Favourite song from Stephen Sondheim's Company

Amazing!

Any bonus stritch they wanna throw in I'm happy to take

Sweeney Todd used to be my favorite Sondheim (and it's still close). but as I got older, this one took over....by a long shot.

and god do I love the Esparza recording.

"Getting Married Today" — Amy, Paul, Jenny and Company 0

HEATHENS

one of the funniest musical comedy pieces ever

and god do I love the Esparza recording.

― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal),

More than the original with Dean Jones and Elaine Stritch?

How does the opening number have 0 votes?? I fucking hate polls

Elaine Stritch *is* Joanne afaic, all other Joannes are imposters, even Patti LuPone!

LuPone's overrated, though I did like her in 2008's revival of Gypsy (directed by Laurents himself)

definitely thinking of heading to NYC in 2022 for the gender-swapped version with Katrina Lenk - she was marvelous in The Band's Visit

I actually had planned to see that revival on my last two consecutive birthdays, but was thwarted both times- the first time it was cause they pushed back the opening date, and the second COVID obv

a third delay will not stand

Yeah, it's on this year. I'll splurge on great seats and have a drink at the Seagram building first.

Ok, I probably won't *really* have a drink at the 4 Seasons or whatever it's called now but i am gonna check out this show for sure

Here's to the fleders who welch

my dad and mother watch a lot of SVU, I've been more interested in watching Raul Esparza. always want him to break out into "Being Alive" tho

Bought the Criterion Blu-ray recently and it's a blast, I just wish it were a little longer.

I work in sound so the footage of the 30th Street Columbia studio is total catnip, I'm in love with Pamela Myers also.

This is included in the extras -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUjg7xFsxJk

Did you just say “30th Street Columbia Studio”?

Uh yeah, why?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_30th_Street_Studio

Recently learned Elaine Stritch was the first actress to play Trixie Norton on the pre-Honeymooners Jackie Gleason Show.

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Nothing, except I love old studio stuff, especially old NYC studio stuff, especially that particular studio.
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Wasn’t sure what that video was going to be but just watched a few minutes and loved it, hitting me in various levels. Seems to feature James Urbaniak, last seen by me on I come in peace... three times a night -- FOR ALL MANKIND (Apple TV Plus)

Weird results.

XXP - Ah I see, sorry I got confused and thought I had maybe made an NYC naming convention faux pas.

This Hoffman thread might appeal, James - https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/history-of-cbs-records-30th-street-studio-nyc-many-pictures.388186/page-15

also find it strange that Beth Howland is known for being the original Amy in this, and otherwise only for her one-joke character in TV's "Alice."

Need to watch more of those Documentary Now! episodes, such as the one mentioned here: Yacht Rock

The Stop Making Sense one, called Test Pattern, is a lot of fun.

Thanks, seems to be called “Final Transmission” though.

Oh lord, yeah, Test Pattern is the band, apologies

I've had the Pennebaker Company DVD on hold at NYPL for something like several years, the queue hardly ever moves and I've presumed it's lost. Hope to see it one day.

Think you can find it on YouTube. Might not get the extra commentary track though.

So you can :D
thanks for the heads up!

there's a version with the commentary too

Totally did a double take when George Furth showed up in the real doc and thought I was back in parody land.

Beth Howland was married to another Company original cast member when she died.

Seems like there was the twenty-year-old commentary by D.A. Pennebaker, Harold Prince and Elaine Prince and there might be a new Sondheim commentary on the latest physical release, I think I read.

Ah, Ned posted about that upthread.

Does anybody know what the instrument at the start of 'Another Hundred People' is?

It's some sort of electro-mechanical organ/keyboard instrument that I recognise from TV and Film themes of the same period, sort like a short duration organ meets celeste with a bit of harpsichord.

Can be seen/heard at 17:38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IU80Ium0dM

I believe it's an RMI Electra-piano:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMI9brWq_kw

Also used wonderfully on Miles Davis's "Mademoiselle Mabry"

Yes, I read a few things about that over the weekend. The Co-op team sought to duplicate that sound and may have tracked down one of those instruments, or perhaps got a sample patch of one at least.

There was the Electra-piano and also its older brother, the cleverly named Rock-Si-Chord.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mount_Instruments

Okay, so does anyone know what other famous (or well-known, at least) TV or Film theme uses it prominently? It's making me a bit crazy.

I originally thought it was one of these - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztpraz85asA

Tempted to start referring to one poster as "Bobby Bubi" but am resisting the govnaming instinct for now.

Also seeing some intriguing stuff about Sweeney Todd and the "Herrmann chord."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFaWBmVrCAM

Good stuff, thanks.

This thread is colliding with In every 70s US home ever for a serious time instability/anomaly.

And the brown and the beige and the brown and the beige and the brown ...

very tied with follies for best sondheim musical and obviously both drenched in 70s divorce misery and paranoia