Sunday in the Park with George

Overview

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 the past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love, and the creation of art. One of the most acclaimed musicals of our time, this moving study of the enigmatic painter, Georges Seurat, won a Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for an astounding 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. 

The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintain a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn of the artistic community, Seurat's artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes. A century later, Seurat's descendant – named George and also an artist – finds himself burnt out and in search of what artistic path to follow, but he finds the answer to his future in the past. 

Queen City Concerts deconstructs the work of the famous painting to bring you a 360-degree look inside George’s famous painting placing the actors (and orchestra) in the middle of the theatre. Experience Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George in a new and beautiful way at the Booth Playhouse.

Directed by Zachary Tarlton and Jonathan McDonald, featuring a cast of local Charlotte actors and the Queen City Concerts’ orchestra.