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1970 musical comedy by Stephen Sondheim

Company is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth.

The original 1970 production was nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards, winning six.

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Company musical

Company was among the first book musicals to deal with contemporary dating, marriage, and divorce,^[1] and is a notable example of a concept musical lacking a linear plot.^[2] In a series of vignettes, Company follows bachelor Bobby interacting with his married friends, who throw a party for his 35th birthday.^[3]

Background

George Furth wrote 11 one-act plays planned for Kim Stanley.

Anthony Perkins was interested in directing and gave the material to Sondheim, who asked Harold Prince for his opinion. Prince said the plays could be a good basis for a musical about New York marriages with a central character to examine those marriages.^[4]

Synopsis

In the early 1990s, Furth and Sondheim revis