Nonesuch Records and PS Classics released the 2010 new Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. That same day, Stephen Sondheim and the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast signed copies of the album at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).
Samples of all of the tracks have been made available online via Nonesuch!
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Academy Award-winner
Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner
Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee
Alexander Hanson star in the first Broadway revival of
Stephen Sondheim and
Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Tony Award®-winner
Trevor Nunn. The production opened on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the
Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).
The performing cast on the 2010 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast album includes
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Desirée Armfeldt,
Angela Lansbury as Madame Armfeldt,
Alexander Hanson as Fredrik Egerman,
Aaron Lazar as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm,
Erin Davie as Countess Charlotte Malcolm,
Leigh Ann Larkin as Petra,
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka as Henrik Egerman and
Ramona Mallory as Anne Egerman. The cast also includes
Stephen R. Buntrock,
Bradley Dean,
Katherine Leigh Doherty,
Marissa McGowan,
Betsy Morgan,
Jayne Paterson,
Kevin David Thomas,
Keaton Whittaker.
Based on
Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night, A Little Night Music is set in a weekend country house in late 19th century Sweden, bringing together surprising liaisons, long simmering passions, and a taste of love's endless possibilities. The story centers on the elegant actress Desirée Armfeldt (Zeta-Jones) and the spider's web of sensuality, intrigue, and desire that surrounds her. The Sondheim score features one of the composer's best-known songs, "Send in the Clowns," as well as "Every Day a Little Death," "The Miller's Son," and "A Weekend in the Country."
Trevor Nunn's production of A Little Night Music debuted to critical acclaim at London's
Menier Chocolate Factory in November 2008 and subsequently transferred to the West End, where it played a successful limited engagement through July 25, 2009.
Composer and lyricist
Stephen Sondheim's previous Nonesuch recordings include Into the Woods (2002), The Frogs / Evening Primrose (2001), Saturday Night (2000), Bounce (2004), Sweeney Todd (Broadway production, 2006; motion picture soundtrack, 2007). His previous PS Classics recordings include the Broadway premieres of Assassins (2004) and The Frogs (2005), the London revival of Sunday in the Park With George (2006), and two discs devoted to his private demo recordings, Sondheim Sings. PS Classics and Nonesuch have previously collaborated on cast recordings of Company (2007) and Road Show (2009). The album is produced by
Tommy Krasker.
Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
BroadwayWorld Contest Winner, Matt Corridoni and Taylor Kurpiel
BroadwayWorld Contest Winner, Matt Corridoni and Taylor Kurpiel
Jayne Paterson
Betsy Morgan
Jayne Paterson & Betsy Morgan
Marissa McGowan
Bradley Dean
Marissa McGowan & Bradley Dean
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka & Leigh Ann Larkin
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka & Leigh Ann Larkin
Stephen Buntrock & Ramona Mallory
Stephen Buntrock & Ramona Mallory
Erin Davie
Aaron Lazar
Erin Davie & Aaron Lazar
Erin Davie & Aaron Lazar
Erin Davie & Aaron Lazar
Stephen Sondheim, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Alexander Hanson
Stephen Sondheim, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Alexander Hanson
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Alexander Hanson
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Alexander Hanson
Angela Lansbury
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones & Angela Lansbury
Catherine Zeta-Jones & Angela Lansbury
Catherine Zeta-Jones & Angela Lansbury
Catherine Zeta-Jones & Angela Lansbury
Catherine Zeta-Jones & Angela Lansbury
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Angela Lansbury & Alexander Hanson
Angela Lansbury & Alexander Hanson
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Alexander Hanson
Stephen Sondheim, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury
Stephen Sondheim, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim & Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stephen Sondheim & Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stephen Sondheim & Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stephen Sondheim & Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stephen Sondheim, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury
Stephen Sondheim and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stephen Sondheim & Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stephen Sondheim, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Alexander Hanson
Stephen Sondheim, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Alexander Hanson
Stephen Sondheim & Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
BroadwayWorld Contest Winner, Matt Corridoni and Taylor Kurpiel
BroadwayWorld Contest Winner, Matt Corridoni and Taylor Kurpiel