Company

Music and songs by Stephen Sondheim Libretto by George Furth

Programme

COMPANY

MUSIC AND SONGS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
LIBRETTO BY GEORGE FURTH

French translation of Stéphane Laporte’s libretto

Originally produced and directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

First performed March 24 1970 at the Shubert Theater Boston

Premiere at the Grand Théâtre de Genève

October 9, 13, 14, 15 & 16 2026 – 7:30PM
October 11 2026 – 2:30PM & 8PM
At the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices
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Sung in english, dialogues in french, with French and English surtitles
Duration: 2h50 with one intermission
Recommended for ages 10 and up

CAST

Musical Director Larry Blank
Stage Director James Bonas
Choreograper Ewan Jones
Set Designer Barbara de Limburg
Costumes Designer Nathalie Pallandre
Lighting Designer Christophe Chaupin
Videos Anouar Brissel
Sound Design Unisson Design

Robert Loïc Suberville
Joanne Jasmine Roy
Amy Jeanne Jerosme
Marta Neïma Naouri
April Mélanie Paiement
Jenny Eva Gentili
Larry Scott Emerson
Paul Sinan Bertrand
Harry Arnaud Masclet
Peter Joseph De Cange
David Nathan Desnyder
Sarah Marion Preïté
Susan Camille Mesnard
Kathy Myriana Hatchi

Piano Arnaud Tiberre
Guitar Mathias Minquet
Drums Samuel Domergue

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

The music

Bob has it all: charm, faithful friends, and a beautiful apartment in New York. While waiting for the ideal woman—if she exists—he has one fling after another. For his 35th birthday, his friends and family throw him a surprise party, but all anyone can talk about is the fact that Bob is still single. As he gets ready to blow out his candles, Bob wonders if it might be time to get married. The idea is appealing, but all the little secrets of the couples around him make him think twice. Is happiness as a couple all about compromise?

Company established Stephen Sondheim as a major Broadway composer in 1970. With irony, sharp wit, and tenderness, he dissects the worries great and small of married life in the New York tales of a group of friends in full existential crisis. With musical direction by Larry Blank, staging by James Bonas, and choreography by Ewan Jones, Stéphane Laporte’s adaptation makes the work accessible to French-speaking audiences while keeping the songs in their English original.

The artists

The venues

Bâtiment des Forces Motrices