Changing Bobby to Bobbie in Broadway's "Company"
Clip: Season 49 Episode 29 | 2m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Listen to Katrina Lenk and Cynthia Nixon discuss gender-bending the character of Bobby.
Listen to Katrina Lenk (Bobbie), Cynthia Nixon and the Company cast discuss switching the gender of the character of Bobbie, and how it opened the door to switch other roles in the cast as well.
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Changing Bobby to Bobbie in Broadway's "Company"
Clip: Season 49 Episode 29 | 2m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Listen to Katrina Lenk (Bobbie), Cynthia Nixon and the Company cast discuss switching the gender of the character of Bobbie, and how it opened the door to switch other roles in the cast as well.
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Behind the Scenes of Broadway's "Company" with Patti LuPone
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Get a behind-the-scenes look into the rehearsal room of "Company." (9m 39s)
Changing Amy to Jamie in Broadway's "Company"
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Matt Doyle discusses the decision to gender-bend "I'm Not Getting Married Today." (2m 43s)
Keeping Company with Sondheim Preview
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Take an inside look at the reimagined production as it returns to Broadway. (30s)
Sondheim and The Character of Bobby
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Stephen Sondheim, Cynthia Nixon and Hilton Als discuss the character of Bobby. (2m 20s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...