Press - A Little Night Music

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
book by Hugh Wheeler
suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman
originally produced on Broadway by Harold Prince
September 7 - October 7, 2007
Segerstrom Stage

There never has been a weekend in the country quite like this, as loves are lost, found, yearned for and sent packing to the tune of some of the most breathtaking songs ever written, including the classic “Send in the Clowns.” Sophisticated and stylish, this glorious musical comedy based on Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night abounds with effervescent wit as romantic liaisons are played out beneath the mysterious night lights of Sweden at the turn of the century.

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Fredrik (Mark Jacoby, right) attempts a graceful exit after a liaison with Desirée (Stephanie Zimbalist) which they both deny to the Count (Damon Kirsche) in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s waltz-filled musical comedy, A Little Night Music, on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory from Sept. 7 – Oct. 7. Photos by Henry DiRocco/SCR.	"Send in the Clowns," the classic number from Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s waltz-filled musical comedy, A Little Night Music, is sung by Desirée (Stephanie Zimbalist) to Fredrik (Mark Jacoby) on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory from Sept. 7 – Oct. 7. Photos by Henry DiRocco/SCR.

Desirée (Stephanie Zimbalist) and Fredrik (Mark Jacoby) reflect on love's follies in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s waltz-filled musical comedy, A Little Night Music, on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory from Sept. 7 – Oct. 7. Photos by Henry DiRocco/SCR.	The dual is over and lovers, Desirée (Stephanie Zimbalist) and Fredrik (Mark Jacoby), foreground, and the Count (Damon Kirsche) and Charlotte (Amanda Naughton) reunite in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s waltz-filled musical comedy, A Little Night Music, on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory from Sept. 7 – Oct. 7. Photos by Henry DiRocco/SCR.

The dual is over and lovers, Desirée (Stephanie Zimbalist) and Fredrik (Mark Jacoby), foreground, and the Count (Damon Kirsche) and Charlotte (Amanda Naughton) reunite in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s waltz-filled musical comedy, A Little Night Music, on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory from Sept. 7 – Oct. 7. Photos by Henry DiRocco/SCR.	The cast of A Little Night Music prepare for "A Weekend in the Country" in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s waltz-filled musical comedy, on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory from Sept. 7 – Oct. 7. Photos by Henry DiRocco/SCR.