This is a recording of the revival of the popular Stephen Sondheim musical; the revival ran on Broadway from November 2006 to July 2007. The production was directed by John Doyle. As in his previous year's revival of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Doyle had his actors double as the orchestra for the production.
The original Broadway production of "Company" by George Furth opened on Apr 26, 1970 at the Alvin Theater, ran for 705 performances, won the 1971 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Book and Score and is the basis for this filmed production.
All of the male characters in this production wear Dolce & Gabbana belts, with Raúl Esparza wearing a black suit by Giorgio Armani.
The 2006 Broadway revival of "Company" began previews on October 30th, 2006, at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Its opening night was on November 29th. It closed on July 1st, 2007, after 34 previews and 246 performances.