Imagine just how talented you need to be to be a great actor AND a great musician, acting while holding onto a heavy instrument the whole time and when not speaking any lines, probably playing the score on the instruments. Insane. They’ve really done some cool and interesting stuff with this one show
Not to mention how incredibly difficult and contrapuntal some of the ensemble numbers are to sing. These are some of the finest actors to grace Broadway.
I don't understand how his character got from the 1st scene to the last. Like for example barking like a dog 'mock me with praise'... LIKE WHY?? Why would Robert be barking? His normal voice is not pleasant either, nasal and karaokesque. You can't win a Tony for looking deep and intense for no reason. He was the worst thing about this performance.
I just love Esparza’s dry and hurried delivery of his lines. What a talent. This whole cast kills it. Being Alive came on my Spotify mix and I had to come back to the cast recording. Coming back to this show is like coming back to an old friend. So many iconic songs in one show. There’s a reason it broke records at the Tony’s… this revival is also one of the best Broadway revivals and THE best Sondheim revival in my opinion. (Though the Gyllenhall/Ashford revival of SITPWG is up there too)
Hear, hear! More young theater people on the inter webs should delve not just into the contemporary hits (not that they aren’t wonderful!) and learn more about stuff like this, Sweeney, Night Music and more! It’s a shame…
The opening number from the Original Cast felt like the opening to a '70s sitcom or TV drama. In this version the opening makes me feel the tension inside Bobby right from the start.
The musical started off as 11 one-act plays by George Furth, who asked Sondheim to review them. Noticing a common theme, Sondheim later condensed the plays into what would become the first _concept_ musical , centered around marriage and the couples within it. Sondheim has a talent of noticing what is absent (as he would do with George in Sunday in the Park with George), and added Bobby as the third wheel which examines and connects all of these disparate vignettes. When opened, it was to a largely middle class audience who were seeking an escape from their middle class problems. Instead, they found their problems thrown right back at them. Critics loved it. After 50 years, this musical is still as relevant as _Carmen_ or _Othello_ , as these great works all touch on the essential parts of life, and no doubt will remain relevant far into the future.
0:05:54 Company 0:18:08 The Little Things You Do Together 0:21:50 Sorry-Grateful 0:34:20 You Could Drive a Person Crazy 0:38:52 Have I Got a Girl for You 0:41:32: Someone is Waiting 0:44:18 Another Hundred People (1st Third) 0:47:24 Another Hundred People (2nd Third) 0:51:28 Another Hundred People (3rd Third) 0:56:42 Getting Married Today 1:10:57 Marry Me a Little 1:16:43 Side by Side by Side 1:19:42 What Would We Do Without You? 1:26:44 Poor Baby (1st Half) 1:34:56 Poor Baby (2nd Half) 1:36:20 Barcelona 1:48:38 The Ladies Who Lunch 2:01:15 Being Alive
This production should have truly won a special Tony for the cast also being the full orchestra as well. They fulfill the musical's title in that they are truly a theatrical company, pulling double if not triple duty.
This is exactly how Company should be produced, it needs to be updated to the times. The original script, setting, and music are so dated to the 70's that it sounds very retro. This production sounds modern.
Probably my favorite musical of all time. and this is definitely my favorite version. The talent is insane, really motivates me to become a better singer and actor. I just hope I can one day do a performance of this show that does justice to this one.
Agreed. It’s definitely THE best Sondheim revival thus far. (The current Sweeney has some promise to eclipse this. Thought that depends on the kind of Sondheim story you like)
Ok I'm back, just finished rewatching. To those who don't care for this production, I don't get it. The acting, singing, musicianship, professionalism, staging, it's all such a marvel of talent.
I remember seeing this for the first time right about when I was 35, and going through so many relatable things in my life. It hit me so deep... And now I'm 47, and I still haven't gotten my life together..
I'm in love with a Bobby type. Just turned 35 and perpetually alone. He wants so much to be touched and held and and... but at the end of the day he sits alone. I took an exit from his train. Our destinations are not the same. I am turning 29 and I'm sure. He is going back and forth. Sad really. Bobby needs to make his own life choices. That's what this play reminds me. Bobby cannot be convinced of something he cannot yet define for himself. A want he doesn't know how to express. I'll always love Bobby but I am back on my own train. Bobby will know and find what he wants. Eventually.
No one applauds at the end of lady’s who lunch. It’s such an overwhelming and powerful performance that everyone is just left silent. Barbra should been given a Tony for this jfc
@@taylormcfarland3623 She absolutely doesn't. This is the first time Ive seen someone perform Joanne and I understood all of her complexities. Its hands down the best Joanne Ive ever seen.
So odd, halfway through, I felt like I was watching my life story play out. Even weirder, having moved back to NYC in my late 30's, many of the scenes resonated deeply.
When I first heard about this production at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, I thought it sounded like a terrible idea, but seeing it now (finally), I realize that the idea was reconceived, and it works wonderfully. I should have known that the Playhouse wouldn't let me down!
Why is everyone in this show so quotable? “You think I like my friends? No! I much prefer my gentile enemies, they leave me alone.” “We’re ten times more married then we were when we were married.” “You know my favorite quote: The unexamined life is not worth living.” “Well, mine is: The unlived life is not worth examining.”
While not my all time favorite it ranks high for me as does most Sondheim musicals. This is probably in my top 3 Sondheim shows. I personally like "Into The Woods" best then it is "Company", "Sweeny Todd", and "Sunday in the Park With George". But really all Sondheim is awesome.
Such a great production. The performers were classic to me. I don't think we have many grown ups in shows anymore - or maybe we don't have grown up shows anymore. I'd like to be wrong
i think you're on to something here; I feel like all the musicals that gain traction appeal to the young demographic. I'm 24 but still feel like most musicals are not very grown up. Yet most of my favorites are deeply mature musicals thematically. I haven't seen the newest revival of Company yet, but even the clips of it I've seen feel very young and lighthearted, whereas I feel the musical ought to be more poignant. But that's just me
@@lionlover4u I saw the revival last summer, and am a MASSIVE sondheim fan, have seen the raul and NPH company recordings, and I will say that the current revival is perhaps the most well rounded version of the show i’ve seen. Raul is still the best bobby in my opinion, but the rest of the cast of the revival was absolutely stunning, and I can assure you it was just as dark as ever hahah
Bless you for uploading this. I saw this on Netflix a very long time ago and it had such a profound impact on me. It will always be my favorite musical and the 2006 revival is so incredible.
My mother did this musical in college and even has film of them performing (not in costume sadly) but it’s super cool. She was one of the girlfriends, the one who sang “another hundred people” so. I’d honestly love to play Sarah or something she seems so fun, though I’m only at “Sorry-Grateful” in the show (I’ve never seen it only bits and pieces of my mom in it ).
Okay, for the Movie Maven class I'd said I wanted to see West Side Story. I've now changed my mind to make it Company!! What an amazing cast in an amazing production!
Scene List (kinda) 0:00:00 Opening Credits 0:00:36 35th Birthday (no candles) 0:10:46 Visit with Sarah and Harry 0:25:15 Susan and Peter's Divorce 0:27:25 Visit with Jenny and David 0:38:51 Have I Got a Girl for You 0:41:32 Someone Is Waiting 0:44:17 Date with April 0:47:28 Date with Kathy 0:51:28 Date with Marta 0:56:42 Amy and Paul's Wedding 1:10:42 Marry Me a Little 1:15:07 35th Birthday (half candles) 1:24:18 Second Date with April 1:39:18 Visit with Susan and Peter 1:44:16 Visit with Joanne and Larry 2:01:16 Being Alive 2:08:07 35th Birthday (all candles) 2:09:30 Closing Credits
The director's unique vision of this musical is truly imaginative, unique, and captivating...but it does raise some obvious questions. Namely: What could the character Bobby possibly see in these narcissistic, detestable, selfish people? What is the basis for their friendship? The relationships must make some sort of sense...while the depiction of these oppressive Upper East Side awful people is spot on, how could Bobby have been introduced to them in the first place? What does he possibly have in common with them, to form a friendship?
He also was 31 when originating the role of Jon in 'Tick, Tick...Boom!' Off-Broadway. Twice he played a protagonist whose age is stated by the text and plays into the plot, and twice he was merely off by one year.
Dude, I just made some spanish subtitles for this version of Company and they fit perfectly with this video, wouldn't you like to add them? I'd like more of my spanish speaking friends to see this outstanding musical.
@@walterwhite4862 Thank you very much for replying! I would just have to send you the srt file and then you add them with RUclips Studio. Where can I find you?
@@walterwhite4862 thanks haha! it's just very all over the place and some of the characters seem very cartoony (plus i think i might be a bit young to properly relate to it)
@@hatchetfieldboatingsociety4146 Yeah that’s true lol the characters are kind of over the top. It’s supposed to be non-linear vignettes of times Bobby has had with his friends so that’s probably why it seems all over the place. A lot of arguments could be made as to why it’s structured that way (some say it all takes place in his head a second before Being Alive).
Honestly I really like most of this musical because I relate to bobby clearly not wanting to get married or really be in a long term relationship but getting pressured into thinking he has to, but the last song just bugs the shit out of me because he really just seems to not want to be romantically involved with people then suddenly just does this whole 180. I also really dislike that part because of the whole "alone is alone, not alive" thing because it's very invalidating to aromantic people such as myself.
Alone is alone, not alive to people who do have romantic feelings. It doesn’t have to be universal. Also if you watch Raul’s performance closely (plus the text), Bobby was never against relationships. He just didn’t understand what it meant to be in a real committed one since it requires giving up too much of himself and being vulnerable. He spends the whole show in denial and telling himself half-truths (Marry Me a Little). It’s not until Joanne helps him realize there’s a piece of him missing that he realizes he wants to get married even if it’s a challenge. I wouldn’t call it a complete 180. If it were a complete 180 then everything Bobby says throughout the musical is sincere, but it’s not.
Since you’re aromantic, it makes total sense that that’s how you interpret and relate to the rest of the show. Gay people seem to interpret the show as him being gay and not realizing it until the end. I think it’s fine if that’s how you relate to it. Bobby can’t be aromantic in my opinion though. He has multiple sexual relationships that are clearly also romantic.
I also see it as, he keeps so much of himself closed off and unavailable, even to his friends he’s not truly himself. But in the end, he realizes he wants those authentic relationships, even if they’re difficult and messy. For Bobby a large part of that is finding meaningful romantic love cause that’s who he is as a character. But I also think the “alone is alone, not alive” line has a lot of meaning for platonic friendships as well. Even if you don’t want romantic love, having friends with whom you can be your true self have a deep connection with is being alive
i completely agree with you. as i see it, the musical comes very close to questioning whether a stereotypical romantic relationship necessarily completes you, and a lot of the secondary characters' relationships are really interesting/non-traditional, but at the end it just falls back on the idea that we should be idealizing romantic relationships and that someone is incomplete without a spouse. it really seems to condemn the idea that you can be truly happy as a single person, but obviously many single people are happy. aside from disagreeing with that conclusion i do really like this musical.
The staging is really cool, the minimalistic design is super well utilized and the way the actors are also the musicians is a funny detail. But the line deliveries are suuuper flat and lack emotions and nuance.
I agree, but that’s also part of the direction. I think Doyle was trying to take out of its usual sitcomyness, but maybe he went a little too far in the other direction at times.
@@walterwhite4862 yes! i think this version vs the neil patrick harris as bobby version (i've only seen these 2 versions) are like very different in tones that it changes the ending feeling. like this version feels like it ends with a defeated bobby who feels he'll be alone forever, and the NPH version he feels more hopeful; like he's alone now but it won't be forever. He just needs to find a good connection.
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This is still my favorite version of Company. The fact that they sang, acted AND played instruments is incredible.
This is so next level that my dad thought it was fake and that they were pretending to play instruments while a secret orchestra was in a pit lol
it’s so disorientating to watch this deeply emotional show and then see walter white in OP’s profile pic
Imagine just how talented you need to be to be a great actor AND a great musician, acting while holding onto a heavy instrument the whole time and when not speaking any lines, probably playing the score on the instruments. Insane. They’ve really done some cool and interesting stuff with this one show
Yes and no sheet music!
And they are also part choreographed marching jazz band.
Not to mention how incredibly difficult and contrapuntal some of the ensemble numbers are to sing. These are some of the finest actors to grace Broadway.
Actor, musician, and singer.
It is really truly amazing, incredibly hard to beat this performance
I'm still shocked Raul didn't win a Tony for this. Such an amazingly powerful and heartfelt performance.
Exactly!
You and many others my friend
His awful nasal vibrato is probably the reason; it is a MUSICAL!
I don't understand how his character got from the 1st scene to the last. Like for example barking like a dog 'mock me with praise'... LIKE WHY?? Why would Robert be barking? His normal voice is not pleasant either, nasal and karaokesque. You can't win a Tony for looking deep and intense for no reason. He was the worst thing about this performance.
@@jonathantardifmusicalrefle3661 Not whining. Simply stating a personal observation, and that is MY point.
Oh don't mind me, just watching the last 10 minutes of this to feel something inside
Feel what? Alive? Or crippling depression?
@@valdiaz4599Flip of the coin every time lol
I can’t believe I found the professionally filmed slime tutorial I’ve been looking for
The level of musicianship in this cast is insane. They get my utmost respect. I've always been partial to instrumentalists but they also sing and act.
Is it actually live onstage?
@@toddm8609 No of course not! They just bought all those instruments so they could mime it to a pre-recorded track!
@@endwa You don't know what you're saying. Every single one of these people are triple threats.
@@jospenner9503 it's called sarcasm smh
I just love Esparza’s dry and hurried delivery of his lines. What a talent. This whole cast kills it. Being Alive came on my Spotify mix and I had to come back to the cast recording. Coming back to this show is like coming back to an old friend. So many iconic songs in one show. There’s a reason it broke records at the Tony’s… this revival is also one of the best Broadway revivals and THE best Sondheim revival in my opinion. (Though the Gyllenhall/Ashford revival of SITPWG is up there too)
I come back every other year to watch this to understand the dark underbelly of relationships. Each time i learn something else.
Me too.
Hands down that's the best thing Heisenberg has ever done.
Does one only truly appreciate this musical when they turn 35? Just turned last week and I can’t stop crying
I'm 41, and I can definitely relate.
I'm 31 and I just balled! LIke it's so relatable .
i’m only 18 and i already bawl my eyes out, i don’t know how i’m gonna handle it by the time i’m old enough to fully get it 😭😭
Why did I misread this as “when they turn 357?” I will never understand my mind.
In the same boat, it hits real hard when it's personal
its INSANE that this musical doesnt have a fanbase.
fr gonna have to start one 🙏
Hear, hear! More young theater people on the inter webs should delve not just into the contemporary hits (not that they aren’t wonderful!) and learn more about stuff like this, Sweeney, Night Music and more! It’s a shame…
@@kbye2321 I’m a young young young person on the internet and I know all of those 😭❤️
My favorite byfar. I was a composition major in college... This musical... This version....this cast...magic.
@@babymauimama exactly. And the amount of theory’s and different versions… like everyone in my life has heard a rant about company
The opening number from the Original Cast felt like the opening to a '70s sitcom or TV drama. In this version the opening makes me feel the tension inside Bobby right from the start.
The musical started off as 11 one-act plays by George Furth, who asked Sondheim to review them. Noticing a common theme, Sondheim later condensed the plays into what would become the first _concept_ musical , centered around marriage and the couples within it. Sondheim has a talent of noticing what is absent (as he would do with George in Sunday in the Park with George), and added Bobby as the third wheel which examines and connects all of these disparate vignettes.
When opened, it was to a largely middle class audience who were seeking an escape from their middle class problems. Instead, they found their problems thrown right back at them. Critics loved it. After 50 years, this musical is still as relevant as _Carmen_ or _Othello_ , as these great works all touch on the essential parts of life, and no doubt will remain relevant far into the future.
beautifully written
0:05:54 Company
0:18:08 The Little Things You Do Together
0:21:50 Sorry-Grateful
0:34:20 You Could Drive a Person Crazy
0:38:52 Have I Got a Girl for You
0:41:32: Someone is Waiting
0:44:18 Another Hundred People (1st Third)
0:47:24 Another Hundred People (2nd Third)
0:51:28 Another Hundred People (3rd Third)
0:56:42 Getting Married Today
1:10:57 Marry Me a Little
1:16:43 Side by Side by Side
1:19:42 What Would We Do Without You?
1:26:44 Poor Baby (1st Half)
1:34:56 Poor Baby (2nd Half)
1:36:20 Barcelona
1:48:38 The Ladies Who Lunch
2:01:15 Being Alive
Thank you!!!
What do musical viewers do to deserve the people who timestamp the songs? Seriously, thank you.
This production should have truly won a special Tony for the cast also being the full orchestra as well. They fulfill the musical's title in that they are truly a theatrical company, pulling double if not triple duty.
This is exactly how Company should be produced, it needs to be updated to the times. The original script, setting, and music are so dated to the 70's that it sounds very retro. This production sounds modern.
Check out the 2021 broadway and 2018 West End version. Bobby's role was changed to a woman and it feels even more personal with how modern it is.
Probably my favorite musical of all time. and this is definitely my favorite version. The talent is insane, really motivates me to become a better singer and actor. I just hope I can one day do a performance of this show that does justice to this one.
this will always be my favorite revival, no matter how many there are out there, the talent is unmatchable !
I agree! My favorite ensemble
Agreed. It’s definitely THE best Sondheim revival thus far. (The current Sweeney has some promise to eclipse this. Thought that depends on the kind of Sondheim story you like)
im 19 years old and ive never been in a relationship before but damnit this musical really touched my soul ;;
Ok I'm back, just finished rewatching. To those who don't care for this production, I don't get it. The acting, singing, musicianship, professionalism, staging, it's all such a marvel of talent.
The staging is just brilliant
Thank you so much for posting this! One of my favorite musicals.
Best version period, no reason to go back to the original when this is clearly better
I remember seeing this for the first time right about when I was 35, and going through so many relatable things in my life. It hit me so deep... And now I'm 47, and I still haven't gotten my life together..
Haha was just thinking the exact same thing!
🤷
Right there with ya…Then and Now!
Hate to ruin the ending for you but I'm 64 and still waiting for the music to swell and live happily ever after.
Barbra Walsh you should have gotten the a Tony for this role
I've watched this three times: most recently beginning last night and finishing a few minutes ago. Truly a magnificent performance all around.
I'm in love with a Bobby type. Just turned 35 and perpetually alone. He wants so much to be touched and held and and... but at the end of the day he sits alone. I took an exit from his train.
Our destinations are not the same.
I am turning 29 and I'm sure. He is going back and forth. Sad really.
Bobby needs to make his own life choices.
That's what this play reminds me.
Bobby cannot be convinced of something he cannot yet define for himself.
A want he doesn't know how to express.
I'll always love Bobby but I am back on my own train. Bobby will know and find what he wants. Eventually.
As a Bobby myself, may I say, you expressed that well and true.
No one applauds at the end of lady’s who lunch. It’s such an overwhelming and powerful performance that everyone is just left silent. Barbra should been given a Tony for this jfc
I just saw the Revival. And Joanne didnt have the impact as Joanne is this version. This Joanne forever will be ICONIC
@@SienaSaints99 god Barbra doesn’t get anywhere near the praise she deserves for her performance
@@taylormcfarland3623 She absolutely doesn't. This is the first time Ive seen someone perform Joanne and I understood all of her complexities. Its hands down the best Joanne Ive ever seen.
I'm only 20 and this musical makes me feel old 😭
It’s 1:20am and I’m bawling my eyes out. This show is so beautiful.
This has always been my favorite version of this show.
My favorite musical and production of all time. Absolute genius.
Love this musical it was the one that made me get into musicals, found it through the intro scene of a madam secretary episode
Barbara Walsh is so great in this production, such a Cruella Deville
Thank u, the most popular upload of this was deleted like just last week lmao
i freaking love this show but only this revival
So odd, halfway through, I felt like I was watching my life story play out. Even weirder, having moved back to NYC in my late 30's, many of the scenes resonated deeply.
Still one of the best versions of a great show, beautifully complex
When I first heard about this production at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, I thought it sounded like a terrible idea, but seeing it now (finally), I realize that the idea was reconceived, and it works wonderfully. I should have known that the Playhouse wouldn't let me down!
Why is everyone in this show so quotable?
“You think I like my friends? No! I much prefer my gentile enemies, they leave me alone.”
“We’re ten times more married then we were when we were married.”
“You know my favorite quote: The unexamined life is not worth living.” “Well, mine is: The unlived life is not worth examining.”
Quick, call it a slime!
Don't know how I waited so long to watch this. Wow. Perfection.
I’m sobbing my eyes out I love this musical so much 🥹
My all time favourite musical
Same, dude, same…/
While not my all time favorite it ranks high for me as does most Sondheim musicals. This is probably in my top 3 Sondheim shows. I personally like "Into The Woods" best then it is "Company", "Sweeny Todd", and "Sunday in the Park With George". But really all Sondheim is awesome.
THANK YOU WALTER WHITE
So happy this is here for all to enjoying! This musical is the answer to the existential crisis ❤
Such a great production. The performers were classic to me. I don't think we have many grown ups in shows anymore - or maybe we don't have grown up shows anymore. I'd like to be wrong
😭
i think you're on to something here; I feel like all the musicals that gain traction appeal to the young demographic. I'm 24 but still feel like most musicals are not very grown up. Yet most of my favorites are deeply mature musicals thematically. I haven't seen the newest revival of Company yet, but even the clips of it I've seen feel very young and lighthearted, whereas I feel the musical ought to be more poignant. But that's just me
@@lionlover4u I saw the revival last summer, and am a MASSIVE sondheim fan, have seen the raul and NPH company recordings, and I will say that the current revival is perhaps the most well rounded version of the show i’ve seen. Raul is still the best bobby in my opinion, but the rest of the cast of the revival was absolutely stunning, and I can assure you it was just as dark as ever hahah
Thank you so much for this; I lost my dvd copy and it’s not streaming anywhere else!
not me watching this a week before my 35th birthday and still desperately single lol
thank you for uploading this, absolutely love it, one of the best versions of the show!
30 seconds of sustained applause after "Getting Married Today" and well deserved to boot.
2006?! Where the hell does the time go? One day you’re 35 and the next, you don’t even remember being 35. It literally all blurs together eventually.
Bless you for uploading this. I saw this on Netflix a very long time ago and it had such a profound impact on me. It will always be my favorite musical and the 2006 revival is so incredible.
Amazing. Thank you
Goodness I really liked this performance! Thank you!
Thanks so much for this, Walter. Peace
Literally so good
Has everyone in the world forgotten what “literally” means?
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!
My mother did this musical in college and even has film of them performing (not in costume sadly) but it’s super cool. She was one of the girlfriends, the one who sang “another hundred people” so. I’d honestly love to play Sarah or something she seems so fun, though I’m only at “Sorry-Grateful” in the show (I’ve never seen it only bits and pieces of my mom in it ).
Thank you for this, Waltuh
Love it!
The podcast The Worst of All Possible Worlds just did an episode on this, so i had to watch it. Its very good.
This is one of the best things I have seen
Amazing performance!
Sondheim essence!!
HD VERSION!? WE'RE SPOILT
thank you for uploading this Walter white
never forget that
Okay, for the Movie Maven class I'd said I wanted to see West Side Story. I've now changed my mind to make it Company!! What an amazing cast in an amazing production!
congrats on the 100k
I love you.
HEY!!!
A version in HD!!!
I love this. Although I miss the Tick Tock bit -"if only I could remember her name!" 😁
Thank you Heisenberg, very cool
Scene List (kinda)
0:00:00 Opening Credits
0:00:36 35th Birthday (no candles)
0:10:46 Visit with Sarah and Harry
0:25:15 Susan and Peter's Divorce
0:27:25 Visit with Jenny and David
0:38:51 Have I Got a Girl for You
0:41:32 Someone Is Waiting
0:44:17 Date with April
0:47:28 Date with Kathy
0:51:28 Date with Marta
0:56:42 Amy and Paul's Wedding
1:10:42 Marry Me a Little
1:15:07 35th Birthday (half candles)
1:24:18 Second Date with April
1:39:18 Visit with Susan and Peter
1:44:16 Visit with Joanne and Larry
2:01:16 Being Alive
2:08:07 35th Birthday (all candles)
2:09:30 Closing Credits
The director's unique vision of this musical is truly imaginative, unique, and captivating...but it does raise some obvious questions. Namely: What could the character Bobby possibly see in these narcissistic, detestable, selfish people? What is the basis for their friendship? The relationships must make some sort of sense...while the depiction of these oppressive Upper East Side awful people is spot on, how could Bobby have been introduced to them in the first place? What does he possibly have in common with them, to form a friendship?
He doesn’t seem that great either, to be honest.
@@JM-fu6vy Fair enough. There is no accounting for taste.
Absolutely fanatics
He was 36 when he did this. 😂
He also was 31 when originating the role of Jon in 'Tick, Tick...Boom!' Off-Broadway. Twice he played a protagonist whose age is stated by the text and plays into the plot, and twice he was merely off by one year.
I’ve been waiting years to changed my voicemail message.
slaaaay
Best Not Getting Married
i agree
does anyone know who directed this version?
John Doyle
Dude, I just made some spanish subtitles for this version of Company and they fit perfectly with this video, wouldn't you like to add them? I'd like more of my spanish speaking friends to see this outstanding musical.
For sure!! How can I help do this?
@@walterwhite4862 Thank you very much for replying! I would just have to send you the srt file and then you add them with RUclips Studio. Where can I find you?
Thank you Walter white
50:51 ouch, that hurts
41:30 my favorite
Why is there a Keemstar in the corner? great musical tho
1:48:39
2:01:45
Where do you want me to send you the subtitles?
Hey, sorry it took me so long to respond. Email me at avizev@outlook.com
@@walterwhite4862 You put up the subtitles yet?
@@kbye2321 I don't have English subs at the moment. He was talking about Spanish subs he was going to send to me. I haven't received them
@@walterwhite4862 Oh no worries, I was also wondering about them too since I've seen his comments prior... No rush though!
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39:40
ending my life
i have to study this for school and ngl its just confusing me...
Lol, what’s confusing you? I can help
@@walterwhite4862 thanks haha! it's just very all over the place and some of the characters seem very cartoony (plus i think i might be a bit young to properly relate to it)
@@hatchetfieldboatingsociety4146 Yeah that’s true lol the characters are kind of over the top. It’s supposed to be non-linear vignettes of times Bobby has had with his friends so that’s probably why it seems all over the place. A lot of arguments could be made as to why it’s structured that way (some say it all takes place in his head a second before Being Alive).
1:15:08 1:24:07
1:15:06
some clown always has to put his watermark on somebody else's video...geez
poor piano
Honestly I really like most of this musical because I relate to bobby clearly not wanting to get married or really be in a long term relationship but getting pressured into thinking he has to, but the last song just bugs the shit out of me because he really just seems to not want to be romantically involved with people then suddenly just does this whole 180. I also really dislike that part because of the whole "alone is alone, not alive" thing because it's very invalidating to aromantic people such as myself.
Alone is alone, not alive to people who do have romantic feelings. It doesn’t have to be universal. Also if you watch Raul’s performance closely (plus the text), Bobby was never against relationships. He just didn’t understand what it meant to be in a real committed one since it requires giving up too much of himself and being vulnerable. He spends the whole show in denial and telling himself half-truths (Marry Me a Little). It’s not until Joanne helps him realize there’s a piece of him missing that he realizes he wants to get married even if it’s a challenge. I wouldn’t call it a complete 180. If it were a complete 180 then everything Bobby says throughout the musical is sincere, but it’s not.
Since you’re aromantic, it makes total sense that that’s how you interpret and relate to the rest of the show. Gay people seem to interpret the show as him being gay and not realizing it until the end. I think it’s fine if that’s how you relate to it. Bobby can’t be aromantic in my opinion though. He has multiple sexual relationships that are clearly also romantic.
@Walter White you worded my thoughts much better than I could lol
I also see it as, he keeps so much of himself closed off and unavailable, even to his friends he’s not truly himself. But in the end, he realizes he wants those authentic relationships, even if they’re difficult and messy. For Bobby a large part of that is finding meaningful romantic love cause that’s who he is as a character. But I also think the “alone is alone, not alive” line has a lot of meaning for platonic friendships as well. Even if you don’t want romantic love, having friends with whom you can be your true self have a deep connection with is being alive
i completely agree with you. as i see it, the musical comes very close to questioning whether a stereotypical romantic relationship necessarily completes you, and a lot of the secondary characters' relationships are really interesting/non-traditional, but at the end it just falls back on the idea that we should be idealizing romantic relationships and that someone is incomplete without a spouse. it really seems to condemn the idea that you can be truly happy as a single person, but obviously many single people are happy. aside from disagreeing with that conclusion i do really like this musical.
The staging is really cool, the minimalistic design is super well utilized and the way the actors are also the musicians is a funny detail. But the line deliveries are suuuper flat and lack emotions and nuance.
I agree, but that’s also part of the direction. I think Doyle was trying to take out of its usual sitcomyness, but maybe he went a little too far in the other direction at times.
@@walterwhite4862 yes! i think this version vs the neil patrick harris as bobby version (i've only seen these 2 versions) are like very different in tones that it changes the ending feeling. like this version feels like it ends with a defeated bobby who feels he'll be alone forever, and the NPH version he feels more hopeful; like he's alone now but it won't be forever. He just needs to find a good connection.