Disclosure: This post is written in collaboration with Broadway in Detroit
Phone rings, door chimes—get ready for this spectacular revival of COMPANY!
Company, the musical comedy about the search for love and cocktails in New York, is turned on its head in this gender-swapped revival of the original 1970 Stephen Sondheim smash hit. Directed by Marianne Elliott, Company’s central bachelor is now a 21st-century bachelorette named Bobbie (played by Britney Coleman—previously “Barbara” in Beetlejuice the Musical!).
Read on to learn more about the national tour, playing now through October 29 in Detroit.
COMPANY the Musical in Detroit: Show Details
At Bobbie’s 35th birthday party, all her friends wonder: “Why isn’t she married?” “Why can’t she find the right man?” and “Why can’t she settle down and have a family?” This whip-smart musical comedy, given a game-changing makeover for a modern-day Manhattan, features some of Stephen Sondheim’s best-loved songs, including “Company,” “You Could Drive a Person Crazy,” “The Ladies Who Lunch,” “Side by Side,” and the iconic “Being Alive.”
Sondheim and Elliott collaborated to update Company, bringing Bobbie’s array of friends and lovers into the 21st century: Paul is waiting patiently for his fiancée, Jamie, to get over his frantic wedding day jitters. Sarah and Harry try jujitsu to keep their marriage alive. Joanne is on her third husband, a younger man named Larry. Peter and Susan seem to have the perfect marriage, until perfection proves impossible. Jenny and her “square” husband, David, can’t understand Bobbie’s perpetually single status and are not shy about telling her. Meanwhile, Bobbie juggles three men: Flight attendant, Andy, small-town boy, Theo, and P.J., the native New Yorker who is more in love with his hometown than he is with Bobbie.
Company began preview performances on Broadway on March 2, 2020, and, following the shutdown, resumed previews on November 15, 2021. The production was in previews on November 26, 2021, when Broadway suffered the devastating loss of composer Stephen Sondheim. This production of Company was the last Broadway production of his work that he saw to fruition before his passing at the age of 91.
The production opened to critical acclaim on Broadway on December 9, 2021, and was dubbed “gloriously transformative” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Hollywood Reporter), “sensational” (Variety), “deeply funny,” (The Washington Post), and “hands down the best musical production of the season” (New York Post). Company played its final performance on Broadway on July 31, 2022, after 300 performances.
COMPANY the Musical in Detroit: Show Dates & Ticket Information
Show Dates:
October 17 – 29, 2023
Location:
The Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit
Performance Times:
* Tuesday through Saturday evening performances at 7:30 p.m
* Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
* Sunday matinees at 1:00 p.m.
* Sunday evening performances at 6:30 p.m.
* Special Open Caption performance on Sunday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Ticket Info:
Individual tickets for COMPANY range in price from $35 to $135 with a select number of premium tickets available. Tickets can be purchased online at BroadwayInDetroit.com, Ticketmaster.com, and in person at the Fisher Theatre Box Office.
Tickets are available for groups of 10 or more by calling Group Sales at 313-871-1132 or emailing broadwayindetroitgroups@theambassadors.com.
Performance schedule, prices, and cast are subject to change without notice.
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Company is the third show in Broadway In Detroit’s 2023-24 subscription season, which also includes Funny Girl, Mrs. Doubtfire, Disney’s Frozen, Wicked, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Full series subscriptions, which start at $289 and include a ticket to all six shows, are still available at www.broadwayindetroit.com/season.
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