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  1. John Maher_289910

    Press Release Criterion Press Release: Original Cast Album: "Company" (1970) (Blu-ray)

    I saw that production in Philadelphia, prior to its Broadway run. I like it, but the later Broadway revival was spectacular, to me.
  2. John Maher_289910

    Press Release Criterion Press Release: Original Cast Album: "Company" (1970) (Blu-ray)

    I saw the original cast of FOLLIES, and loved everything about that show, especially its score. I saw several other productions of it, over the years, and mostly hated all of them. The original staging and, especially, the original performances, are singular, imo.
  3. John Maher_289910

    Press Release Criterion Press Release: Original Cast Album: "Company" (1970) (Blu-ray)

    I'm interested in the release because it's a good film. If I were interested in the show's score, I would own the cast recording.
  4. John Maher_289910

    Press Release Criterion Press Release: Original Cast Album: "Company" (1970) (Blu-ray)

    I hate his music. However, so many people love it, and he has influenced a lot of people who basically write these run-on, go nowhere tunes that I never, ever want to hear again. Not that Sondheim hasn't written a good tune or two, but his influence, imo, ruined musicals. I cried by eyes out...
  5. John Maher_289910

    Press Release Criterion Press Release: Original Cast Album: "Company" (1970) (Blu-ray)

    I actually blame Sondheim for ruining Broadway musicals. I did see COMPANY the week it opened, and while I didn't like it, I was thoroughly impressed with Dean Jones, and even bought the album. PBS aired the film of the recording, and I loved that way more than the show itself. I've never...
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