Original Cast Album: Company is a documentary film that captures the recording of the cast album for the musical Company by Stephen Sondheim. The film is directed by D. A. Pennebaker and produced by Chester Feldman, Christopher Dalrymple, Delia Doherty, and Peter Hansen. Original Cast Album: Company was premiered at the New York Film Festival in September 1970 and released on 28 October 1970, shortly after the show became hugely popular on Broadway.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Original Cast Album: Company via streaming services such as HBO Max.
Is Original Cast Album: Company available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Original Cast Album: Company is available to watch via streaming on HBO Max.
D. A. Pennebaker took his small film crew to the 30th Street recording studio owned by Columbia Records, to capture what was a marathon recording session. The session was supervised by Stephen Sondheim, who made the cast sing all the songs of the musical Company. Not only did the session result in a wonderful cast album, but also a documentary that millions loved to watch.
Original Cast Album: Company features the cast of the Broadway musical Company, along with the film crew supervised by D. A. Pennebaker.
Watch Original Cast Album: Company streaming via HBO Max
Original Cast Album: Company is available to watch on HBO Max. Max is home to some of the best documentaries on various subjects, including Beware the Slenderman, Hoop Dreams, The Crime of the Century, Fake Famous, Gimme Shelter, Going Clear, and many more.
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Original Cast Album: Company’s synopsis is as follows:
“In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Prince, the show’s stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honored Broadway tradition: the making of the original cast album. What ensued was a marathon session in which, with the pressures of posterity and the coolly exacting Sondheim’s perfectionism hanging over them, all involved pushed themselves to the limit.”
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