Company Revival to Have Cast Album
Angel Desai, and Raúl Esparza in Company
(© Paul Kolnick)
The cast album of the new Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Company will be recorded by Nonesuch and PS Classics on December 18 and 19. It will be produced by PS Classics co-founder Tommy Krasker and will be released early in 2007, with the exact date yet to be announced. The show, directed by John Doyle, opened on November 29 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Company examines the life of a commitment-phobic New York City bachelor named Robert and his interaction with his friends and lovers. The show’s score includes “Being Alive,” “The Ladies Who Lunch,” “You Could Drive a Person Crazy,” and “Getting Married Today.”
The show stars Raul Esparza as Bobby. The cast also includes Barbara Walsh (Joanne/orchestra bells, percussion); Keith Buterbaugh (Harry/trumpet, trombone); Matt Castle (Peter/piano, keyboards, double bass); Robert Cunningham (Paul/trumpet, drums); Angel Desai (Marta/keyboard, violin, alto sax); Kelly Jeanne Grant (Kathy/flute, alto sax); Kristin Huffman (Sarah/flute, alto sax, piccolo); Amy Justman (Susan/piano, keyboards, orchestra bells); Heather Laws (Amy/French horn, trumpet, flute); Leenya Rideout (Jenny/violin, guitar, double bass); Fred Rose (David/cello, alto sax, tenor sax); Bruce Sabath (Larry/clarinet, drums); and Elizabeth Stanley (April/oboe, tuba, alto sax).
