In 1970, when Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Company” first opened on Broadway, main character Bobby was a 35-year-old unmarried man whose paired-up friends were pressuring him to leave his bachelor days behind. A few years ago, Tony-award winning director Marianne Elliott ran with a revelation: to reverse genders and have the main character be a woman named Bobbie. It was a eureka moment that earned her another Tony. Now “Company” is on stage by way of Broadway in Boston through April 14. Elliott joins us to talk about reimagining the musical for the 21st century.
From there, what can comedian Daniel Sloss say? And what doesn’t he say? The Scottish standup joins us ahead of his April 14 Northampton show of "CAN'T" to talk about finding laughter in the darkest subject matter and what that means in a culture that is quick to cancel.
Finally, Edgar B. Herwick III joins us from the solar eclipse path of totality.
All that and more on today's episode of The Culture Show - listen to the episode above!
