Saturday Night

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

Saturday Night - 2000 - Off-Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More

Second Stage Theatre
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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Saturday Night FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Saturday Night
Class
Love's a Bond
Isn't It?
Delighted, I'm Sure
Exhibit "A"
A Moment with You
I Remember That
So Many People
One Wonderful Day
In the Movies
All for You
It's That Kind of a Neighborhood
What More Do I Need?
Saturday Night
Class
Love's a Bond
Isn't It?
In The Movies
Exhibit A
A Moment With You
Saturday Night (Reprise)
So Many People
One Wonderful Day (Act One Finale)
Saturday Night (Reprise)
I Remember That
All For You
It's That Kind of Neighborhood
What More Do I Need
Saturday Night has had 4 productions including London Fringe which opened in 1997, Regional (US) which opened in 1999, Off-Broadway which opened in 2000 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2000.
Saturday Night has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Lyric for Stephen Sondheim, Outstanding Music for Stephen Sondheim, Outstanding New Musical for Saturday Night, and Outstanding Orchestrations for Jonathan Tunick at the Drama Desk Awards.
Saturday Night has won several awards, including the Outstanding Lyric and Outstanding Music awards at the Drama Desk Awards for Stephen Sondheim. The show itself, Saturday Night, also won the Outstanding New Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards. Additionally, Jonathan Tunick received the Outstanding Orchestrations award at the Drama Desk Awards for his work on Saturday Night.

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