Sunday in the Park with George is a groundbreaking 1984 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine, inspired by Georges Seurat's masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884–1886). The plot interweaves two stories: the fictionalized artist George's obsessive creation of the painting in 1884—featuring his frustrated mistress Dot and a cast of quirky park regulars—and the journey of his great-grandson, also named George, a cynical modern artist grappling with creative legacy. The original Broadway production earned the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, several Tony Awards (including for design and a Best Musical nomination), and later Olivier Awards for Best Musical in 1991 and Outstanding Musical Production in 2007. Act I vividly depicts George using his artistic power to freeze and arrange the park's characters—including his mother (the "Old Lady") and the bathers—as he builds his iconic scene, while Act II shifts to the contemporary world. The show has enjoyed several major revivals, notably the acclaimed 2005–2006 London run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, its 2008 Broadway transfer, and a 2017 Broadway revival. Celebrated for its profound meditation on art, obsession, and human connection, it remains a towering achievement in modern musical theatre.