Review of Company’s Broadway Tour at the Kennedy Center

Back in 2022, I was getting back into the swing of my Broadway shows. After attending them all throughout college, before COVID-19 sent us all home from New York City, I would attend shows for $20 through my school’s honors program. I lost my love for theater in the middle of COVID, and rediscovered when I saw Hadestown.

The circumstances in which I arrived to New York to see this show were unfortunate, though. I took a Megabus up into the city and was assaulted by the guy next to me. He punched me in the face four times and stole my wallet, although I got it back. So when I got into the city, I really needed a good laugh.

And Company was the perfect show to do that. When I found out that the tour was coming to the Kennedy Center, I bought my entire family tickets for Christmas. We made an entire day out of going to Washington, that’s for sure.

Here’s my review of the touring show!

Bobbie is turning 35, and reflects on how everyone around her is married except for her.

This is a show that takes place in a series of vignettes—so if you’re looking for major continuity or chronological order, you’re probably going to be confused and scratching your head at this one.

The way the set is made is that it’s a series of boxes that move between scenes, which I interpreted originally as not only a scene change, but Bobbie going through her memories. All of this takes place inside of her head, and that box feeling really makes this fact come alive, especially when she goes through the tiny door and sees the mini birthday cake and table.

I originally saw Katrina Lenk in the original genderbent cast on Broadway, and I absolutely thought this actress was doing such a good job. I preferred her over Lenk, as I tended to agree with the critics who thought that Lenk wasn’t as suited for the role as she could have been.

Other cast standouts to me were Marina Kondo, whose Broadway debut I saw in the doomed K-Pop, and the actor who played Jamie. Jamie, especially in the genderbent version, is such a memorable character to me. Both times I’ve seen the show the actor who played Jamie absolutely nailed it.

I do think that overall, the casts were equally good. I think there were some Broadway cast members in this group, as I’m pretty sure I recognized some people.

I think the crowd at the Kennedy Center was really into this, too, although half of the balcony seats when I went were empty. I snagged the second row $59 seats for all four of us, in Row B towards the righthand side of the house, and I thought the view was good enough here.

The Opera House, even in the balcony, has pretty decent sight lines. I saw Hamilton here too and thought that I had such a good view despite being at the back of the balcony. The Eisenhower Theatre is also excellent for balcony sight lines—I saw Sunset Boulevard there and thought it such fantastic seating.

Overall Thoughts

I think Company is a great show to see if you’re in need of a good laugh. I think it also resonates now with a lot of young women, especially as Bobbie is a woman turning 35 and really begins to feel the pressure.

I’m glad I saw the show a second time, although it lost a little bit of its magic. I think I’m learning a show has to be extremely good for me to see it twice: i.e. I saw Hadestown and Parade twice on Broadway and I would honestly do it again if I could, especially with Jordan Fisher being in the Hadestown cast.

Anyways, if you have the funds and are slightly interested, go see this show! It may be worth it.

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