Opening scene and song of COMPANY, orig. cast 

Wow!

Do you remember which cast gal danced that very pretty number by herself?

I just found this today also. I was also there that night in Long Beach in 1993 with my late partner. We were sitting next to Alexis Smith and in front of Hal Prince and Steven Sondheim who were both weeping at one moment.

+Gregory McCarthy You are somewhat wrong. Many shows are preserved in the NYPL's Theatre on Film and Tape Collection, but not much before the 1980s... There is no video of the original productions of Company, though I have seen video of the first national tour in 1972...

Unfortunately New Line is correct. If you don't believe me the New York City Public Library lists all its holding online. You'll find the 1972 tape of the national tour (Washington D.C.) but that's it for the original production. It's a shame.

Gregory Gnoffo do u know Stephen Sondheim omg

I saw the original Broadway production, which was unforgettable.My memory was that there were TWO elevators in Boris Aronson's set.Here is my memory of the opening number:Bobby stands center downstage during the "Bobby , Bobby : section while the five couples are in their various levels on the set, singing. Spotlight hits Bobby as he sings "Phone Rings , Door Chimes etc.". Afterwards, the three girlfriends enter and join the couples with "Bobby, Bobby section" and they all move to the center level in back of Bobby. (Joanne sits with her legs dangling off the upper level.On the long "LOOOOOOVE" , Bobby gets on one elevator and rides to the upper level, and the couples and girlfriends get on the other elevator and ride down to stage level. On the big "YOOUU!" , Bobby has taken the group's place on the upper center level, and the couples and girlfriends are downstage center in Bobby's former spot.The staging of Prince and Bennett is stunning.

yeah, next time i see steve i'll ask if he knows "greg"

Awww that's too bad. FOr me, for no particular reason he has the most chilling cool line in the whole show. "Bob, we're having people in Saturday Night!"...he just NAILS that line! I hope I get Larry.

There is video of the first national tour (different cast, but original staging), but as far as I know, no other film or video of the original cast onstage.

New Line Theatre Great! Is it on here?

New Line Theatre That, I think, is my Holy Grail of musical theatre. To see that cast do that staging on that set.

tommytimp There's got to be someone out there who has some footage. I can't believe a Tony Award winning show like that would be completely unrecorded. I want to see Boris Aronson's set and how the cast used it - particularly for this number.

tommytimp One of the oldest tapes you can view in the Lincoln Center Theatre on tape archive is a B&W shot tape of the last stop of the original tour. Full set (minus elevators) great cast but only McKechnie is from the original. Still for a company freak like me it was brilliant to see--clearly filmed.