Company: The Complete Revised Book and Lyrics

Published alongside the acclaimed, reimagined West End revival in 2018, this edition of Sondheim's hit musical features the complete revised book and lyrics for the production, plus colour production photographs.

About the author

Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a celebrated American composer and lyricist, one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre.

Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and lyricist. Sondheim's best-known works include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987).

He won many awards including eight Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008), eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier Award, an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Author photo by Jerry Jackson

Summary

Published alongside the acclaimed, reimagined West End revival in 2018, this edition of Sondheim's hit musical features the complete revised book and lyrics for the production, plus colour production photographs.

Product details

• Authors: George Furth, George Sondheim Furth, Furth George, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Furth Sondheim, Sondheim Stephen
• Publisher: Hern, Nick Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781848428355
• ISBN: 978-1-84842-835-5
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: NHB Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Classical, opera, operetta, musical; DRAMA / General, Musicals, Plays, Playscripts, Musical scores, lyrics & libretti, Musical scores, lyrics and libretti