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Nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards and winning 6 in the original production in 1970, Stephen Sondheim’s COMPANY was one of the first musicals to deal with contemporary dating, marriage, and divorce.  Originally played by a male lead, Director Marianne Elliott (with approval from Sondheim) decided to swap genders in the second West End revival in 2018, and Bobby then became Bobbie. We are also introduced to cell phones, selfies, and same sex marriages, which were never part of the o...

These March releases include a children's book from Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nicolette Robinson; Seth Rudetsky's Musical Theatre for Dummies; and a Sheryl Lee Ralph memoir.

The creative has been responsible for defining modern musical theatre