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A Little Night Music

Ages: 8+
Closing: August 03, 1974

A Little Night Music - 1973 Broadway History , Info & More


A Little Night Music was Sondheim's eighth Broadway musical and features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples and includes the hit song "Send In the Clowns".

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.


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A Little Night Music History

Other Productions of A Little Night Music

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

A Little Night Music - 1973 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
A Little Night Music — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1973 Drama Desk Awards Most Promising Performer D. Jamin-Bartlett
1973 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book Hugh Wheeler
1973 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director Harold Prince
1973 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music & Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
1973 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Performance Glynis Johns
1973 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Performance Patricia Elliott

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