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Documentary: D.A. Pennebaker's 'Company,' 1970

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Marc Myers
Dec 21, 2023
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Stephen Sondheim's 1970 musical Company didn't take place in an office nor was it about the struggles of a theater company. The "company" Sondheim was referring to was the kind we keep—a romantic partner and relationships. One of the first musicals to deal openly with the quirks of dating, marriage and divorce, Company didn't have a traditional plot. In…

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