Company (2006 Broadway Revival Cast)

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There may be no original Broadway cast recording more iconic than 1970's Company, with its funky organ sound and Elaine Stritch's not-quite-there high notes, but the December 2006 Broadway revival makes its own mark. For Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's piece about a single man observing the benefits and follies of marriage, director John Doyle borrows the same controversial concept he used for his 2005 Sweeney Todd: the actors playing instruments on stage (now referred to in many circles as "Doyle-izing," and not always with affection and delight). But when you're listening to a cast recording, as Bobby would say: What do you get? For one thing, you'll have to adjust to some different sounds created by Doyle and his music supervisor, Mary-Mitchell Campbell. It's a benefit in "Side by Side by Side," which begins with a jazzy double-bass line. It's a drawback in "You Could Drive a Person Crazy," in which the trio's doo-doots are replaced by their saxophone lines. You also get "Marry Me a Little," cut from the original show but by now very familiar and welcome, as well as a lot of the contextual dialogue before, between, and even within numbers. Finally, the strong cast led by Raul Esparza makes this the best-sung Company we've ever gotten (and they play very well too), and Stephen Sondheim's score is still a landmark in musical theater. There will never be a replacement for the original Broadway cast recording, but this revival recording can stand on its own and in some respects may be more flat-out enjoyable to listen to. --David Horiuchi

• Track Listings : Disc 1
  • Opening
  • Company
  • The Little Things You Do Together
  • Sorry-Grateful
  • You Could Drive a Person Crazy
  • Have I Got a Girl for You
  • Someone Is Waiting
  • Another Hundred People
  • Getting Married Today
  • "What did I just do?"
  • Marry Me a Little
  • Side by Side by Side
  • What Would We Do Without You?
  • Poor Baby
  • Barcelona
  • The Ladies Who Lunch
  • "You have a good third husband, Joanne"
  • Being Alive

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