Jacoby & Ralston Waltz into 'Night Music' at South Coast Rep

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).

The creative team includes Ken Roht (choreography), Sibyl Wickersheimer (set design), Shigeru Yaji (costume design), Christopher Akerlind (lighting design), Drew Dalzell (sound design), Megan Monaghan (dramaturg) and Jamie A. Tucker (stage manager).

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.

Performance times: Previews: Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 9, Tuesday, Sept. 11 and Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, Sept. 13 at 8:00pm. Regular Performances: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m., and Sunday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 25 years of age and under, educators, seniors and groups of 15 or more. There will be a "Pay-What-You-Will" performance on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 2:30 p.m. (Suggested Price: $10, $7 Minimum) and an ASL-interpreted performance on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 2:30 p.m.

South Coast Repertory is located at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.

(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

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