[STEPHEN SONDHEIM, spoken]
For many years, Hal Prince was a producer on Broadway
Before he became a director
And in fact he co-produced West Side Story
And A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
But the first time we worked together with him as a director
Was on Company
That was in 1969

[COMPANY]
Bobby
Bobby
Bobby baby
Bobby bubi
Robby
Robert darling
Bobby, we've been trying to call you
Bobby, Bobby, Bobby baby, Bobby bubi
Angel, I've got something to tell you
Bob, Rob-o, Robby love, Bobby honey
Bobby, we've been trying to reach you all day
Bobby, Bobby, Bobby baby, angel, darling
The kids were asking, Bobby
Bobby, Robert, Bobby, Bob-o
Bobby, therе was something we wanted to say
Bobby, Bobby bubi, sweethеart, sugar
Your line was busy
Bobby
[STEPHEN SONDHEIM, spoken]
Company is a show about marriage
And I had never been married, either officially or unofficially
When I wrote Company
I thought, how am I gonna write about something I know nothing about?
I've observed marriages, and I have feelings and opinions and insights
But I don't know anything about it

So I called my good friend Mary Rodgers, who was on her second marriage
And she spent an evening with me and she told me about her marriages
And about her observations on marriage
And I took a yellow pad out, and I took notes
Exactly as if it were a lecture
And Company is a result of that evening