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Sunday in the Park with George   

 
Booth Theatre , (5/02/1984 - 10/13/1985)
First Preview:Apr 02, 1984 Total Previews:35
Opening Date:May 02, 1984   
Closing Date:Oct 13, 1985 Total Performances:604

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: Act I: A series of Sundays from 1884 to 1886; a park on an island in the Seine just outside of Paris and George's studio. Act II: An American art museum and on the island in 1984.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) and Emanuel Azenberg; Produced by arrangement with Playwrights Horizons
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin; Suggested by the painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte" and the life of Georges Seurat
Directed by James Lapine
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt and Ann Hould-Ward; Lighting Design by Richard Nelson; Sound Design by Tom Morse; Hair and Wig Design by Charles LoPresto; Hair Design by Richard Allen; Make-Up Design by Richard Allen; Mr. Patinkin's hair designed by J. Roy Helland; Mr. Patinkin's make-up designed by J. Roy Helland
General Manager: Robert Kamlot; Company Manager: Richard Berg
Production Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell; Stage Manager: Fredric H. Orner and Loretta Robertson; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.
Music published by Tommy Valando; Concert Mistress: Marilyn Reynolds; Violin: Cecelia Hobbs Gardner; Viola: Karl Bargen; Cello: Eileen Folson; Piano & Synthesizer: Paul Ford; Synthesizer: Ted Sperling; Harp: Beth Robinson; French Horn: Ronald Sell; Woodwinds: Les Scott and Al Hunt; Percussion: Robert Ayers
Special Effects by Bran Ferren
Movement directed by Randolyn Zinn; Casting: John S. Lyons; General Press Representative: Fred Nathan & Associates; Speech Consultant: Kristin Linklater; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Artwork by Frank Verlizzo
Set and costume design adapted from the Seurat painting from the Art Institute of Chicago
Cast
Mandy Patinkin George (Act I)
an artist
George (Act II)
an artist
Bernadette Peters Dot
George's mistress
Marie
George's grandmother
Barbara Bryne Old Lady
Blair Daniels
an art critic
Mary D'Arcy Celeste #2
Elaine
Danielle Ferland Boy bathing in the River
Louise
the daughter of Jules and Yvonne
Sue Anne Gershenson Woman with baby carriage
Photographer
Cris Groenendaal Man lying on the bank
Louis
a baker
Billy Webster
Harriet's friend
Dana Ivey Yvonne
Jules' wife
Naomi Eisen
a composer
John Jellison Man with bicycle
Museum Assistant
Charles Kimbrough Jules
another artist
Bob Greenberg
the museum director
Kurt Knudson Mr.
Lee Randolph
the museum's publicist
Judith Moore
Broadway debut		 Nurse
nurse to Old Lady
Mrs.
Harriet Pawling
a patron of the arts
Nancy Opel Young Man sitting on the bank
Frieda
a cook
Betty
an artist
William Parry Boatman
Charles Redmond
a visiting curator
Michele Rigan Little Girl
Brent Spiner Franz
a servant
Dennis
a technician
Melanie Vaughan Celeste #1
Waitress
Robert Westenberg Soldier
Alex
an artist
Understudies: Sue Anne Gershenson (Betty, Celeste #1, Celeste #2, Elaine, Frieda, Nurse, Young Man sitting on the bank), Ray Gill (Alex, Billy Webster, Dennis, Franz, Lee Randolph, Louis, Man lying on the bank, Man with bicycle, Mr., Soldier), Joanna Glushak (Celeste #1, Celeste #2, Dot, Elaine, Marie, Nurse), Cris Groenendaal (Alex, Dennis, Franz, Soldier), John Jellison (Billy Webster, Boatman, Bob Greenberg, Charles Redmond, Jules, Louis, Man lying on the bank, Man with bicycle), Michele Rigan (Boy bathing in the River, Louise), Robert Westenberg (George (Act I), George (Act II)) and Sara Woods (Blair Daniels, Harriet Pawling, Mrs., Naomi Eisen, Nurse, Old Lady, Yvonne)
1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
winnerMusic by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine [winner]
1984 Tony Award® Best Musical
 Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) and Emanuel Azenberg [nominee]
1984 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
 Book by James Lapine [nominee]
1984 Tony Award® Best Original Score
 Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim [nominee]
1984 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
 Mandy Patinkin [nominee]
1984 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
 Bernadette Peters [nominee]
1984 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
 Dana Ivey [nominee]
1984 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
winnerTony Straiges [winner]
1984 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
 Patricia Zipprodt [nominee]
 Ann Hould-Ward [nominee]
1984 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
winnerRichard Nelson [winner]
1984 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
 James Lapine [nominee]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
winnerProduced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) and Emanuel Azenberg [winner]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book
winnerBook by James Lapine [winner]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
 Mandy Patinkin [nominee]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
 Bernadette Peters [nominee]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
 Charles Kimbrough [nominee]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
winnerDirected by James Lapine [winner]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestration
winnerMusic orchestrated by Michael Starobin [winner]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics
winnerLyrics by Stephen Sondheim [winner]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
 Music by Stephen Sondheim [nominee]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Patricia Zipprodt [nominee]
 Ann Hould-Ward [nominee]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
winnerRichard Nelson [winner]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
winnerScenic Design by Tony Straiges [winner]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Special Effects
winnerSpecial Effects by Bran Ferren [winner]
music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim 
Sunday In the Park With George (Original Cast Recording) - Stephen Sondheim

ACT 1Sung By
Sunday In The Park With George Dot (George's mistress)
No Life Jules (another artist) and Yvonne (Jules' wife)
Color And Light Dot (George's mistress) and George
Gossip Celeste #1, Celeste #2, Boatman, Nurse (nurse to Old Lady), Old Lady, Jules (another artist) and Yvonne (Jules' wife)
The Day Off George, Nurse (nurse to Old Lady), Franz (a servant), Frieda (a cook), Boatman, Soldier, Celeste #1, Celeste #2, Yvonne (Jules' wife), Louise (the daughter of Jules and Yvonne), Jules (another artist) and Louis (a baker)
Everybody Loves Louis Dot (George's mistress)
Finishing The Hat George
We Do Not Belong Together Dot (George's mistress) and George
Beautiful Old Lady and George
Sunday Company
ACT 2Sung By
It's Hot Up Here Company
Chromolume #7 George and Marie (George's grandmother)
Putting It Together George and Company
Children and Art Marie (George's grandmother)
Lesson #8 George
Move On George and Dot (George's mistress)
Sunday Company