Photo Flash: 'Night Music' with Jacoby, Ralston at SCR

South Coast Repertory leads off the 2007-08 Season with Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's waltz-filled musical comedy, A Little Night Music. Stefan Novinski directs with musical direction by Dennis Castellano; to run from September 7 through October 7 on the Segerstrom Stage.

"Sophisticated and stylish, A Little Night Music abounds with effervescent wit as romantic liaisons are played out beneath the mysterious summer night of Sweden at the turn of the century. The memorable score composed in three-quarter time contains Sondheim's most popular song, the haunting 'Send in the Clowns.' The original 1973 Broadway production was the winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, and two Grammy Awards," state press notes.

The cast includes Stephanie Zimbalist (Desirée Armfeldt), and Broadway's Mark Jacoby (Fredrik) and Teri Ralston (Madame Armfeldt).  The cast of A Little Night Music also features Christopher Carothers (Mr. Lindquist), Misty Cotton (Petra), Karen Culliver (Mrs. Nordstrom), Joe Farrell (Henrik Egerman), Katie Horwitch (Fredrika Armfeldt), Damon Kirsche (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm), Ann Marie Lee (Mrs. Anderssen), Tracy Lore (Mrs. Segstrom), Branden McDonald (Frid), Kevin McMahon (Mr. Erlanson), Amanda Naughton (Countess Charlotte Malcolm) and Carolann Sanita (Anne Egerman).

Tickets to A Little Night Music can be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or by visiting the box office at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Performances begin on Sept. 7 and continue through Oct. 7. Ticket prices range from $20 to $70. Low-priced preview performances are available from Sept. 7 to Sept. 13. South Coast Repertory is located at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.

Mark Jacoby and Stephanie Zimbalist. Photo courtesy SRC

(clockwise l-r): Mark Jacoby, Carolann Sanita, Joe Farrell, Stephanie Zimbalist and Teri Ralston appear in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's waltz-filled musical comedy, A Little Night Music, on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory from September 7 to October 7. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR