{"product_id":"original-cast-album-company-blu-ray","title":"ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: COMPANY BLU-RAY","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"a-spacing-mini\"\u003eD. A. Pennebaker offers a rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain, capturing the magic and demands of performance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\"\u003eThis holy grail for both documentary and theater aficionados offers a tantalizingly rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\"\u003eIn 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCompany,\u003c\/span\u003e the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Prince, the show’s stars, and a large pit orchestra, went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honored Broadway tradition: the recording of the original cast album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\"\u003eWhat 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—including theater legend Elaine Stritch, who fought anxiety and exhaustion to record her iconic rendition of “The Ladies Who Lunch.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-base\"\u003eWith thrilling immediacy, legendary filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker offers an up-close view of the larger-than-life personalities, frayed-nerve energy, explosive creative intensity, and magic of live performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000102076590,"sku":"CC3285BDUK","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/original_cast_Lime_Light_Front_BD.png?v=1793293710","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/original-cast-album-company-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}