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.
Stephen Sondheim
as Self
Hal Prince
as Self
Elaine Stritch
as Self / Joanne
Dean Jones
as Self / Bobby
Pamela Myers
as Self / Marta
Beth Howland
as Self / Amy
Barbara Barrie
as Self / Sarah
Charles Braswell
as Self / Larry
Susan Browning
as Self / April
George Coe
as Self / David
John Cunningham
as Self / Peter
Steve Elmore
as Self / Paul
