A MUSICAL MINI-SERIES
COMPANY
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by George Furth Adapted by Hannah Haar “BOBBY’S TURNING 30, THAT MEANS HE’S FINALLY AN ADULT... SO WHY CAN’T HE FIND SOMEONE TO MARRY”
Format: 8x40:00 SYNOPSIS
Robert (Bobby) is turning 30 years old, is perpetually single and unable to commit to a relationship, and is surrounded by 5 married couples, who happen to be his best friends. Set around the events of Bobby's birthday, The concept musical tackles the idea of love and marriage and whether or not it is defining in a person’s life. Does marriage make a person whole? And if not, what does? MOVIE MUSICALS DON'T DIE, THEY SIMPLY ADAPT
The genre doesn't go away, but how it's presented to an audience does Iterations of the Movie Musical
ADAPTED ORIGINAL LIVE MUSICALS
Hit or miss depending on the Mixture of silly (Pitch Perfect) Low views, bad reviews, but show and how it's adapted and serious (La La Land) good for advertisers Into the Woods vs Les Mis vs Rise of the biopic (Bohemian RENT vs Grease vs Little Cats Rhapsody, Rocketman) Mermaid vs Spongebob Musical television shows are So how do we continue to adapt? great for a young, female or theater-loving demographic
But, is there a way to create a musical TV show that takes TELEVISION itself a little more seriously?
Can it compete with the never ending flow of high quality content? In Comes... Company
To test out this model of serious, millennial-targeted musical television STORYTELLING MECHANICS Why Short vignettes that lends itself to anthology-style serialization, a common Company? trend on streaming platforms
TIMELESS Why this musical? The characters and their problems are still relevant today and are easily updated to modern time
POPULAR Recent West End and Broadway revival means there's still an appetite for these stories Some Key LOVE/MARRIAGE Different ways people can be in love/ relationships Themes Need of human connection, in many forms
MUSIC TIME TV that's a musical rather than musical Show is not chronological TV show Most prominent in the multiple Music taken seriously in its integration, versions of Bobby's 30th birthday Songs both conscious and unconscious Focuses on Bobby's journey as he's within the world of the show influenced by his friend's opinions Meet Robert
- “Bobby” - Turning 30 - Perpetually single - Successful in every area of his life, except romantically - All of his friends are in serious relationships - Not sure how he feels about commitment/marriage HARRY JEREMY Dating and living with Sarah (formerly Jenny) s Has a drinking problem that "Married" (in name) to David, 1 kid isn't being helped by Sarah d Sweet, but proper and a little square n a LARRY b Married to Joanne (her 3rd husband)
s Sweet, understanding and a little oblivious u
H PAUL
DAVID Engaged to Amy "Married" (in name) to Jeremy, 1 kid e (Almost too) Loving and romantic Relaxed and chic
Has learned to put up with Amy’s
h Over-protective of Jeremy's
neruoses "innocence" T T
SARAH PATTY h Dating and living with Harry (formerly Peter)
Has an eating disorder that isn’t Married to, but divorcing Susan e being helped by Harry Has 2 kids Learning karate Former Ivy League W
JOANNE i
Aggressively Gen Y v Third marriage, but still on the prowl e Cynical and feels wise compared to
the others s
AMY SUSAN Engaged to Paul Married to, but divorcing Patty Crazy and neurotic Has 2 kids, A southern belle Gets cold feet at her wedding Suffers from fainting spells THE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
OSCAR APRIL CHRIS
(formerly Marta) Flight attendant (formerly Kathy) New York native. Smart, but self proclaimed Small town boy Hip, vulgar and "woke" “dumb”- because people Came to the city for Works at an indie record have expected her to be adventure but now knows label dumb the city isn't for him PILOT EP 3 EP 5 EP 7 Bobby visits Patty and Bobby and April spend the Bobby’s friend gather for Amy gets cold feet at her Susan, and Jeremy and night together. Bobby learns his 30th birthday. wedding. Bobby wants to find David. Bobby's partners are the reality of Patty and someone to marry. Songs: Company introduced. Susan's divorce. Songs: Not Getting Married, Songs: You Could Drive a Songs: Poor Baby, Barcelona, Marry Me a Little Person Crazy Series Outline
EP 2 EP 4 EP 6 EP 8
Bobby visits Sarah and Harry. The husbands try to set Bobby up. Bobby’s 30th birthday again. Joanne gives advice from her The husbands talk about their Bobby muses over what kind of His friends and show their past marriages. Bobby hits a decisions to get married. person he wants and goes on love for him . breaking point and doesn't Songs: It’s the Little Things dates with each of his three S.O. Songs: Side by Side by Side, attend his own 30th birthday. You Do Together, Sorry Songs: Have I Got A Girl/Guy for What Would We Do Songs: Ladies Who Lunch, Grateful You, Someone is Waiting, Without You Being Alive Another Hundred People SIMILAR TO
MODERN LOVE LAST FIVE YEARS SEX EDUCATION In the exploration of the In the setting and integration In visual style and tone relationships in our lives and of songs how they connect us