" ▁was ▁still ▁alive ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁a ▁remark ▁some ▁perce ived ▁as ▁criticism ▁of ▁S ond heim ' s ▁point ill istic ▁score . ▁H erman ▁has ▁since ▁denied ▁that ▁that ▁was ▁his ▁intention .) ▁Sunday ▁won ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁D rama ▁Crit ics ▁Circle ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Musical ▁and ▁S ond heim ▁and ▁Lap ine ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁D rama . ▁Sunday ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁nine ▁musical s ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Pul itzer . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁original ▁cast ▁of ▁Sunday ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁with ▁George ▁returned ▁to ▁Broadway ▁for ▁a ▁t enth ▁anni versary ▁concert , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁benefit ▁for ▁" Fri ends ▁in ▁De ed ". ▁ ▁Original ▁London ▁production ▁The ▁first ▁London ▁production ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁National ▁Theatre ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁ 1 1 7 ▁performances , ▁with ▁Philip ▁Qu ast ▁as ▁George ▁and ▁Maria ▁Fried man ▁as ▁D ot . ▁The ▁production ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁six ▁Laur ence ▁Oliv ier ▁Awards , ▁be ating ▁In to ▁the ▁Wood s , ▁another ▁collaboration ▁between ▁Lap ine ▁and ▁S ond heim , ▁to ▁win ▁Best ▁New ▁Musical ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁Qu ast ▁won ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁Musical . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁London ▁rev ival ▁The ▁show ' s ▁first ▁rev ival ▁was ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁Men ier