Sunday in the Park with George 1986

Sondheim's Pulitzer prize-winning musical in its original Broadway run.

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Music Comedy Drama

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte by Georges Seurat is one of the great paintings of the world, and in "Sunday in the Park with George," book writer James Lapine and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim bring a story based on the work brilliantly to life. While the painting depicts people gathered on an island in the Seine, the musical goes beyond simply describing their lives. It is an exploration of art, of love, of commitment. Seurat connected dots to create images; Lapine and Sondheim use connection as the heart of all our relationships. Winner of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Originally broadcast as part of "American Playhouse" on PBS (season five, episode nineteen).

Release Date 1986-06-16
Runtime 2h 26m
Directors Terry Hughes, James Lapine, Paul Gemignani, Jimmy B. Frazier
Producers Emanuel Azenberg, Michael Brandman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld, Iris Merlis
Writers Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim