COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22 - Page 38

[magictodo123]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 10:13am

ljay889 said: "Rehearsals are ready to begin!
Just confirming, for those who saw it in London, these new large block title letters are a new set piece right? It seems like they’re going to be prominent in the transfer.



https://twitter.com/companybway/status/1212387039833939974?s=21"

SO exciting!! Definitely one of the top shows I'm looking forward to this year! 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 12:15pm

ljay889 said: "Rehearsals are ready to begin!
Just confirming, for those who saw it in London, these new large block title letters are a new set piece right? It seems like they’re going to be prominent in the transfer.



https://twitter.com/companybway/status/1212387039833939974?s=21"

 

The tweet and the new letters are getting some backlash from those that saw it in London. Curious how much is going to be changed? 

 

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 12:39pm

Elliot said in August that it won’t be a replica of the London production. Also, designer Bunny Christie wrote on Instagram that she is inventing new ideas for Broadway.
I’m not surprised that this team is reworking the production.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 12:51pm

I only see one person complaining in response to that tweet.

[Midnight Radio]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 1:08pm

The production design in London was nearly perfect. Not sure why they would change it

[steven22]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 1:22pm

Midnight Radio said: "The production design in London was nearly perfect. Not sure why they would change it"

Agreed! It was beautiful in London. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 2:16pm

Backlash? Puh-lease. A changed set design isnt EVER going to effect ticket sales.

[binau]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 5:12pm

I wonder where/when/if these letters will be used?

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 5:21pm

They’re definitely being used. They were in Bunny Christie’s sketches that she posted on Instagram.

[binau]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 6:54pm

Random prediction, what if they have actors pushing them on or around stage at random times or scene changes - letter by letter - something a bit ‘conceptual’. Then by the time ‘Being Alive’ is sung on stage they are all there (instead of the existing Company neon backdrop). I will admit that the stage always seemed a little bare for Being Alive. So it would help fill space and also help tie all the scenes together for Being Alive?

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 8:36pm

I agree, it’s definitely going to be conceptual. The sketch on Christie’s Instagram shows the letters scrambled/mixed up, which Like you said could happen in the beginning and they come together in order by the end when Bobbie makes her decision.

Updated On: 1/1/20 at 08:36 PM

[joevitus]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 9:12pm

It's interesting how varied the productions of this show have been--it seems to me more so than anything else in the Sondheim canon, barring Merrily (also a Furth book), but the latter really is more related to changes in the script which then necessitate a change in the staging concept. Company has used (essentially) the same script in each production, but those productions vary enormously in terms of their staging concepts.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 9:22pm

Who else has noticed that from the letters in COMPANY you can spell NYC?

(Also COPAY, CAMPY and PONCY, but that's neither here nor there.)

[CoercedBull]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 10:26pm

My wife and I just bought tickets to see this show, and I could not be more excited. I really enjoyed the London cast recording, adore Marianne Elliott's, and have been in love with Katrina Lenk since The Band's Visit. And need I even mention the inimitable Ms. Lupone?

All that being said, I can't help but think: that Marianne Elliott sure does love neon, huh?

[Robbie2]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 10:27pm

Updated On: 1/1/20 at 10:27 PM

[Robbie2]

Posted: 1/1/20 at 10:29pm

[Robbie2]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 1:12pm

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 1:55pm

I wonder when they're going to announce the rest of the cast? Was there an ensemble in the London production or were they just used as understudies?

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 2:08pm

Their Facebook just posted PJ’s look for this production, and its even worse than George Blagden’s look in London. What are they thinking?

[Robbie2]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 2:38pm

London cast had 14 as well

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 5:23pm

Robbie2 said: "London cast had 14 as well
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The London cast also had 5 understudies, I wasn't sure if they did any ensemble work or not. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 6:32pm

ljay889 said: "I wonder when they're going to announce the rest of the cast? Was there an ensemble in the London production or were they just used as understudies?"

Company never had an ensemble. The original production had a "vocal minority" who also understudied various roles. No previous revivals have used the vocal minority. 

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 6:40pm

I know Company doesn’t have an ensemble, although the Philharmonic concert did, but that doesn’t really count.
I didn’t know if this production used any extra bodies for the wedding and club scenes or not.

[copathetiic]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 6:54pm

ljay889 said: "I wonder when they're going to announce the rest of the cast? Was there an ensemble in the London production or were they just used as understudies?"

According to The Ensemblist, the show will not be employing an ensemble. 

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/11/20 at 6:57pm

So I guess the five understudies that haven’t been announced yet are basically standbys, they were listed as understudies in London.