Editing History: Original Cast Album: Co-op

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Submitted on February 11, 2019 by BEShyer

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Show ID

10936

Title

Original Cast Album: Co-op

Show num recordings

1

Premiere Date

2019-02-27

Show type

Musical

Source

An episode from the third season of IFC’s Documentary Now! Original[i]Documentary Now![/i] [i]Original Cast Album: Co-opCo-op[/i] is inspired by [r632 Original Cast Album: Company,Company], the 1970 D.A. Pennebaker documentary that follows the strenuous overnight cast recording of [p2024 Stephen Sondheim’sSondheim]’s hit musical.

[i]Documentary Now![/i]’s [i]Original Cast Album: Co-op[/i] follows producers Benedict Juniper (Taran Killam), Simon Sawyer (John Mulaney) and Howard Pine (James Urbaniak) overseeing the recording for the cast album of the musical [i]Co-op[/i]. The star-studded cast of [i]Co-op[/i] includes Kenny (Alex Brightman), Larry (Richard Kind), Patty (Paula Pell) and Dee Dee (Renee Elise Goldsberry).

Plot

Documentary Now!’s Original Cast Album: Co-op follows producers Benedict Juniper (Taran Killam),From the team that brought you [i]Has Anyone Ever Told You You'd Look Better as a Brunette?[/i], comes [i]Co-op[/i], the ill-fated Broadway show that opened and closed on the same night amid disastrous reviews.

Written by Simon Sawyer (John Mulaney) and directed by Howard Pine (James Urbaniak) overseeing the recording forPine, the musical comedy centers around a cast album of characters who all work, live or want to live in the musical Co-Op. The star-studded castsame co-op, including Robbie the Doorman, Donna, the mistress of Co-op includes Kenny (Alex Brightman), Larry (Richard Kind), Patty (Paula Pell)a tenant, Danny, the single guy just trying to get through the holidays, and Dee Dee (Renee Elise Goldsberry).Annie the tennis coach who dreams of living in the building.

Music

[p23639 Eli Bolin]

Lyrics

[p145548 John Mulaney]
[p145549 Seth Meyers]