Raúl Esparza, playing the lead role of Bobby, sings "Being Alive," the finale from the 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Company."
Hear more songs from the "Company" revival at http://www.theBestArts.com/companyrevival
This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 2008 PBS DVD "Company." The DVD is Region 1 only (US/Canada DVD players or worldwide PC DVD players).
In 2007, "Company" won Tony Awards for "Best Revival of a Musical" and "Best Direction of a Musical (John Doyle)." Raúl was nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. The original 1970 production was nominated for 12 Tony awards and won 6 of them.
There are many great version of this song available:
Amazing original Broadway cast version from Dean Jones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDtlTqQTIo
Patti LuPone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zoGmcMP0fI
Sung as a round in "Putting It Together" by George Hearn, John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall, Carol Burnett and Bronson Pinchot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWepVt0SPbM
Bernadette Peters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KiXNZ-VrXQ
John Barrowman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAA1WW0Qpcw
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