This morning, Broadway legends Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin, and James Lapine stopped by CBS Sunday Morning to discuss their work on the Sondheim Musical, Sunday in the Park, with George. The musical was inspired by George Seurat’s 1886 pointilist painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte Island.” The group visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art to inspect a smaller study of seurate of the same piece. Lapine discusses Sondheim’s visit with a postcard of the image and how they dissect the artwork for their Broadway classics.
Lapine, who wrote the book for the show to accompany Sondheim’s music and lyrics, spoke of his admiration for Patinkin and Peters after seeing them in Evita on Broadway and in the movie “Pennies from Heaven” respectively. have got. The group discusses the off-Broadway cast and show development. George Seurat’s part was revised, which Patinkin recalls, saying, “I was scared. People came, and I just said, ‘I do not know how to do this.’
The off-Broadway run and preview of the show were far from successful, prompting critics, audiences, and more to come out of the shows every night. However, the show eventually became a massive success, winning the Pulitzer Prize. Check out the full story on Sunday at the Park with George’s evolution below!
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