Review of Sunday in the Park with George (1986) by Sv G — 20 Jun 2008
Stephen Sondheim's brilliant portrait of artist George Seurat as told through the characters in his painting "Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte". Seurat was an artist that some deemed genius and others found not worthy a glance (and it holds true today). He would use tiny dots to fill his canvas instead of typical brush strokes. Through Sondheim's musical we get to learn about the man Seurat. There are two acts. Then (during Seurat's life) and in the 80s (we meet his great-grandson).
Sondheim's darlings Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters are nothing less than wonderful and the clever and very smart Tony Award winnng set designs are just enjoyable. Co-created by James Lapine who also worked on "Into the Woods" with Sondheim.
This review of Sunday in the Park with George (1986) was written by Sv G on 20 Jun 2008.
Sunday in the Park with George has generally received very positive reviews.
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