Antonio Banderas set to direct and star in Company

temms said: "So Bobby will be turning 60 in this version?"

My thought, too.

qolbinau said: "OooOo nice. I guess this will not be in English?"

He owns and runs this theatre so all of the productions are in Spanish.  His intention is to produce Spanish productions of classic work.  

He said in the press conference that Sondheim didn't allow them to do any version that had already been done and encouraged them to try new things, so this production will be set in the seventies, but in a deformed liquid way, as if it is all a memory and the character is remembering his youth. 

Jordan Catalano said: "But I would pay ALL OF THE MONEY to see Melanie Griffith as Joanne."

You're killing me. 

Assuming since it's not opening until a year from now that that was just a preview concert. 

As a Spanish speaker, two things:

1) the word "company" does not exist in Spanish, so I don't understand why it's the title song in a Spanish version of this show.  

2) Geez, Sondheim only works in English, it is impossible to translate his genius and wit into other languages (see also, Lin Manuel's "I Feel Pretty).  

Blaxx, let's agree to disagree.  Translating it to Spanish (and other languages) so it makes sense is one thing; capturing the nuance/brilliance of the original is much harder.  I look forward to traveling to Malaga and seeing this and learning how they do with "Not Getting Married".   I have a Spanish version of "The Last Five Years" somewhere in one of my journals. 

ljay889 said: "Antonio actually sounds fantastic..."

Surely you meant to write that he "looks" fantastic (because he really does). But "sounds"? yikes.

I loved him so much in NINE, but time marches on.

 

blaxx said: "Marlothom said: "As a Spanish speaker, two things:

1) the word "company" does not exist in Spanish, so I don't understand why it's the title song in a Spanish version of this show.

2) Geez, Sondheim only works in English, it is impossible to translate his genius and wit into other languages (see also, Lin Manuel's "I Feel Pretty)."

English works have been successfully translated and adapted to hundreds of languages. Maybe you feel you couldn't do it yourself?"

I mean since a preview of the title song was just posted above in Spanish surely one or both of you could judge right now about how the translation is, for this song at least?

BrodyFosse123 said: "WTF?! Since when has there never been a Spanish translation of the word “company”? The Spanish word is “compania” and is used in all the same variations as in English.

English: “It’s a large company.”

Spanish: “Es una compania grande.”


English: “I want company over tonight.”

Spanish: “Quiero compania esta noche.”


Geez, Louise.

Geez, Louisa."

You forgot the ñ gurl. Estupida! 

 

You forgot the ñ gurl. Estupida!

“Compania” doesn’t use an “ñ”, genius.