<Tr> <Th> Productions </Th> <Td> 1984 Broadway 1990 West End 1994 Broadway concert 2006 West End revival 2008 Broadway revival 2017 Broadway revival 2017 Off - West End </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1985 Drama Desk Outstanding Musical 1985 Drama Desk Outstanding Book 1985 Drama Desk Outstanding Lyrics 1991 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 2007 Olivier Outstanding Musical </Td> </Tr> <P> Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine . It was inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte . The plot revolves around George, a fictionalized version of Seurat, who immerses himself deeply in painting his masterpiece, and his great - grandson (also named George), a conflicted and cynical contemporary artist . The Broadway production opened in 1984 . </P> <P> The musical won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, two Tony Awards for design (and a nomination for Best Musical), numerous Drama Desk Awards, the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Musical and the 2007 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production . 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 . </P>

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