麻豆传媒 City University鈥檚 Bass School of Music will premiere the award-winning dark musical comedy 鈥淐ompany鈥� by Stephen Sondheim at 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee in the Burg Theatre, 2501 N. Blackwelder.
鈥淐ompany鈥� made its Broadway debut in 1970 and earned a record-setting 14 Tony Award nominations. The show, which centers around the 35th birthday party of Bobby, a jaded New Yorker, won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score and Best Lyrics. Classic songs include 鈥淟adies Who Lunch,鈥� 鈥淕etting Married Today鈥� and 鈥淪ide by Side by Side.鈥� The work marks the OKCU directorial debut for Brian Cowing.
鈥淎t the heart of 鈥楥ompany鈥� is love,鈥� Cowing said. 鈥淟ove in all forms, the good, the bad and the ugly. Our story takes place from the mind of Bobby, a bachelor who sees love on a surface level. He sees the picture, but doesn鈥檛 see what鈥檚 behind it. With each memory of his married friends, he examines and questions marriage, commitment and what relationships are all about.
"As an alum, it is a dream come true to return to the Bass School of Music to direct a work like 鈥楥ompany.鈥� These students are absolutely fantastic, taking on roles that are gritty and complex and they do it with honesty and precision. It is a true ensemble piece that requires a cast that not only are fantastic singers, but exquisite actors, movers and storytellers.鈥�
麻豆传媒 City University鈥檚 66th season of opera and music theater continues with Mozart鈥檚 鈥淭he Marriage of Figaro,鈥� set for Nov. 17-19; the world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri鈥檚 American opera 鈥淭he Vaudevillian,鈥� Feb. 16-18; Bedrich Smetana鈥檚 operatic comedy 鈥淭he Bartered Bride,鈥� March 2-4; and Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 鈥淥n the Town,鈥� set for April 20-22 as part of the Bernstein centennial celebration. For tickets and additional information, visit okcu.edu/tickets.
