Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" opened on Broadway in the spring of 1970. By tradition, the cast recording is done on the first Sunday after opening night. D.A. Pennebaker, a now-famous documentary filmmaker, filmed the making of the original cast recording, including the back and forth between Sondheim and the actors and the dynamics of trying to record a live performance. The film's climax is Elaine Stritch's performance of "The Ladies Who Lunch." The show won six Tony Awards, including "Best Musical," and ran for two years on Broadway. A plan to make a series of "Original Cast Album" films never happened.
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Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" opened on Broadway in the spring of 1970. By tradition, the cast recording is done on the first Sunday after opening night. D.A. Pennebaker, a now-famous documentary filmmaker, filmed the making of the original cast recording, including the back and forth between Sondheim and the actors and the dynamics of trying to record a live performance. The film's climax is Elaine Stritch's performance of "The Ladies Who Lunch." The show won six Tony Awards, including "Best Musical," and ran for two years on Broadway. A plan to make a series of "Original Cast Album" films never happened.
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