D. A. Pennebaker’s up-close view of the recording of the original cast album for Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company is the holy grail for both documentary and theater aficionados, a rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain. 4K restoration. 1 hour, 1 DVD or Blu-ray disc

Details

Packaging: Boxed
Run Time: 1 hour
Format: Full Screen
Number of discs: 1
Language: English
Foreign Language Subtitles: No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio Format:
Rating: NR

Cast

Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Elaine Stritch

Extras

• Reunion of the cast and crew of "Original Cast Album: 'Co-Op'" recorded in 2020, featuring director Alexander Buono; writer-actor John Mulaney; actors Rénee Elise Goldsberry, Richard Kind, Alex Brightman, and Paula Pell; and composer Eli Bolin
• New audio commentary by composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim
• Audio commentary from 2001 featuring director D. A. Pennebaker, actor Elaine Stritch, and Broadway producer Harold Prince
• New conversation among Sondheim, orchestrator Jonathan Tunick, and critic Frank Rich
• New interview with Tunick on the art of orchestrating, conducted by author Ted Chapin
• Never-before-heard audio excerpts from interviews with Stritch and Prince, conducted by D. A. Pennebaker and Hegedus in 2000
• "Original Cast Album: 'Co-Op,'" a 2019 episode of the TV series Documentary Now!
• PLUS: An essay by author Mark Harris