Suggested by the film Smiles of a Summer Night by Ingmar Bergman
A Little Night Music features one of Stephen Sondheim's best-known songs, "Send in the Clowns."
Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's beloved musical is a warmly humorous and, at times, farcical story of romantic attachments, detachments, and mis-matchings. The New York Times calls A Little Night Music "sophisticated and enchanting."
Infused throughout with the flavor of a waltz, the musical takes place in turn-of-the-century Sweden, where the acclaimed actress Desirée Armfeldt lights up the stage and dazzles men's hearts. When both her former lover and her current paramour - and their wives - show up for a weekend at her mother's country estate, romance and passion are in the air.
1973 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1974 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
1975 | West End |
London Production West End |
1977 | College/University (US) |
Northwestern University Production College/University (US) |
1981 | Off-Off-Broadway |
Off-Off-Broadway Revival Off-Off-Broadway |
1985 | Off-Broadway |
Equity Library Theatre Revival Off-Broadway |
1989 | West End |
London Revival West End |
1990 | Off-Broadway |
New York City Opera Revival Off-Broadway |
1991 | Off-Broadway |
Return Engagement [NYCO Revival] Off-Broadway |
1995 | West End |
Royal National Theatre Production West End |
2002 | Regional (US) |
Sondheim Festival Production Regional (US) |
2003 | Off-Broadway |
New York City Opera Production Off-Broadway |
2009 | West End |
West End Transfer West End |
2009 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2020 | Los Angeles |
Knot Free Productions Production Los Angeles |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1973 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Hugh Wheeler |
1973 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Stephen Sondheim |
1973 | Theatre World Awards | Performance | Laurence Guittard |
1973 | Theatre World Awards | Performance | Patricia Elliott |
1973 | Theatre World Awards | Performance | D'Jamin Bartlett |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design | Florence Klotz |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design | Ian Calderon |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Harold Prince |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Harold Prince |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Stephen Sondheim |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Len Cariou |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Patricia Elliott |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Hermione Gingold |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Glynis Johns |
1973 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design | Boris Aronson |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Laurence Guittard |
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