In the second half, a century later, Seurat's great-grandson is wrestling with the same obsessions in present-day New York. Sunday in the Park with George was premiered on Broadway in May 1984, in a production directed by James Lapine.
A book made "after the fact" from the greatly popular 1987 Broadway musical of the same name, which weaves characters from several classic fairy tales into a parable about the joys and sorrows of adulthood.
... chords. Two trees descend.) Light. (Arpeggiated chord. The lighting bumps, giving the impression of an early morning sunrise on the island of La Grande Jatte—harsh shadows and streaming golden light through the trees.) And harmony. (The ...