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."
BONUS: Sondheim & Judaism (with Michael & Ida Rae Cahana)!
3.5 Follies!
3.4 Company!
3.3 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum & Anyone Can Whistle!
3.2 Gypsy!
BONUS: Steven Spielburg’s West Side Story!
3.1 West Side Story! (Sondheim Season Premiere)
BONUS: Schmigadoon – Season 1!
2.4 Paint Your Wagon!
2.3 Camelot & Gigi!
2.2 My Fair Lady!
2.1 Brigadoon!
BONUS: In Conversation with Robin Kermode
1.7 Allegro!
1.6 The Sound of Music!
1.5 The King and I!
1.4 South Pacific!
1.3 Carousel!
1.2 Oklahoma!
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