Sunday in the Park with George is a
musical with music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim and book by
James Lapine. The musical was inspired by the painting "
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by
Georges Seurat. A complex work revolving around a fictionalized Seurat immersed in single-minded concentration while painting the masterpiece, its
Broadway production was greeted with mixed praise by the critics.
Nominated for ten
Tony Awards, the musical won only two design awards but won the 1985
Pulitzer Prize for Drama, numerous
Drama Desk Awards, the 1991
Olivier Award for Best Musical and the 2007
Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production (analogous to the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical). It has enjoyed several major revivals, including the 2005-06 UK production first presented at the
Menier Chocolate Factory and its subsequent 2008 Broadway transfer.