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A Little Night Music
Musical
Romantic Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 25, 1973
Closing Date
Aug 03, 1974
1st Preview
Feb 15, 1973
1st Preview
Feb 15, 1973
Previews
12
Performances
601
Musical
Romantic Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Feb 25, 1973
Close Date: Aug 03, 1974
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Feb 25, 1973 - Sep 15, 1973)
Majestic Theatre
(Sep 17, 1973 - Aug 03, 1974)
Setting
The turn of the century. Sweden.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Executive Directors: Irving Goldman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld)
Produced by
Harold Prince
; Produced in association with
Ruth Mitchell
Music by
Stephen Sondheim
; Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
; Book by
Hugh Wheeler
; Suggested by the film "Smiles of a Summer Night" by
Ingmar Bergman
; Music orchestrated by
Jonathan Tunick
; Musical Director:
Harold Hastings
; Assistant to Mr. Hastings:
Arthur Wagner
Directed by
Harold Prince
; Choreographed by
Patricia Birch
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
; Costume Design by
Florence Klotz
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound:
Jack Mann
; Hair Design by
Charles La France
General Manager:
Howard Haines
; Company Manager:
Ralph Roseman
Production Stage Manager:
George Martin
; Production Supervisor:
Ruth Mitchell
; First Assistant Stage Manager:
John Grigas
; Second Assistant Stage Manager:
David Wolf
Music published by
Tommy Valando
; Music Preparation Supervisor:
Mathilde Pincus
and
Al Miller
Assistant to Mr. Aronson:
Lisa Jalowetz
,
John J. Moore
and
Robert Mitchell
; Assistant to Miss Klotz:
David Toser
; Assistant to Miss Musser:
R.S. Winkler
Assistant to the Director:
Annette Brafman Meyers
; Press Representative:
Mary Bryant
; Press Assistant:
Bill Evans
; Casting:
Joanna Merlin
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Production Assistant:
Harold Apter
Len Cariou
Fredrik Egerman
Hermione Gingold
Madame Armfeldt
Glynis Johns
Desiree Armfeldt
George Lee Andrews
Broadway debut
Frid
Madame Armfeldt's butler
Despo
Malla
Desiree Armfeldt's maid
Patricia Elliott
Countess Charlotte Malcolm
Beth Fowler
Mrs. Segstrom
Laurence Guittard
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
D. Jamin-Bartlett
Broadway debut
Petra
Judy Kahan
Broadway debut
Fredrika Armfeldt
Mark Lambert
Broadway debut
Henrik Egerman
Barbara Lang
Mrs. Anderssen
Victoria Mallory
Anne Egerman
Teri Ralston
Mrs. Nordstrom
Benjamin Rayson
Mr. Lindquist
Gene Varrone
Mr. Erlanson
Will Sharpe Marshall
Bertrand
a page
Sherry Mathis
Broadway debut
Osa
Standby:
Len Gochman
(Fredrik Egerman, Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm)
Understudies:
Despo
(Madame Armfeldt),
Beth Fowler
(Countess Charlotte Malcolm, Petra),
Barbara Lang
(Desiree Armfeldt),
Will Sharpe Marshall
(Henrik Egerman, Frid) and
Sherry Mathis
(Anne Egerman, Fredrika Armfeldt)
Shubert Theatre
(Feb 25, 1973 - Sep 15, 1973)
Musical Director:
Paul Gemignani
Cast
Sheila K. Adams
Broadway debut
Fredrika Armfeldt
Majestic Theatre
(Sep 17, 1973 - Aug 03, 1974)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Executive Directors: Irving Goldman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld)
Musical Director:
Paul Gemignani
Cast
William Daniels
Fredrik Egerman
Feb 25, 1974 - ?
Joy Franz
Mrs. Nordstrom
Sherry Mathis
Mrs. Anderssen
Dick Sabol
Frid
Madame Armfeldt's butler
Songs
music by
Stephen Sondheim
; lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
Overture
Mr. Lindquist, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Anderssen, Mr. Erlanson and Mrs. Segstrom
Night Waltz
Company
Now
Fredrik Egerman
Later
Henrik Egerman
Soon
Anne Egerman, Henrik Egerman and Fredrik Egerman
The Glamorous Life
Fredrika Armfeldt, Desiree Armfeldt, Malla, Madame Armfeldt and Chorus
Remember?
Chorus
You Must Meet My Wife
Desiree Armfeldt and Fredrik Egerman
Liaisons
Madame Armfeldt
In Praise of Women
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
Every Day a Little Death
Countess Charlotte Malcolm and Anne Egerman
A Weekend in the Country
Company
Act 2
Sung By
The Sun Won't Set
Chorus
It Would Have Been Wonderful
Fredrik Egerman and Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
Perpetual Anticipation
Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Segstrom and Mrs. Anderssen
Send in the Clowns
Desiree Armfeldt
The Miller's Son
Petra
Finale
Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1973 Winner
Produced by
Harold Prince
Best Book of a Musical
1973 Winner
Book by
Hugh Wheeler
Best Original Score
1973 Winner
Music by
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Best Actor in a Musical
1973 Nominee
Len Cariou
Best Actress in a Musical
1973 Winner
Glynis Johns
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1973 Nominee
Laurence Guittard
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1973 Winner
Patricia Elliott
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1973 Nominee
Hermione Gingold
Best Scenic Design
1973 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
Best Costume Design
1973 Winner
Costume Design by
Florence Klotz
Best Lighting Design
1973 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
Best Direction of a Musical
1973 Nominee
Directed by
Harold Prince
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Book
1973 Winner
Book by
Hugh Wheeler
Outstanding Lyrics
1973 Winner
Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Outstanding Music
1973 Winner
Music by
Stephen Sondheim
Outstanding Performance
1973 Winner
Glynis Johns
Patricia Elliott
Outstanding Director
1973 Winner
Directed by
Harold Prince
Most Promising Performer
1973 Winner
D. Jamin-Bartlett
Theatre World
Award
1973 Recipient
D. Jamin-Bartlett
,
Laurence Guittard
and
Patricia Elliott
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Executive Directors: Irving Goldman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld)
Produced by
Harold Prince
; Produced in association with
Ruth Mitchell
Music by
Stephen Sondheim
; Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
; Book by
Hugh Wheeler
; Suggested by the film "Smiles of a Summer Night" by
Ingmar Bergman
; Music orchestrated by
Jonathan Tunick
; Musical Director:
Harold Hastings
; Assistant to Mr. Hastings:
Arthur Wagner
Directed by
Harold Prince
; Choreographed by
Patricia Birch
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
; Costume Design by
Florence Klotz
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound:
Jack Mann
; Hair Design by
Charles La France
General Manager:
Howard Haines
; Company Manager:
Ralph Roseman
Production Stage Manager:
George Martin
; Production Supervisor:
Ruth Mitchell
; First Assistant Stage Manager:
John Grigas
; Second Assistant Stage Manager:
David Wolf
Music published by
Tommy Valando
; Music Preparation Supervisor:
Mathilde Pincus
and
Al Miller
Assistant to Mr. Aronson:
Lisa Jalowetz
,
John J. Moore
and
Robert Mitchell
; Assistant to Miss Klotz:
David Toser
; Assistant to Miss Musser:
R.S. Winkler
Assistant to the Director:
Annette Brafman Meyers
; Press Representative:
Mary Bryant
; Press Assistant:
Bill Evans
; Casting:
Joanna Merlin
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Production Assistant:
Harold Apter
Len Cariou
Fredrik Egerman
Hermione Gingold
Madame Armfeldt
Glynis Johns
Desiree Armfeldt
George Lee Andrews
Broadway debut
Frid
Madame Armfeldt's butler
Despo
Malla
Desiree Armfeldt's maid
Patricia Elliott
Countess Charlotte Malcolm
Beth Fowler
Mrs. Segstrom
Laurence Guittard
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
D. Jamin-Bartlett
Broadway debut
Petra
Judy Kahan
Broadway debut
Fredrika Armfeldt
Mark Lambert
Broadway debut
Henrik Egerman
Barbara Lang
Mrs. Anderssen
Victoria Mallory
Anne Egerman
Teri Ralston
Mrs. Nordstrom
Benjamin Rayson
Mr. Lindquist
Gene Varrone
Mr. Erlanson
Will Sharpe Marshall
Bertrand
a page
Sherry Mathis
Broadway debut
Osa
Standby:
Len Gochman
(Fredrik Egerman, Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm)
Understudies:
Despo
(Madame Armfeldt),
Beth Fowler
(Countess Charlotte Malcolm, Petra),
Barbara Lang
(Desiree Armfeldt),
Will Sharpe Marshall
(Henrik Egerman, Frid) and
Sherry Mathis
(Anne Egerman, Fredrika Armfeldt)
Shubert Theatre
(Feb 25, 1973 - Sep 15, 1973)
Musical Director:
Paul Gemignani
Cast
Sheila K. Adams
Broadway debut
Fredrika Armfeldt
Majestic Theatre
(Sep 17, 1973 - Aug 03, 1974)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Executive Directors: Irving Goldman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld)
Musical Director:
Paul Gemignani
Cast
William Daniels
Fredrik Egerman
Feb 25, 1974 - ?
Joy Franz
Mrs. Nordstrom
Sherry Mathis
Mrs. Anderssen
Dick Sabol
Frid
Madame Armfeldt's butler
music by
Stephen Sondheim
; lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
Overture
Mr. Lindquist, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Anderssen, Mr. Erlanson and Mrs. Segstrom
Night Waltz
Company
Now
Fredrik Egerman
Later
Henrik Egerman
Soon
Anne Egerman, Henrik Egerman and Fredrik Egerman
The Glamorous Life
Fredrika Armfeldt, Desiree Armfeldt, Malla, Madame Armfeldt and Chorus
Remember?
Chorus
You Must Meet My Wife
Desiree Armfeldt and Fredrik Egerman
Liaisons
Madame Armfeldt
In Praise of Women
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
Every Day a Little Death
Countess Charlotte Malcolm and Anne Egerman
A Weekend in the Country
Company
Act 2
Sung By
The Sun Won't Set
Chorus
It Would Have Been Wonderful
Fredrik Egerman and Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
Perpetual Anticipation
Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Segstrom and Mrs. Anderssen
Send in the Clowns
Desiree Armfeldt
The Miller's Son
Petra
Finale
Company
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1973 Winner
Produced by
Harold Prince
Best Book of a Musical
1973 Winner
Book by
Hugh Wheeler
Best Original Score
1973 Winner
Music by
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Best Actor in a Musical
1973 Nominee
Len Cariou
Best Actress in a Musical
1973 Winner
Glynis Johns
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1973 Nominee
Laurence Guittard
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1973 Winner
Patricia Elliott
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1973 Nominee
Hermione Gingold
Best Scenic Design
1973 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
Best Costume Design
1973 Winner
Costume Design by
Florence Klotz
Best Lighting Design
1973 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
Best Direction of a Musical
1973 Nominee
Directed by
Harold Prince
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Book
1973 Winner
Book by
Hugh Wheeler
Outstanding Lyrics
1973 Winner
Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Outstanding Music
1973 Winner
Music by
Stephen Sondheim
Outstanding Performance
1973 Winner
Glynis Johns
Patricia Elliott
Outstanding Director
1973 Winner
Directed by
Harold Prince
Most Promising Performer
1973 Winner
D. Jamin-Bartlett
Theatre World
Award
1973 Recipient
D. Jamin-Bartlett
,
Laurence Guittard
and
Patricia Elliott
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