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Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George

This Pulitzer Prize-winning musical centers on the famous painter Seurat, who won't commit to anyone or anything - except his work.

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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine

French artist George Seurat's famous painting Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte comes vibrantly to life in this Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. Through the life of the famous painter, who won't commit to anyone or anything except his work-Sondheim merges past and present into basic, poignant truths about art, creation, and emotion.

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