| RATING | 7.8 / 10 |
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| GENRES | Documentary, Music |
| YEAR | 1970s / 1970 |
| RUNTIME | 53m |
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| LANGUAGE | English |
| COUNTRY | United States |
| In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Prince, the show’s stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honored Broadway tradition: the making of the original cast album. What ensued was a marathon session in which, with the pressures of posterity and the coolly exacting Sondheim’s perfectionism hanging over them, all involved pushed themselves to the limit. |
