Neil Patrick Harris leads an all-star cast of Stephen Sondheim’s Company with The New York Philharmonic. Performances run April 7-9, 2011. The award-winning musical is produced and directed by Lonny Price, and will be conducted by Sondheim specialist, Paul Gemignani with the original orchestrations for a
35-piece orchestra by Jonathan Tunick.  The production is being videotaped for a release in movie theaters this June. 

Among those joining Harris in Company for the New York Philharmonic are Patti Lupone as Joanne, Jon Cryer as David, Stephen Colbert as Harry, Christina Hendricks as April, Anika Noni Rose as Marta, Martha Plimpton as Sarah, Jim Walton as Larry, Craig Bierko as Peter, Katie Finneran as Amy, Adam Lazar as Paul, Jill Paice as Susan, Jennifer Laura Thompson as Jenny, and Chryssie Whitehead as Kathy.

The story of Company follows five couples and their friend Robert (Neil Patrick Harris), the perpetual bachelor, Company explores the true meaning of being in a relationship through a series of vignettes. Company with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth was originally produced and directed on Broadway by Harold Prince and was the winner of the 1971 Tony Award for Best Musical.

The New York Philharmonic is bringing this production of
Stephen Sondheim’s Company to movie theaters this summer with the help of producers; Lonny Price, Matt Cowat, Ellen M. Krass,
Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley and Screenvision.