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Closing: March 26, 2000

Saturday Night - 2000 Off-Broadway History , 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 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 are highlighted with a background.
Saturday Night — awards and nominations
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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