Inspired by the French painter Georges Seurat’s painting A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Sunday in the Park with George contains some of Stephen Sondheim’s most beautiful music. The story revolves around George, a fictionalized version of Seurat, who immerses himself deeply in painting his masterpiece, and his great-grandson (also named George), a contemporary artist struggling to find his way to creating something new. One of the most acclaimed musicals of our time, Sunday in the Park with George won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for an astounding 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

This performance will use theatrical smoke and haze, as well as strobe lighting effects.

Join us for Saturday at the Stanley!
Saturday, March 9 at 3:00 p.m.
Stanley Visual Classroom, third floor Iowa Memorial Union
Georges Seurat's short career has had a sustained impact on artists. Join Assistant Curator Kim Datchuk from the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art for a discussion of how artists, including Jean Metzinger, Maurice Prendergast, Bridget Riley, and Sally Drummond, continue to respond to Seurat's work.

Cast

Artistic Team

Musicians

Sunday in the Park with George is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 423 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
Tel.: (212) 541-4684  Fax: (212) 397-4684  www.MTIShows.com

Sunday in the Park with George is supported in part by the Hunton D. Sellman Classical Theatre Production Fund. This fund was established by Priscilla Sellman (1933 BA Communication and Theatre Arts) in memory of her husband, Hunton D. Sellman, who was a faculty member in the Department of Theatre Arts from 1930 to 1946.

Tickets

Tickets are available through the Hancher Box Office.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Hancher Box Office in advance at 319.335.1158.

Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, 1884–1886. The Art Institute of Chicago.