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A Little Night Music

Writers' Theatre's A Little Night Music Captivates

Robert Bullen | Posted 07.18.2012 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Around Town, Stephen Sondheim, Chicago Arts, Chicago Theater, A Little Night Music, A Little Night Music Show, A Little Night Music Musicals, Writers' Theater Chicago, Writers' Theatre, Chicago News
Robert Bullen

There's something magical happening up in Glencoe, Ill. It's a sparkling new production of a Little Night Music -- a sophisticated, romantic comedy set in 20th century Sweden.

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WATCH: Stephen Sondheim: West Side Story Is 'Embarrassing'

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Video, A Little Night Music, Musicals, Stephen Sondheim Broadway, Stephen Sondheim Musical, Broadway, Stephen Sondheim, Home News

Stephen Sondheim ain't a Jet or a Shark. In fact, he's not too crazy about his landmark musical, 'West Side Story,' at all. The famed composer/lyrici...

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First Nighter: Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine "Passion" Gives Passion a Bad Name

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: A Little Night Music, David Thaxton, Terry Jardine, Stephen Sondheim, Barbara Cook, Neil Austin, Sweeney Todd, Christopher Oram, Nick Lidster, James Lapine, Passione D'Amore, Donmar Warehouse, Jonathan Tunick, Passion, Scarlett Strallen, Scott Ambler, Roundabout, Obsession, Film Review, Relationships, Broadway, Film, Soundtracks, Love, Entertainment News
David Finkle

Passion is a depiction of romantic obsession and the subtly destructive ends to which romantic obsession can lead -- all of it outfitted with somber, totally humorless Sondheim songs.

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A Grand Night Music

Shai Baitel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Broadway, Theater, A Little Night Music, Arts News
Shai Baitel

It is not just the new cast of A Little Night Music that makes or breaks a show. There is something magical about this production that makes it stand out. I suspect that the secret may even be in its modesty.

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Watch: Broadway's Stephen Sondheim Theatre Turns on Its Lights

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Times Square, Theatre, Patti LuPone, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Arts, Broadway, Musicals, Stephen Sondheim, Nathan Lane, New York City, Arts News
James Sims

Stephen Sondheim, the creator of Sweeney Todd and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum joined the ranks of theatrical legends with the naming of a Broadway theatre in his honor.

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First Nighter: Stephen Sondheim Wants to Know

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Do I Hear a Waltz?, Broadway, Follies, Stephen Sondheim, Gypsy, Company, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Anyone Can Whistle, Merrily We Roll Along, Passion, The Mad Show, Dick Tracy, Road Show, Arts News
David Finkle

In celebration of Stephen Sondheim's eightieth birthday, his songs are being sung even more this year than they usually are -- which in Manhattan intimate rooms is quite often, to say the least.

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On the Culture Front: Arcade Fire, The Original Copy, The Black Keys and A Little Night Music

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: A Little Night Music, Angela Lansbury, Music, Marcel Duchamp, Theater, Elaine Stritch, Tim Burton, Stephen Sondheim, New York, Trevor Nunn, Bernadette Peters, Black Keys, Bruce Nauman, Arcade Fire, Walker Evans, Marina Abramovic, Museum of Modern Art, Catherine Zeta-Jones, New York News
Chris Kompanek

Both Arcade Fire and The Black Keys sound as good, or better, live, so I try to catch them when they come into town.

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Will Ferrell Serenades Letterman With 'Send In The Clowns' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Will Ferrell on Letterman, Will Ferrell a Little Night Music, Will Ferrell, Video, Will Ferrell Send in the Clowns, A Little Night Music, David Letterman, Comedy News

Appearing on Letterman (in his "summer suit" no less), Will Ferrell did what he does best...sing show tunes. Wait, what? When asked about his upcomi...

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My First Time Seeing Sondheim's A Little Night Music

Albert Imperato | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: A Little Night Music, Ingmar Bergman, Elaine Stritch, Broadway, Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette Peters, Mozart, Alexander Hanson, New York News
Albert Imperato

Last night, a writer friend of mine gave me an unexpected and extremely moving gift: he took me to my first performance of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music.

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First-Nighter: London's Sweet Charity Sufficiently Sweet

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park With George, Dorothy Fields, Menier Chocolate Factory, Tiffany Graves, Paul J Medford, Mark Umbers, Little Shop of Horrors, Giullietta Masina, Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, Josefina Gabrielle, Matthew Wright, La Cage Aux Folles, Matthew White, Tim Shortall, Stephen Mear, Neil Simon, Federico Fellini, Cy Coleman, Tasmin Outhwaite, Nights of Cabiria, Sweet Charity, Entertainment News
David Finkle

These days, the clever fabric manufacturers able to do whatever they want with a proven musical comedy are the folks at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

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Elaine Stritch -- An Evening of Fire and Wisdom

Adam Hanft | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: At Home at the Carlyle: Elaine Stritch, Upper West Side, A Little Night Music, Anyone Can Whistle, Jonathan Tunick, Jule Styne, Elaine Stritch, Rob Bowman, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Send in the Clowns, Gypsy, Company, New York News
Adam Hanft

You go to cabaret for an impossible alchemy of exposed emotion, phrasing, the occasional clink of a champagne flute, an evening of enriched uranium. You go to cabaret for Elaine Stritch.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Makes Broadway Debut To Mixed Reviews (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Broadway, Angela Lansbury, A-Little-Night-Music, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Entertainment News

Catherine Zeta-Jones made her Broadway debut Sunday night as aging actress Desiree in the Stephen Sondheim musical 'A Little Night Music.' She starred...

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Seeing Stars in Hollywood and New York

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jim Carrey, Angela Lansbury, All About Steve, Bill Pullman, Oleanna, Hugh Jackman, A View From the Bridge, Kristin Stewart, Cate Blanchett, God of Carnage, James Cameron, Avatar, The Blind Side, A Little Night Music, The Proposal, Julia Stiles, Wicked, Sandra Bullock, Twilight, A Christmas Carol, Robert Pattinson, A Steady Rain, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Hangover, Arthur Miller, Jude Law, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tom Cruise, David Mamet, Daniel Craig, Entertainment News
David Finkle

Just as the Hollywood Powers That Be are beginning to consider the lessening impact of box-office stars, the Broadway Powers That Be are concluding the only box-office sure-things are star names.

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Theater: London Summer Roundup

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: New York Times, Ben Brantley, A Little Night Music, West End, Peter Pan, Cannes Film Festival, Woody Allen, War Horse, Disney, The National, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Before and after the Cannes Film Festival, I spent time in London catching up on theater and museums. Here's a roundup, beginning with shows that are still running, so -- if you're headed to Europe...

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