BU School of Theatre presents Sunday in the Park with George
Design by Niharika Yellamraju
Boston University School of Theatre presents Sunday in the Park with George at BU’s Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre
The beloved musical, with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine comes to BU’s main stage from April 25-28, 2024
Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre proudly presents Sunday in the Park with George from April 25 to 28 in BU’s Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre. Inspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s stunning masterpiece, merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love, and the creation of art.
One of the most acclaimed musicals of all time, this moving study of the enigmatic painter, Georges Seurat, won a Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
The BU School of Theatre production of Sunday in the Park with George is directed by Clay Hopper, Senior Lecturer, Directing, and Katya Stanislavskaya is the show’s music director.
“Sunday in the Park with George is Sondheim’s masterpiece about the act of artistic creation — and what happens when the element of our common humanity is absent from it. The score is exquisite, the script is often hilarious, and among its many themes, artfully interwoven, is one of radical reassertion of our humanity as the center of art’s reason for being,” says Clay Hopper. “In an atomized world, where our connections to each other can be so mediated that we lose sight of why we’re connecting in the first place, this play is a bright sunbeam, a ray hope of hope that our capacity to perceive beauty in all things — and to make that beauty — is our strongest connection of all.”
In an atomized world, where our connections to each other can be so mediated that we lose sight of why we’re connecting in the first place, this play is a bright sunbeam, a ray hope of hope that our capacity to perceive beauty in all things — and to make that beauty — is our strongest connection of all.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
A production of Boston University School of Theatre
Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Clay Hopper, Senior Lecturer, Directing
Music Director • Katya Stanislavskaya
Show Dates & Times
- Thursday, April 25 • 7:30pm
- Friday, April 26 • 7:30pm
- Saturday, April 27 • 2pm and 7:30pm
- Sunday, April 28 • 2pm
Tickets
Tickets are sold out for BU’s production of Sunday in the Park with George! BU School of Theatre will have in-person wait lists at the door.
Location
Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre • BU West Campus • 820 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, MA
Street parking is available on and around Commonwealth Avenue. BU parking lots and garages are also available. Booth Theatre’s parking garage can be entered at 128 Essex Street, Brookline, MA.
Visit BU’s Booth Theatre page for more information on directions, parking rates, and public transit options: bu.edu/cfa/venues-facilities/joan-edgar-booth-theatre.
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Established in 1954, Boston University College of Fine Arts (CFA) is a community of artist-scholars and scholar-artists who are passionate about the fine and performing arts, committed to diversity and inclusion, and determined to improve the lives of others through art. With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, CFA prepares students for a meaningful creative life by developing their intellectual capacity to create art, shift perspective, and think broadly. CFA offers a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as a range of online degrees and certificates. Learn more at bu.edu/cfa.
The School of Theatre at Boston University College of Fine Arts offers conservatory-style education for the study of acting, stage management, design, production, and all aspects of the theatre profession within the setting of a major research university. The School of Theatre seeks to provide students with opportunities for artistic growth through a rigorous curriculum, professional connections, and an emphasis on collaboration and new work.