A number of Desperate Housewives episodes take their names from songs or lyrics from the musical. [23] The production team included Sarna Lapine (director), Ann Yee (musical staging), Beowulf Boritt (scenic design), Clint Ramos (costume design), and Ken Billington (lighting design). Directed by James Quinn. Peter Marks. Bravo. Please feel free to make close captions for this video. Video production of the Pulitzer-prize winning musical stage production. The plot revolves around George, a fictionalized version of Seurat, who immerses himself deeply in painting his masterpiece, and his great-grandson (also named George), a conflicted and cynical contemporary artist. George freezes them with a gesture, making them the subjects of his first painting, Bathers at Asnières. As a limited engagement, previews started on January 25, 2008, with an opening on February 21, 2008, running through June 29 (making this the 3rd extension). Sunday in the Park with George (Original, Musical, Broadway) opened in New York City May 2, 1984 and played through Oct 13, 1985. Lapine persuaded him to return to the theatrical world after the two were inspired by A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Dot is ready to leave, but George chooses to continue painting instead, greatly upsetting her. [32]) Warner Home Video released the recording on VHS on April 1, 1992; Image Entertainment released the DVD and laserdisc on March 23, 1999. View production, box office, & company info. The second act was finalized and the show was "frozen" only a few days before the opening. Cast & Creative Plan Your Visit UPDATE: Due to ongoing government restrictions around travel and the reopening of theatres at full capacity, the producers of Sunday in the Park with George have taken the difficult decision that it is not going to be possible for the show to take place in 2021. Dot sees George, but he slips away before she can speak to him, and in retaliation, she describes her satisfying new life with Louis. There George reveals to his friend Dennis that he has turned down his next commission. In fact, neither of his children survived beyond infancy and he had no grandchildren. George presents the work, grounding its connection to the painting by inviting his 98-year-old grandmother, Marie, to help him present the work. Only the first act was performed and even that was still in development. The producers withdrew the production from Tony Award consideration for the 2016–17 season due to its limited run. If you can, check out 'Into the Woods' and 'Sweeney Todd'. Members of the cast of Sunday in the Park with George (Photo: Christopher Mueller The second act is set nearly 100 years later in New York, with Georges and Dot long gone, leaving only the magnificent painting and the child they made together, the elderly Marie (O’Malley). 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