Sunday In the Park With George

Sunday In the Park With George

143 mins | Music | May 5, 2013

Inspired by Georges Seurat's magnificent painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's soaring musical is itself an artistic masterpiece. The musical begins with the story of Georges and his model and lover Dot. As Georges struggles to find his artistic voice, he becomes more and more distant from the one woman who truly sees him for who he really is. A century later, Georges and Dot's descendants, themselves struggling artists, grapple with the same issues of artistic ingenuity, and a public that just doesn't understand. Through melodic and heartbreaking music, poetic lyrics, and quick, jaunty wit, Sunday In the Park With George reveals universal truths about the nature of art, love, and passion, with the breadth and depth of art's most enduring masterpieces. Filmed live at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in 2013 and broadcast on Mezzo.

Sunday In the Park With George

143 mins | Music | May 5, 2013

Sunday In the Park With George
Inspired by Georges Seurat's magnificent painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's soaring musical is itself an artistic masterpiece. The musical begins with the story of Georges and his model and lover Dot. As Georges struggles to find his artistic voice, he becomes more and more distant from the one woman who truly sees him for who he really is. A century later, Georges and Dot's descendants, themselves struggling artists, grapple with the same issues of artistic ingenuity, and a public that just doesn't understand. Through melodic and heartbreaking music, poetic lyrics, and quick, jaunty wit, Sunday In the Park With George reveals universal truths about the nature of art, love, and passion, with the breadth and depth of art's most enduring masterpieces. Filmed live at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in 2013 and broadcast on Mezzo.
Producers Mezzo
Original title Sunday In the Park With George
Directors Lee Blakeley, Denis Caïozzi
Writers Sylvie Durastanti, James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim

Cast

Julian Ovenden

as Georges / George, An Artist

Sophie-Louise Dann

as Dot, His Mistress / Marie, His Grandmother

Nickolas Grace

as Jules, Another Artist / Bob Greenberg, Museum Director

Rebecca de Pont Davies

as Old Lady / Elaine, George's Ex-Girlfriend

Jessica Walker

as Her Nurse / Harriet Pawling, A Patron

David Curry

as Soldier / Charles Redmond, A Museum Curator

Rebecca Bottone

as Celeste 1, A Shopkeeper / Betty, An Artist

Francesca Jackson

as Celeste 2, Another Shopkeeper / Billy Webster

Beverley Klein

as Yvonne, Jules's Wife / Blair Daniels, An Art Critic

Nicholas Garrett

as Boatman / Dennis, A Technician

Damian Thantrey

as Franz, Jules And Yvonne's Coachman / Lee Randolph

Laura Gravier-Britten

as Louise, Jules And Yvonne's Daughter

Jonathan Gunthorpe

as Louis, A Baker / Man / Alex, An Artist

Christine Buffle

as Frieda, Jules And Yvonne's Cook / Naomi Eisen, Composer

Scott Emerson

as Mr., American Couple Husband

Elisa Doughty

as Mrs., American Couple Wife

Maxime Tomba

as Horn Player