Sunday In The Park With George by Stephen Sondheim

1983 | Compilation | Pop | Soundtrack

Two CD set. The cast recording of the recent, highly acclaimed, sold-out Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George, starring Jake Gyllenhaal in his Broadway debut and Tony-winning actress Annaleigh Ashford. Produced and mixed by Bart Migal, the album features the entire cast of the Sarna Lapine-directed production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, including Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas, Jenni Barber, Tony Award nominee Phillip Boykin, Mattea Conforti, Erin Davie, Claybourne Elder, Tony Award nominee Penny Fuller, Jordan Gelber, Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard, Liz McCartney, Tony Award winner Ruthie Ann Miles, Ashley Park, Jennifer Sanchez, David Turner, Max Chernin, MaryAnn Hu, Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy, Jaime Rosenstein, Laura Irion, Julie Foldesi, and Andrew Kober. The show, which was widely praised by critics and recouped it's investment in just 56 performances, follows painter Georges Seurat in the months leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, and it's reverberations both in the present and 100 years into the future. Of Gyllenhaal's performance, The New York Times' Ben Brantley declared that "it's impossible not to fall in love." Now, with the release of the cast recording, those who were unable to experience the production live will have the opportunity to hear for themselves.

Stephen Sondheim (Artist/Musician)