We're talking about Sondheim's most commercially successful musical, A Little Night Music (1973) – a witty, clever sex comedy made up, in Hal Prince’s famous words, of "whipped cream with knives."
We Talk About:
– The show’s big themes – love, sex & time – and how they find expression in the music, especially the now-iconic "Send in the Clowns."
– Three generations exploring love & relationships and the nature of aging.
– The complicated nature of intergenerational relationships – both creepy and beautiful.
– The problem of timing, and the complication of lining up sexual attraction with the commitment that love demands.
You’ll Hear:
– Both Glynnis Johns and Catherine Zeta-Jones singing "Send in the Clowns" from the 1973 Original Broadway Cast and the 2010 Broadway Revival Cast recordings.
– Elaine Tompkinson singing “The Glamorous Life” from the 1975 Film Soundtrack.
– The company of the Original Broadway Cast singing "Overture," "Remember," "You Must Meet My Wife," "Now," "Liasons,” and "The Miller’s Son."
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5.6 A Star is Born!
5.5 The Way We Were!
5.4 On A Clear Day!
5.3 Hello, Dolly!
5.2 Funny Girl!
Season 5: Barbra Streisand!
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Introducing... The Gospel of Musical Theatre!
4.6 Starlight Express & Sunset Boulevard!
4.5 Phantom of the Opera!
4.4 CATS!
4.3 Evita!
4.2 Jesus Christ Superstar!
4.1 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!
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3.10 Into the Woods! (with Ed Bacon!)
3.9 Sunday in the Park with George!
3.8 Merrily We Roll Along!
3.7 Sweeney Todd! (with Arwen Myers!)
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