dennis, Dennis Badurina, Cheyanne Shaud, Taylor Brody, Nina Scott, Tami Brody and Allan Kane. Maura Jarve, Laura Farley, and Marissa Mast play Robert's love interests, and the ensemble is rounded out with the vocal additions of Patty Davis, Julie DiDomenico, and Michelle Andrews

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State and the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders through the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission.