COMPANY
Alvin Theatre
Previews Began: April 19, 1970
Opening Night: April 26, 1970
Closing Night: January 1, 1972
Music: Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book: George Furth
Robert is a single man surrounded by married couples on his 35th birthday. Through a series of vignettes featuring lovers and friends, Bobby tries to make sense of the institution of marriage and comes to terms with what it means to be alive.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Company………………………………..Robert, Company
The Little Things You Do Together………………Joanne,
Company
Sorry – Grateful………………………Harry, David, Larry
You Could Drive a Person Crazy……………Kathy, April,
Marta
Have I Got a Girl for You……………..Larry, Peter, Paul,
David, Harry
Someone is Waiting………………………………..Robert
Another Hundred People…………………………..Marta
Getting Married Today…….Amy, Paul, Jenny, Company
ACT TWO
Side By Side By Side/What Would We Do
Without You……………………………Robert, Company
Poor Baby……………………………………………..Wives
Tick Tock………………………………………………Kathy
Barcelona…………………………………….Robert, April
The Ladies Who Lunch…………………………….Joanne
Being Alive…………………………………………..Robert
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Barbara Barrie Sarah
Charles Braswell Larry
Susan Browning April
George Coe David
Cathy Corkill Member of the Vocal Minority
John Cunningham Peter
Steve Elmore Paul
Carol Gelfand Member of the Vocal Minority
Beth Howland Amy
Dean Jones Robert
Charles Kimbrough Harry
Merle Louise Susan
Donna McKechnie Kathy
Pamela Myers Marta
Teri Ralston Jenny
Marilyn Saunders Member of the Vocal Minority
Elaine Stritch Joanne
Dona D. Vaughn Member of the Vocal Minority
Standby: Sandra Deel (Joanne), Jessica James (Joanne), Larry Kert (Robert)
Understudies: Alice Cannon (Jenny, Marta, Susan), Robert Carle (Peter, Paul, David, Larry, Harry), Charlotte Frazier (April, Susan, Jenny), Audre Johnston (Amy, Sarah), Priscilla Lopez (Kathy), James O’Sullivan (Peter, Paul, David), Bob Roman (Larry, Harry), Virginia Sandifur (Kathy, April)
REPLACEMENTS
Vivian Blaine Joanne
11/1/1971 – 1/1/1972
Charles Braswell Harry
3/29/1971 –
Alice Cannon Susan
10/5/1970 –
Kenneth Cory Robert
Peter
4/26/1971 –
John Cunningham Robert
Charlotte Frazier Susan
3/29/1971 –
Lee Goodman David
3/29/1971 –
Stanley Grover Larry
3/29/1971 –
Marian Hailey Amy
5/13/1971 –
Cynthia Harris Sarah
7/12/1971 –
Audrey Johnson Sarah
7/1/1971 –
Jane A. Johnston Jenny
5/13/1971 –
Larry Kert Robert
5/29/1970 –
Kenneth Kimmins Harry
5/13/1971 –
Gary Krawford Robert
12/27/1971 –
Priscilla Lopez Kathy
10/25/1971 –
Annie McGreevey Marta
5/13/1971 –
Carol Richards April
Jane Russell Joanne
3/29/1971 – 10/30/1971
Brenda Thomson Kathy
5/13/1971 –
George Wallace David
5/13/1971 –