A musical with book by James Lapine, based on the painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. George, a painter, has trouble connecting with his lover, Dot, when he thinks he has to choose between her and painting because he can't balance them both. The second act reveals that his great-grandson has similar problems, but he is able to start working through them when he returns to the island (now covered in condos) and is visited by a spectral vision of Dot.
Like Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday employs evolving musical motifs such as Dot's first act showstopper, "We Do Not Belong Together," which eventually becomes her message to the 1984 George: "Move On," in which she and George realize, "We have always belonged together." Includes the songs "Finishing the Hat," "Putting It Together," and "Children and Art."
Opened May 2, 1984, Booth Theatre
Ran for 540 performances
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Produced by the Shubert Organization and Emanuel Azenberg by arrangement with Playwrights Horizons
Directed by James Lapine
Scenery by Tony Straiges
Costumes by Patricia Zipprodt and Ann Hould-Ward
Lighting by Richard Nelson
Special Effects by Bran Ferren
Sound by Tom Morse
Hair and Makeup by Lo Presto/Allen
Movement by Randolyn Zinn
Music Published by Tommy Valando
Musical Direction by Paul Gemignani
Orchestrations by Michael Starobin
Sunday in the Park with George
No Life
Color and Light
Gossip
The Day Off
Everybody Loves Louis
Finishing the Hat
We Do Not Belong Together
Beautiful
Sunday
It's Hot Up Here
Chromolume #7
Putting It Together
Children and Art
Lesson #8
Move On
Sunday
Yoo-Hoo
The One on the Left
Soldiers and Girls
Recordings:
Original Broadway Cast Recording, 1984 (RCA Victor RCD1-5042)
Tony Awards
Best Scenic Design (Tony Straiges)
Best Lighting Design (Richard Nelson)
Rights controlled by Music Theatre International
George, an artist
Mandy Patinkin
Dot/Marie
Bernadette Peters
Louis/Billy Webster
Chris Groenendaal
Old Lady/Blair Daniels
Barbara Bryne
Nurse/Mrs/Harriet Pawling
Judith Moore
Franz/Dennis
Brent Spiner
Jules/Greenberg
Charles Kimbrough
Yvonne/Naomi
Dana Ivey
Celeste #1/Elaine
Melanie Vaughan
Celeste #2/Waitress
Marcy D'arcy
Boatman/Redmond
William Parry
Soldier/Alex
Robert Westenberg
Frieda/Betty
Nancy Opel
Mr/Lee Randolph
Kurt Knudson
Louise
Danielle Ferland
Woman/Photographer
Sue Ann Gershenson
Man/Museum Assistant
John Jellison
Little Girl
Michele Rigan
George, an artist
Mandy Patinkin
Dot/Marie
Maryann Plunkett
Louis/Billy Webster
T.J. Meyers
Old Lady/Blair Daniels
Barbara Bryne
Nurse/Mrs/Harriet Pawling
Judith Moore
Franz/Dennis
Joseph Kolinski
Jules/Greenberg
John Cunningham
Yvonne/Naomi
Pamela Burrell
Celeste #1/Elaine
Melanie Vaughan
Celeste #2/Waitress
Betsy Joslyn
Boatman/Redmond
William Parry
Soldier/Alex
Jeff Keller
Frieda/Betty
Nancy Opel
Mr/Lee Randolph
Ray Gill
Louise
Sherri Lynn Leidy
Woman/Photographer
Sue Ann Gershenson
Man/Museum Assistant
David Bryant
Little Girl
Sarah Reynolds
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“Assassins is about how society interprets the American Dream, marginalizes outsiders and rewrites and sanitizes its collective history. "Something Just Broke" is a major distraction and plays like an afterthought, shoe horned simply to appease. The song breaks the dramatic fluidity and obstructs the overall pacing and climactic arc which derails the very intent and momentum that makes this work so compelling...”
- Mark Bakalor
“I found [the Sondheim Celebration's Company] to be completely delightful. Almost all of the numbers excited and energized me, and most of the scenes were about as pitch-perfect as you can get. I just sat there with a big smile on my face the whole show.
Which is not to say that it is perfect...”
- popcornonmyknees
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