“Cause For Celebration!” USA Today
THE CRITICS AGREE
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
IS THE EVENT OF THE SEASON!
The first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award–winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award–winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®–winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award–nominee Alexander Hanson, directed by Trevor Nunn, opened last night at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).
The Critics Have Said:
“AN EROTIC WALTZ OF A SHOW. Catherine Zeta-Jones is lustrous. Angela Lansbury is quite delicious.”
– Ben Brantley, New York Times
“ISN’T IT BLISS! Trevor Nunn’s new production is devastatingly good. Lansbury capsizes the theater with every roll of those eyes, hurls mots from her throne like thunderbolts. Zeta-Jones is a tremendous presence, in great voice. Her ‘Send in the Clowns’ is shattering.”
– Scott Brown, New York Magazine
READ THE FULL REVIEW AT http://nymag.com/arts/theater/reviews/62707/
“THIS PRODUCTION IS BEAUTIFUL. Lansbury’s performance is magnificent. Zeta-Jones makes a flawless Broadway debut – warm, funny and captivatingly sensuous. MUSICAL ECSTASY.”
– Roma Torre, NY1 News
READ THE FULL REVIEW AT http://ny1.com/6-bronx-news-content/ny1_living/110383/ny1-theater-review—a-little-night-music-
“A triumphant Broadway debut by Zeta-Jones! A revelation. Alexander Hanson is superb. Stephen Sondheim’s score is magnificent and brilliant. This intimate version accentuates the emotional complexities and endlessly witty dialogue of Hugh Wheeler’s book.”
– Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
“CATHERINE ZETA-JONES IS INSPIRED! Her ‘Send in the Clowns’ is a tour de force not to be missed.”
– Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly
“ANGELA LANSBURY IS GIVING A PERFORMANCE THAT DESERVES TO BE PART OF THEATER LEGEND. Alexander Hanson is wonderfully debonair. One of the most delectable musicals ever written.”
– Linda Winer, Newsday
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Desirée Armfeldt, Angela Lansbury as Madame Armfeldt, Alexander Hanson as Fredrik Egerman, Aaron Lazar as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, Erin Davie as Countess Charlotte Malcolm, Leigh Ann Larkin as Petra, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka as Henrik Egerman and Ramona Mallory as Anne Egerman. The cast also includes Stephen R. Buntrock, Bradley Dean, Katherine Leigh Doherty, Marissa McGowan, Betsy Morgan, Jayne Paterson, Kevin David Thomas, Keaton Whittaker, Karen Murphy, Erin Stewart, Kevin Vortmann.
Alexander Hanson is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance to this production.
Based on Ingmar Bergman’s film Smiles of a Summer Night, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is set in a weekend country house in turn of the century Sweden, bringing together surprising liaisons, long simmering passions and a taste of love’s endless possibilities. Hailed as witty and wildly romantic, the story centers on the elegant actress Desirée Armfeldt and the spider’s web of sensuality, intrigue and desire that surrounds her.
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC – featuring a score by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler – originally opened in 1973 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre and ran for 601 performances. Produced and directed by Harold Prince, the production garnered six Tony Awards® including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The Sondheim score features one of the composer’s best-known songs, “Send in the Clowns,” as well as “Every Day a Little Death,” “The Miller’s Son” and “A Weekend in the Country.”
Trevor Nunn’s production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC debuted to critical acclaim at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory in November 2008 and subsequently transferred to the West End where it played a successful limited engagement through July 25, 2009 at the Garrick Theatre.
The creative team for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC includes Lynne Page (Choreography), Caroline Humphris (Musical Supervision), David Farley (Set & Costume Design), Hartley T A Kemp (Lighting Design), Dan Moses Shreier and Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Paul Huntley (Wig Design), Jason Carr (Orchestrations) and Tom Murray (Musical Direction).
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is produced on Broadway by Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, The Menier Chocolate Factory, Roger Berlind, David Babani, Sonia Friedman Productions, Andrew Fell, Daryl Roth/Jane Bergère, Harvey Weinstein/Raise the Roof 3, Beverly Bartner/Dancap Productions, Inc., Nica Burns/Max Weitzenhoffer, Eric Falkenstein/Anna Czekaj, Jerry Frankel/Ronald Frankel, James D. Stern/Douglas L. Meyer.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com or in person at the Walter Kerr Theatre box office (219 West 48th Street). For A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC group sales, contact Theatre Direct International at 212-541-8457 x 2, or outside the NY metro area at 1-800-BROADWAY x 2.
Tickets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays range in price from $52 to $132. Tickets on Friday, Saturday & Sunday range in price from $57 to $137.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday at 7pm; Wednesday – Saturday at 8pm; Wednesday & Saturday at 2pm; Sunday at 3pm
No performance on Dec. 24 or Dec. 31; Added performances on Dec. 27 at 2pm & 7pm, Dec. 28 at 8pm
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