Company Reviews (and beyond)

[ljay889]

Posted: 12/8/21 at 7:47pm

I thought we could compile the reviews here, as the other thread is extremely long. 

Tomorrow is the big day. 

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes Company! Winner of 4 Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Revival!
Tony and Grammy Award winner Katrina Lenk and Two-time Tony Award and two-time Grammy Award winner Patti LuPone (in the role that won her the Olivier) come back to Broadway in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s groundbreaking musical comedy. 
The vision of two-time Tony Award-winning director Marianne Elliott (War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Angels in America), this production ofCompany sheds revelatory light onto classic songs such as the acerbic “The Ladies Who Lunch” and the iconic “Being Alive.” Being married in 21st-Century New York has never been this fun. Let’s all drink to that!

After halting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marianne Elliott’s gender-swapped version of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company resumed previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre November 15. The show, which was originally slated to open on Sondheim's 90th birthday March 22, 2020, will now officially open December 9.




Any predictions on tomorrow's reviews? 

Updated On: 12/11/21 at 07:47 PM

[ashley0139]

Posted: 12/8/21 at 8:24pm

I'm nervous. I loved the show and especially Katrina so much. I want it to get raves.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/8/21 at 8:25pm

Mostly raves / beautifully written tributes to Sondheim. Mixed notices for Lenk however.

 

[Synecdoche2]

Posted: 12/8/21 at 11:56pm

Will be curious to see where reviews fall for Lenk's performance. She will definitely get a few raves amidst mixed notices ... what's important is who raves and who balks. I think the production itself is guaranteed to get raves. It's absolutely terrific.

[ljay889]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 12:50pm

Tonight, after 7pm, Company’s Facebook will be airing something live from the theater. I assume it’s the opening/title number!

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 5:13pm

Expecting mostly raves, but also curious on where critics fall for Katrina Lenk. I love that they changed the playbill cover to a photo of Stephen Sondheim too, does anyone happen to know if this is just for the opening or if it'll be that way for a bit?

[StylishCynic]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 5:26pm

The opening night Playbill is a black and white picture of Sondheim. Wow. 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 6:22pm

StylishCynic said: "The opening night Playbill is a black and white picture of Sondheim. Wow."

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 6:34pm

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 6:58pm

How beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Robbie. 

[¿Macavity?]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 7:02pm

That picture of Sondheim gets me every time. What a beautiful tribute. I hope to see this production one day, and it makes me happy to know how much he loved it. May it have a long run and spark the light for a new generation of theatre lovers - just as the original did.

 

Whew.... one day at a time...

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 7:17pm

ljay889 said: "Tonight, after 7pm, Company’s Facebook will be airing something live from the theater. I assume it’s the opening/title number!"

Am I just missing something or…

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 7:55pm

ljay889 said: "Tonight, after 7pm, Company’s Facebook will be airing something live from the theater. I assume it’s the opening/title number!"

Did I miss it?

[ljay889]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 7:57pm

ACL2006 said: "ljay889 said: "Tonight, after 7pm, Company’s Facebook will be airing something live from the theater. I assume it’s the opening/title number!"

Did I miss it?"

Nope I don’t know where it is.

[KitKatBoy24]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 8:04pm

I keep checking and see nothing on their FB :/

[ljay889]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 8:25pm

It’s up! Part of opening number. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 8:31pm

Katrina looks stunning!

[ljay889]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 8:33pm

Yep, she sure is stunning. 

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 9:01pm

New York Theater's review is up.

 “Company” is perfectly timed, sadly. Opening less than two weeks after the death of Stephen Sondheim at the age of 91, in a season delayed by more than a year and a half by the worldwide pandemic, this fourth Broadway revival of his 1970 musical couldn’t help but be emotional, thrilling, overwhelming. 

It is also, as it turns out, sublimely entertaining. 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 9:01pm

Five stars from Time Out. "Superb"

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/company-broadway-revival-review-stephen-sondheim-katrina-lenk-patti-lupone

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 9:02pm

Deadline's a rave.

‘Company’ Broadway Review: Marianne Elliott’s Exquisite Production Is The Sondheim Tribute We Need

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 9:03pm

AMNY Review | ‘Company’ is a mostly sublime Sondheim revival

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 9:03pm

Well, it's only about half of the actual opening number on their FB page.

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 9:04pm

NYTimes is negative.

Review: In a Gender-Flipped Revival, ‘Company’ Loves Misery

Bobby is now Bobbie in this confusing, sour remake of the 1970 musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth.

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 12/9/21 at 9:07pm

Washington Post is positive

It’s a welcome return of ‘Company’ to Broadway -- with another Sondheim memory to savor