Sondheim creates a stunning tour de force when he takes Ingmar Bergman's comedy of manners, Smiles of a Summer Night, and turns it into a musical of masterful execution and elegance. With four Tony Awards, this is a musical work that has forever entranced the world of theatre.
Set in 1900 Sweden, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When the traveling actress performs in Fredrik's town, the estranged lovers' passion rekindles. This strikes a flurry of jealousy and suspicion between Desirée, Fredrik, Fredrick's wife, Anne, Desirée's current lover, the Count, and the Count's wife, Charlotte. Both men -- as well as their jealous wives -- agree to join Desirée and her family for a weekend in the country at Desirée's mother's estate. With everyone in one place, infinite possibilities of new romances and second chances bring endless surprises.
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is full of hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving moments of adoration, regret and desire. This dramatic musical celebration of love is perfect to showcase your highly-trained singers with it's harmonically-advanced score and masterful orchestrations.
Year | Category | |
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1973 | Best Musical | Winner |
2010 | Best Revival of a Musical |
Videos
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Martin Marietta Center for the Arts (4/4 - 4/6) | |
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Kimberly Akimbo
DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center (4/29 - 5/4) | |
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Broadway Bound
Studio 1 (3/27 - 4/6) | |
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TR In Concert: Oren and Krystin Bailey
Theatre Raleigh (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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FIRST DATE
Summerfield Stage Company (3/14 - 3/22) | |
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The Trip to Bountiful
Theatre Raleigh (3/26 - 4/6) | |
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Merrily We Roll Along
Burning Coal Theatre Company (4/10 - 4/27) | |
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Hello, Dolly!
NRCA Squire Theatre (4/4 - 4/12) | |
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