Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

146 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | June 16, 1986

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).

Sunday in the Park with George

146 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | June 16, 1986

Sunday in the Park with George
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).
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Brandman Productions, American Playhouse, Shubert Organization
Original title Sunday in the Park with George
Directors Susan Diamant, Jimmy B. Frazier, James Lapine, Terry Hughes
Writers James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim

Cast

Mandy Patinkin

as Georges Seurat / George

Bernadette Peters

as Dot / Marie

Charles Kimbrough

as Jules / Greenberg

Barbara Bryne

as Old Lady / Blair

Dana Ivey

as Yvonne / Naomi

Mary D'Arcy

as Celeste #2 / Elaine

Sue Anne Gershenson

as Woman / Photographer

Cris Groenendaal

as Louis / Billy

John Jellison

as Man / Party Guest

Frank Kopyc

as Mr. / Publicist

Judith Moore

as Nurse / Mrs. / Harriet

Nancy Opel

as Frieda / Betty

William Parry

as Boatman / Redmond

Natalie Polizzi

as Louise

Michele Rigan

as Girl

Brent Spiner

as Franz / Dennis

Melanie Vaughan

as Celeste #1 / Waitress

Robert Westenberg

as Soldier / Alex