Broadway Musical Home - Sunday in the Park with George

A Sondheim musical inspired by the painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat.

Story:

As Georges Seurat works on his most famous painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," his mistress, Dot, threatens to leave him, and later in the show, his great-grandson struggles to succeed as an artist and to understand those around him and those who have made him who he is today.

: Composer and Lyricist
Stephen Sondheim

: Librettist
James Lapine

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Booth Theatre

Opening Night: May 2, 1984

Total Performances: 604

Original Cast: Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Bryne, Mary D'Arcy, Sue Anne Gershenson, Cris Groenendaal, Dana Ivey, John Jellison, Charles Kimbrough, Kurt Knudson, Judith Moore, Nancy Opel, William Parry, Michele Rigan, Brent Spiner, Melanie Vaughan, Robert Westenberg

Director: James Lapine

Producer: The Shubert Organization and Emanuel Azenberg

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Michael Starobin

Scenic Design: Tony Straiges

Costume Design: Patricia Zipprodt and Ann Hould-Ward

Lighting Design: Richard Nelson

Sound Design: Tom Morse

1994 Broadway Revival

Theatre: St. James Theatre

Opening Night: May 15, 1994

Total Performances: 1

Original Cast: Bruce Adler, Barbara Bryne, Mary D'Arcy, Danielle Ferland, Dana Ivey, John Jellison, Jeff Keller, Charles Kimbrough, Kurt Knudson, Howard McGillin, Judith Moore, Nancy Opel, William Parry, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Melanie Vaughan

Director: James Lapine

Producer: Friends In Deed

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Michael Starobin

Scenic Design: Wendall K. Harrington

Sound Design: Lucas Rico Corrubia

2008 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Studio 54

Opening Night: Feb 21, 2008

Total Performances: 149

Original Cast: Michael Cumpsty, Daniel Evans, Alexander Gemignani, Jessica Molaskey, Jenna Russell, Mary Beth Peil, Ed Dixon, Santino Fontana, Kelsey Fowler, Jessica Grové, Alison Horowitz, Stacie Morgain Lewis, Drew McVety, Anne L. Nathan, Brynn O'Malley, David Turner

Director: Sam Buntrock

Choreographer: Christopher Gattelli

Producer: Roundabout Theatre Company

Musical Director: Caroline Humphris

Orchestrations: Jason Carr

Scenic Design: David Farley

Costume Design: David Farley

Lighting Design: Ken Billington

Sound Design: Sebastian Frost

Projection and Video Design: Timothy Bird and The Knifedge Creative Network

2017 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Hudson Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 23, 2017

Total Performances: 61

Original Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Annaleigh Ashford, Brooks Ashmanskas, Jenni Barber, Phillip Boykin, Mattea Marie Conforti, Erin Davie, Claybourne Elder, Penny Fuller, Jordan Gelber, Robert Sean Leonard, Liz McCartney, Ruthie Ann Miles, Ashley Park, Jennifer Sanchez, David Turner, Max Chernin, MaryAnn Hu, Michael McElroy, Jaime Rosenstein, Julie Foldesi, Andrew Kober

Director: Sarna Lapine

Choreographer: Ann Yee

Producer: Adam Speers for Ambassador Theatre Group, New York City Center, Jeanine Tesori, and Riva Marker

Musical Director: Chris Fenwick

Orchestrations: Michael Starobin

Scenic Design: Beowulf Boritt

Costume Design: Clint Ramos

Lighting Design: Ken Billington

Sound Design: Kai Harada

Projection Design: Tal Yarden and Christopher Ash

1986 Film Version

Movie Name: Sunday in the Park with George

Type: Filmed Live on Stage

Director: Terry Hughes

Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Bryne

Musical Numbers

Sunday in the Park with George

No Life

Color and Light

Gossip

The Day Off

Everybody Loves Louis

Finishing the Hat

We Do Not Belong Together

Beautiful

Sunday

It's Hot up Here

Putting it Together

Children and Art

Move on

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2008 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 2017 Broadway Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Live Version DVD

Other

1984 Tony Award Nominations

Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actor in a Musical - Mandy Patinkin
Best Actress in a Musical - Bernadette Peters
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Dana Ivey
Best Costume Design
Best Direction of a Musical

1984 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestration
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Special Effects
Outstanding Book
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Mandy Patinkin
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Bernadette Peters
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Charles Kimbrough
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Costume Design

1985 Pulitzer Prize Nominations

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

1985 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Cast Show Album

2008 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Daniel Evans
Best Actress in a Musical - Jenna Russell
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Sound Design of a Musical

2008 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Projection and Video Design
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Daniel Evans
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Jenna Russell
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Director of a Musical