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"Finishing the Splat"

Sunday in the Park with George is a 1984 Broadway musical inspired by Georges Seurat's painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. The musical features a book written by James Lapine with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

References[]

  • In Episode 2095 of Sesame Street, Mandy Patinkin, who originally played George in the Broadway show, appears as a police officer named George. After Big Bird invites him to the park, he tells Barkley, "Isn't it great..we're gonna have Sunday in the Park with Ossifer [sic] George!"
  • In another Sesame Street sketch, Bert hears a tuba and recognizes the tune as "Oompah in the Park with Ned".

Connections[]

  • Santino Fontana played Soldier/Alex in the 2008 revival
  • Jake Gyllenhaal played George in the 2017 revival
  • Dana Ivey played Yvonne/Naomi Eisen in the original Broadway production
  • Charles Kimbrough played Jules/Bob Greenberg in the original Broadway production
  • Zachary Levi played Jules/Bob Greenberg in the 2016 New York City Center Concert production
  • Bernadette Peters played Dot/Marie in the original Broadway production
  • Brent Spiner played Franz and Dennis in the original Broadway production
  • Robert Westenberg played played Soldier/Alex and was an understudy/replacement George in the original Broadway production
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