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Sunday in the Park with George
Stephen Sondheim
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Description for Sunday in the Park with George
Paperback. First staged on Broadway in 1984 and at the National Theatre in London in 1990, this work is a creation even for the author. This volume contains the complete book and lyrics as well as a 50-page introduction detailing the making of the musical plus an interview with the author. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Inspired by Georges Seurat's pointillist masterpiece, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical celebrates the art of creation and the creation of art.
In the first half of the musical, set in 1884, the people - and the animals - in the painting come to life in a world where, for the artist George, art comes before love, before everything.
In the second half, a century later, Seurat's great-grandson is wrestling with the same obsessions in present-day New York.
Sunday in the Park with George was premiered on Broadway ... Read more
The first London production opened at the National Theatre in March 1990. It won the 1991 Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854590572
SKU
V9781854590572
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99-50
About Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a celebrated American composer and lyricist, one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre. Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and lyricist. Sondheim's best-known works include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), ... Read more
Reviews for Sunday in the Park with George
'The first truly modernist work of musical theatre that Broadway has ever produced'
New York Times
'Penetrates the mystery of artistic creation... overpoweringly affecting... what a show this is... irresistible'
Daily Telegraph
'This is great musical theatre'
Sunday Times
New York Times
'Penetrates the mystery of artistic creation... overpoweringly affecting... what a show this is... irresistible'
Daily Telegraph
'This is great musical theatre'
Sunday Times