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Company is a
musical with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim.
Originally entitled
Threes, its
plot revolves around Bobby (a single man unable to commit fully to a
steady relationship, let alone marriage), the five married couples who
are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. Unlike most book
musicals, which follow a clearly delineated plot,
Company is a
concept musical comprised of short vignettes, presented in no particular
chronological order, linked by a celebration for Bobby's 35th birthday.
Company was
among the first musicals to deal with adult problems through its music.
As Sondheim put it, "they are middle-class people with middle
class-problems." It is also one of the first musicals where the songs
commented on the characters in the play instead of furthering the plot,
a device which became a Sondheim standard.
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