Featuring original cast members dean jones, barbara barrie, charles kimbrough, donna mckechnie, and elaine stritch as well as sondheim, furth, prince. Directed by hal prince, the opening cast included dean jones who had replaced anthony perkins early in the rehearsal period when perkins. I only knew dean jones for his work with the disney corporate and had no idea how perfect his voice is as bobby. The former croonerturnedactor once recalled, i wish i could say i had this master plan for a career, but i always thought acting was something id just do until i had a hit record. The original production was nominated for a recordsetting fourteen tony awards and won six originally titled threes, its plot revolves around robert a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, let alone marriage, the five married couples who are his best friends, and his. Vaughn, marilyn saunders, carol gelfand, cathy corkill, company orchestra, harold prince director, elaine stritch vocal, george coe vocal, barbara barrie vocal, charles braswell vocal, charles. Essentially a musical about nothing, company chronicles the thoughts and remembrances one man has about his friends five married couples as he hesitates outside the door, about to walk in on his own surprise birthday party. Disney film star dean jones love buggave a brilliant performance of being alive in sondheims 1970 original production of company. When dean jones began his motion picture career in 1956, he was just biding his time until he got his real break. Charles braswell george coe dean jones charles kimbrough.
Susan browning and dean jones in the stage production company photos. Company sets genderblind 2020 broadway bow with patti. Company, sondheim s sixth broadway musical, was his breakthrough to serious credibility. Buy dean jones now and monitor dean jones deals remotely using browser. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Directed by hal prince, the opening cast included dean jones who had replaced.
Putting it together original 1993 offbroadway cast recording stephen sondheim. Dean jones, best known for playing befuddled heroes in 1960s walt disney movies such as that darn cat. Dean jones left the show a month after its broadway opening, in distress over his own impending divorce. The opening song of sondheim s 1970s musical company introduces the main character, bobby, the five married couples he is friends with, and his three girlfriends.
Free pdf piano sheet music for being alive stephen sondheim. This excerpt is from the highly recommended region 1 dvd company. I watched the dvd of the making of company and you can see dean jones really getting into it. Dean jones and susan browning have a lovely duet in barcelona from sondheim s original 1970 production of company. The story so far is a great collection of highlights from sondheim shows, with alternate tracks, demos, and cut songs thrown in. A revival of stephen sondheim s 1970 musical company that played londons west end has announced its broadway opening on march 22, 2020. It received 14 tony award nominations, a record at the time. Stephen sondheim company original broadway cast lyrics. Filichia is there as dean jones, the original bobby in company, is honored by his fellow alabamans. Company, musical recording details and tracks allmusic. Find recording details and track inforamtion for company, musical stephen sondheim on allmusic. Being alive is a song from the musical company by george furth with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. This military service page was createdowned by diane tws admin short, sa to remember jones, dean carroll, an.
His next big break came as a replacement for dean jones as the lead in stephen sondheim s company 1970. The cast includes larry kert, elaine stritch, barbara barrie, george coe, john cunningham, teri ralston, charles kimbrough, donna mckechnie, charles braswell, susan browning, steve elmore. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. If you knew or served with this sailor and have additional information or photos to support this page, please leave a message for the page administrators here.
Company original broadway cast recording, an album by stephen sondheim, original broadway cast company on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Dean carroll jones january 25, 1931 september 1, 2015 was an american actor best known for his roles as agent zeke kelso in that darn cat. Company original broadway cast recording by original. Download stephen sondheim being alive from company sheet music. Being alive from company company musical, musical theatre. Look back at the original production of company on. Company original broadway cast bonus track by stephen. The musical opened in nyc on 042570 and ran for 705 performances. If you dont already have at least one recording of a production of a show, then this collection is great. Look back at the original production of company on broadway 1970 original cast of sondheim s company. When sondheim, prince and furth went up onstage to accept the applause, jones stepped forward to ask them a few questions. Being alive stephen sondheim free piano sheet music.
Dean jones, the affable actor best known for leading roles in several family disney films of the 1960s and 70s including the love bug and that darn cat. Anita ellis singer west side story company musical cabaret musical dean jones actor tony award. Dean jones originated the role of bobby on broadway. Dean jones was a disney icon and more chicago tribune. Prince cast broadway vetturneddisney star dean jones the love bug as. Originally produced on broadway in 1970, this special event saw a return of the original cast members bar one from the stephen sondheim george furth musical classic. Company original broadway cast recording masterworks.
Photo features look back at the original broadway production of stephen sondheim s company. Putting it together original 1993 offbroadway cast recording stephen sondheim 60 million songs. Company, original cast in concert rehearsal sondheim. Make no mistake, company is one of sondheims great scores, and this album is fantastic. Survived by his wife lory, two daughters caroline jones, and deanna demaree from his first marriage and a son michael patrick lorys son by a previous marriage, whom jones adopted, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
In 1970, dean jones was a star in hollywood and also on broadway in two very distinctly different genres. In films, jones was the lead in hugely successful disney movies, holding his own against scenestealing costars that included a cat that darn cat. Stephen sondheim s awardwinning 1970 outing company, like most of his work, is highly acclaimed by theatergoers, critics, and his peers. All we knew is we wanted to write another show together, sondheim said. Great cast that included dean jones, elaine stitch and beth. Original broadway cast of company, dean jones vocal, company ensemble vocal, dona d. Being alive was first recorded by dean jones, who originated the role of robert on broadway in 1970. Jacobs theatre will coincide with sondheim s 90th birthday.
A revival of stephen sondheim s 1970 musical company that played londons west end has announced its broadway opening on march 22, 2020, with a cast headed by patti lupone and katrina lenk. Company original broadway cast recording by stephen. Dean jones, original bobby in company, dead at 84 playbill. Company is a 1970 musical comedy with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by george furth. Was it sondheim who said that seeing dean was like. Dean jones, the affable actor best known for leading roles in. Sondheim is a difficult composer because of the range he puts singers. Great cast that included dean jones, elaine stitch and beth howland. Stephen sondheim company a musical comedy original. While i loved the 2006 broadway revival because of its innovative staging.
Jul 10, 2015 1970 original cast of sondheim s company. Company is a 1970 musical comedy with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by. In films, jones was the lead in hugely successful disney movies, holding his own. His father worked for a railroad company and the family moved often, living in washington, d. About company original broadway cast this 1970 musical by stephen sondheim and george furth revolutionized musical theatre. Its a minimally plotted collection of songs and stories more like a revue than a traditional musical about a single man, his married friends, and several girlfriends.
Dean jones, the comic actor who made his mark in a series of disney films, but who earned a place in broadway history for originating the role of the vacillating bachelor bobby in stephen sondheim. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Susan browning and dean jones in the stage production company. Stephen sondheims musical company opened on broadway in the spring of 1970, and. Larry kert was tonynominated, but didnt win for company.
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