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).
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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
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