I was looking at the Telecharge page for COMPANY and was surprised to see a running time of 2:45. Perhaps my memory is faulty, but I recall earlier productions being closer to 2-1/2 hours rather than 2-3/4 hours.
For those who've seen this production, do you recall what time you reached the sidewalk following a 7 or 8 p.m. performance? I need to know whether I can make my return bus at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Thanks!
The day I saw it, there was an emergency stop right after the opening number, which added around 10 minutes to the running time. However, without the stop, it would easily have been 2:45-2:50 running time. I can't give you an exact time, but you should definitely plan with a 2:45 running time in mind, +/- a couple minutes based on what time the performance actually starts.
When I saw Company it was 8pm curtain and I was on the sidewalk at 11pm. I know 3 hours seems long but it started 7-8mins after 8pm and we sat in right orchestra so it took a while to exit. If you sit in left orchestra, you'll be right next to the exit.
I saw it last Wednesday and was on the sidewalk at 10:55. So I would definitely plan on being in the theatre for 3 hours (they've slowed a lot of the tempos down in this production, hence the longer run time)
I was just at yesterday’s 3 PM matinee, and the 2 hours & 45 minute run time is accurate. The cast began bows at 5:46. I only know that because I was on a time crunch to make it to Six’s 6 PM performance directly after. However, the bows are pretty quick. By the time I left my seat and was almost out the door, they were already done with them.
My bus departs promptly at 10 pm, with the next and last one for the night at midnight. So it appears that attending a 7 pm show would be problematic. Better to go to an 8 pm show and wait one hour than miss the bus by a couple of minutes and wait two hours.