Stephen Sondheim had been successful (and not) on Broadway for over a decade before Company [Wikipedia]. In a lot of ways, it redefined “musical”, being less about a straightforward plot and more about emotional honesty and development. One major (and …
Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim’s least-performed (and perhaps most ambitious) musical Pacific Overtures [Wikipedia] premiered on Broadway in 1976 and ran for 109 performance and won two of the two Tony awards it was nominated for. The original production and cast wa…