host posted on March 23, 2011 13:24
Company is coming to the South Padre Island Convention Center on March 24, 2011. El Paseo Arts Foundation will host the Camille Playhouse’s production of this award- winning musical by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and George Furth (book).
The plot revolves around Bobby, a bachelor who is unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, and five married couples who are his best friends and who are all anxious to see him “walk down the aisle”. However, Bobby isn't quite ready to take the plunge. He's sure that "Someone Is Waiting", the perfect girl just for him, and until she makes herself known, he is content to amuse himself with the countless women who come to New York every day.
Unlike most musicals, Company puts emphasis on how the story is being told instead of just the events of the story. Rather than following a clearly delineated plot, Company is a composed of a series of vignettes, presented in no particular order, linked by the celebration
for Bobby’s 35th birthday. Throughout the show, the audience watches the couples, fight, argue, plan for divorce, drink too much, and love each other. Bobby's relationships with his married friends lead him to the conclusion that being alone, is not really being alive, which sums up the show in his "Being Alive" solo.
Company was the Tony winner for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best original Score, Best Lyrics, Best Set Design and Best Direction.
Tickets for the production are $25 per person/$20 for El Paseo members. Tickets are available at the SPI Visitors Center, Paragraphs Book Store, Designer Consigner in Port Isabel, online at www.elpaseoarts.org or by calling 956-943-4700. The evening begins with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar at 6:30 p.m. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m.
Join El Paseo Arts Foundation and The Camille Playhouse for an unforgettable evening of musical theater.