Company - good or not?

#1

Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:10pm

As much as I LOVE Sondheim I've never gotten around to Company. So I thought about going to Company but I saw some press reels and I wasn't impressed. So should I go see it?

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"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey

#2

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:10pm

YES

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"We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in it's flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung, the dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future too." - Tom Stoppard, Shipwreck

#3

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:13pm

That stage feels pretty small though. Did that not affect anything?

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#4

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:13pm

Oh god. I'm usually the last person to care about this, but you have to know by now that there IS a search function.

#5

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:15pm

ummmmm.... HELL YES!

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#6

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:15pm

Absolutely!

#7

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:19pm

DO NOT MISS IT!!! It's terrific, better then Sweeney IMO.

#8

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:20pm

Yes, Definetly!!!!

#9

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:24pm

gadzooks, theres only been 37 threads that are 12 hundred pages each debating the pros & cons of this production & you want us to boil it down to "good" or "not"?

#10

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:33pm

Here are a bunch of threads generated by a search done earlier today. I took them from another thread:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=918573

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=915376

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=915907

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=916280

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=917273

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=918805

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=918756

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=918767

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=918683

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=918347

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=918232

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=918102

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=917617

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=917614

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=917528

I don't really know you well enough to know what your tastes are, but see it if you can. Give it a chance. I think my (very high) opinion of the show is obvious if you like, have eyes. I think it's pretty damned good.

You won't want to have missed it when it's gone, because things like it don't come around too often.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 12/3/06 at 10:33 PM

#11

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:35pm

Sorry. I'm lazy and I didn't feel like searching lol.

I'm still kicking myself for missing Sweeney (Thank God for completly legal dvds )

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"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey

#12

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:38pm

& you say you "LOVE" Sondheim?

#13

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:39pm

"I'm lazy and I didn't feel like searching lol" isn't exactly an excuse for stupidity. I couldn't care less that there's another thread on Company; I just cannot understand how you expect people to distill pages upon pages of opinion to yes and no answers. Go read the threads. You might actually learn something about the production - a hell of a lot more than reading a bunch of "YES OF COURSE!" or "NO, OVERRATED" answers.

Updated On: 12/3/06 at 10:39 PM

#14

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:41pm

while it isnt up to the intellectual caliber of OHMIGOD YOU GUYS, its still worth seeing.

#15

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:41pm

Let's just say Company is overrated and leave it at that.

#16

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:42pm

If I sing "OHMIGOD You Guys," do you think that'll help him decide?

(Also, can I say that it hurts my intellect to think that a show like that and Company must coexist? I'm sorry, but... yikes.)

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 12/3/06 at 10:42 PM

#17

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:44pm

If I sing "OHMIGOD You Guys," do you think that'll help him decide?

yes, & trade in all the black wardrobe for pinks.

#18

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:45pm

Hey, Esparza looks good in pink. I'll take it.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#19

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:49pm

siamese dream - So I'm stupid for not wanting to use the search?

and you are really one to be talking about being stupid. You like High Fidelity

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"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey

#20

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:51pm

Yes, I think it's quite stupid to essentially ask for yes or no answers on something that has been discussed and dissected for pages upon pages.

And other than the fact that I don't believe the shows one enjoys accurately reflects on one's intelligence, I could say the same thing about you and Nathan Lane. Please.

#21

re: Company - good or not?

Posted: 12/3/06 at 11:01pm

Did you notice the

It was a joke! Take it easy.

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"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey