Here We Are (musical)
Here We Are is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by David Ives. It is based on two films by Luis Buñuel: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Exterminating Angel. Background and development In February 2012, it was announced that Stephen Sondheim would collaborate on a new musical with David Ives, and he had "about 20–30 minutes of the musical completed". On October 11, 2014, it was reported that Sondheim and Ives would collaborate on a musical based on two Luis Buñuel films, The Exterminating Angel and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, which would reportedly open in previews at The Public Theater in 2017. In August 2016, a reading for the musical was held at The Public Theater, and it was reported that only the first act was finished, which cast doubt on the speculated 2017 start of previews. A workshop was held in November 2016, with the participation of Matthew Morrison, Shuler Hensley, Heidi Blickenstaff, Sierra Boggess, Gabriel Ebert, Sarah Stiles, Michael Cerveris, and Jennifer Simard. The working title was reported to be Buñuel by the New York Post and other outlets, but Sondheim later clarified that they still had