RIALTO CHATTER: Riedel Reveals Redgraves Ready for Revival of 'NIGHT MUSIC'

The New York Post's Michael Riedel is reporting in his 'On Broadway' column this morning that the mother and daughter team of Vanessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson had such a wonderful time performing in the Roundabout gala benefit reading of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" last month that they're up for a full-fledged revival on Broadway next year.

Riedel reveals that they have the blessing of Sondheim who was "over the moon" with their performances.

To read the entire Riedel column, which also touches upon yesterday's SPIDER-MAN click here.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presented a once-in-a-lifetime gala concert reading of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's enchanting, Tony Award®-winning masterpiece A Little Night Music on Monday, January 12th, 2009 at 7:30PM at Studio 54 (254 West 54th St.). 

Director Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, 1776, Curtains) directed a cast of 15 including Natasha Richardson (Desirée Armfeldt), Victor Garber (Frederick Egerman) Jill Paice (Anna Egerman), Christine Baranski (Countess Charlotte Malcolm), Marc Kudisch (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm), Steven Pasquale (Henrik Egerman) and Vanessa Redgrave (Madame Armfeldt), and with legendary musical director Paul Gemignani (Assassins, Pacific Overtures) leading a 27-member orchestra with orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick.

The cast also included Kendra Kassebaum (Petra), Alexandra Socha (Fredrika), Maija Lisa Currie (Mrs. Nordstrom), Steven Goldstein (Mr. Erlandson), Leena Chopra (Mrs. Segestrom), Julianne Borg (Mrs. Anderssen) and Philip Cokorinos (Mr. Lindquist).

Not seen on Broadway in 35 years, this classic musical follows three lovestruck couples as they lose - and find - each other during a long midsummer night on a country estate. Sondheim's most heartbreaking score includes "Send in the Clowns," "The Miller's Son" and "A Weekend in the Country."

The design team includes Derek McLane (Sets), Kenneth Posner (Lights) and Steve Kennedy (Sound).

American Airlines is the official airline of the Roundabout Theatre Company. Production underwriters are the Shen Family Foundation and Williams Real Estate.

ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY is one of the country's leading not-for-profit theatres. The company contributes invaluably to New York's cultural life by staging the highest quality revivals of classic plays and musicals as well as new plays by established writers. Roundabout consistently partners great artists with great works to bring a fresh and exciting interpretation that makes each production relevant and important to today's audiences.

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