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Saturday Night 2000

Opened: February 17, 2000
Closing: March 26, 2000

Saturday Night - 2000 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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307 West 43rd Street (at 8th Avenue) New York, NY

Based on the play Front Porch in Flatbush by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein

Sondheim. Signature’s Signature. Stephen Sondheim’s hidden gem Saturday Night (1953) is a Signature special concert event that will play for four performances only. Unproduced for almost 45 years, Saturday Night is the first musical Mr. Sondheim ever wrote. This romantic comedy surges with the composer’s unique musical voice and sophisticated lyrics. On the eve of the 1929 stock market crash, a group of Brooklyn boys despair their dateless Saturday nights. One of them dreams of Manhattan society life and hatches a get rich quick scheme which ultimately backfires. Features gems such as “Saturday Night,” “So Many People” and “What More Do I Need?”


Saturday Night - 2000 - Off-Broadway Cast

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RIALTO CHATTER: Debbie Reynolds To Replace Angela Lansbury in NIGHT MUSIC?
by Rialto Chatter - May 3, 2010


During an interview with Graham Norton (who was standing in for Chris Evans) on BBC Radio 2 Debbie Reynolds said she is in talks to replace Angela Lansbury in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

SOUND OFF: Sondheim Palooza Part 1
by Robert Diamond - Apr 19, 2010


Today we continue our critical appraisal of the entire English-language recorded canon of Stephen Sondheim - at the very least, all the major productions which were recorded - beginning where we have left off with the round-ups of GYPSY and WEST SIDE STORY, as well as the 2009 Revival Recording of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, from the last few weeks. The last show for which Sondheim wrote lyrics-only, before he was quite able to get his own musical scores produced, was his collaboration with Richard Rodgers, DO I HEAR A WALTZ? Next, we continue with the first show for which he wrote music and lyrics, SATURDAY NIGHT, as well as the first show he wrote music and lyrics for that actually made it to Broadway, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM.

RIALTO CHATTER: Gwyneth Paltrow & Mom Blythe Danner to Replace Zeta-Jones & Lansbury in NIGHT MUSIC?
by Rialto Chatter - Apr 16, 2010


Showbiz411.com is reporting this morning that Gwyneth Paltrow and her real-life mother, Blythe Danner, are considered to be possible replacements for Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury, respectively, in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, once the pair complete their run in the Sondheim revival after the Tony Awards in June.

STAGE TUBE: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Cast Celebrates Album Release!
by Jessica Lewis - Apr 15, 2010


Nonesuch Records and PS Classics released the 2010 new Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. That same day, Stephen Sondheim and the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast signed copies of the album at the Walter Kerr Theatre, with production crews on hand to document the day. Click below to watch clips of the starry CD signing event.

STAGE TUBE: Aaron Lazar Discusses A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC On ABC News
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 12, 2010


A Little Night Music's Aaron Lazar discusses the show on ABC News. Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson star in the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Tony Award®-winner Trevor Nunn.

Angela Lansbury Says Sondheim Put Her on the Musical Theatre Map
by Jeff Dennhardt - Apr 11, 2010


Angela Lansbury will receive the Stephen Sondheim Award in Washington this Monday. In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Lansbury said she had never even considered performing in musicals until being approached by Arthur Laurents and Sondheim for Gypsy.

Photo Coverage: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC CD Signing Celebration!
by Walter McBride - Apr 7, 2010


Nonesuch Records and PS Classics released the 2010 new Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. That same day, Stephen Sondheim and the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast signed copies of the album at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC's Album Released Today, Sondheim & Cast to Sign CDs
by BWW News Desk - Apr 6, 2010


Nonesuch Records and PS Classics will release the 2010 new Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. That same day, Stephen Sondheim and the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast will sign copies of the album at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) beginning promptly at 2:00 p.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. The album is produced by Tommy Krasker.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Cast & Stephen Sondheim to Sign New Cast Album 4/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 5, 2010


Nonesuch Records and PS Classics will release the 2010 new Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC tomorrow, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. That same day, Stephen Sondheim and the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast will sign copies of the album at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) beginning promptly at 2:00 p.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. The album is produced by Tommy Krasker.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC's Sondheim & Cast to Sign CDs 4/6, Album Released Same Day
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 26, 2010


Nonesuch Records and PS Classics will release the 2010 new Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. That same day, Stephen Sondheim and the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast will sign copies of the album at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) beginning promptly at 2:00 p.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. The album is produced by Tommy Krasker.

Stephen Sondheim's ROAD SHOW Cast Recording Set For June 30 Release
by BWW News Desk - Jun 30, 2009


Nonesuch Records and PS Classics are proud to announce the release of the original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Road Show-from 2008's Public Theater production-on June 30, 2009. New York magazine described the musical as 'a boisterous picaresque about two brothers flimflamming their way from the Yukon to Boca Raton at the turn of the 20th century.'

Stephen Sondheim's ROAD SHOW Cast Recording Set For June 30 Release
by Charlie Piane - Jun 3, 2009


Nonesuch Records and PS Classics are proud to announce the release of the original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Road Show-from 2008's Public Theater production-on June 30, 2009. New York magazine described the musical as 'a boisterous picaresque about two brothers flimflamming their way from the Yukon to Boca Raton at the turn of the 20th century.'

Saturday Night History

Other Productions of Saturday Night

1997   London Fringe World Premiere
London Fringe
1999   Regional (US) US Premiere
Regional (US)
2000   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway

Saturday Night - 2000 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical Christopher Fitzgerald
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyric Stephen Sondheim
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Stephen Sondheim
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding New Musical Saturday Night
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestrations Jonathan Tunick

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