Rating  - a masterpiece, if not an acquired taste.
This musical has always been one of Sondheim's more esoteric pieces (read: definitely not everyone's cup of tea), but it is one of his best musicals and everyone who is a musical lover should experience this at least once. The lyrics are extremely smart and well written, the score is sweeping, the set design is beautiful and innovative, and although I will agree that it can be difficult to 'connect' with the characters and slow paced plot (that includes lots of Art vs. Life types of discussion), it's a very original work. 'Color and Light', 'Finishing The Hat', 'Children and Art', and 'Sunday', are brilliant, and among some of the greatest songs (and most difficult to perform) ever written for musical theatre. And in my opinion, Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patankin give the performances of both their lifetimes. So give it a try. You might not fall in love with it, but I guarentee that you will think about it, long after your first viewing.
Rating  - Great DVD
Quality is excellent
Show is great
Actors are formidable
Shipping was poor...
Rating - Sunday in the Park with George
This DVD is like watching the musical live in person. If you love Mandy Patinkin and Berandette Peters as much as I do your heart will not be the same after experianceing their performances. If you are not familiar with the painting "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Le Grand Jate" it is an exquisite giant painting all done with pointalism (using tiny dots) to create a gorgeous scene of different people at a park as a period piece. This musical depicts George Seurat's (the painter) journey to create this painting and how the people in the painting literally come to life. It's about beauty and how that beauty is transfered in the ages.
Rating - A Classic
Bernadette and Mandy at their peak! Sondheim's music is devilishly hard, but the singing is first-rate. A must-have in any theater fan's collection.
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