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A Little Night Music
Musical
Royal National Theatre Cast

Music by Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler

Suggested by the film Smiles of a Summer Night by Ingmar Bergman

Description / My Opinion
Footlight - Ordered 01/12/2000 - Received 01/31/2000

Director: Sean Mathias

This production opened at The Oliver Theatre, 26 September 1995.

The booklet contains 2 big (one of which is a background for the text), 6 medium, and 1 small color pictures of the show. There is also a very small B&W picture of Jonathan Shalit (Impresario). There is a 4 pages interview with Stephen Sondheim by Michael Ratcliffe and a 3 pages synopsis of the production by Lyn Haill in a very small caracter size.

Well well well, here's another recording of A Little Night Music, and I was very happy to get it, at least because this is a musical I really love, probably one of my 5 best. I've generally been deceived by some aspects of other performances than the Original Cast (only some aspects, though, like Henrik's Later rendition and some other details). So I was shivering in anticipation when I opened the jewel box and put the CD into the player. I directly jumped to Later and I was not deceived. Then I listened at the whole recording and I must say that it's really a very high quality recording. The sound is excellent, the performances are perfect, and it's A Little Night Music. I think this recording is very close to the Original Broadway Cast in spirit. It has a somehow more modern sound than the Original Cast, this is for now my prefered version of this musical.

Musical Numbers
11:22OvertureMrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mr. Lindquist, Mr. Erlanson
23:15Night WaltzThe Company
33:13NowFredrik
42:33LaterHenrik
54:22SoonAnne, Henrik, Fredrik
65:54The Glamorous LifeFredrika, Desirée, Madame Armfeldt, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mr. Lindquist, Mr. Erlanson, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen
72:36Remember?Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mr. Lindquist, Mr. Erlanson
84:43You Must Meet My WifeDesirée, Fredrik
95:39LiaisonsMadame Armfeldt
104:36In Praise Of WomenCarl-Magnus
My Husband The PigCharlotte
112:45Every Day A Little DeathCharlotte, Anne
126:58A Weekend In The CountryThe Company
133:18The Sun Won't SetMrs. Anderssen, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mr. Lindquist, Mr. Erlanson
142:09Night Waltz IIMrs. Nordstrom, Mr. Erlanson, Mr. Lindquist, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen
154:04It Would Have Been WonderfulFredrik, Carl-Magnus
161:25Perpetual AnticipationMrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen
172:01Dinner TableThe Company
184:26Send In The ClownsDesirée
194:11The Miller's SonPetra
203:13Send In The Clowns (Reprise)Desirée, Fredrik
211:17Last WaltzThe Orchestra
The Cast
Madame Armfeldt Siân Phillips
Desirée Armfeldt Judi Dench
Fredrika Armfeldt Claire Cox
Fredrik Egerman Laurence Guittard
Henrik Egerman Brendan O'Hea
Anne Egerman Joanna Riding
Petra Issy Van Randwyck
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm Lambert Wilson
Countess Charlotte Malcolm Patricia Hodge
Mr. Lindquist Stephen Hanley
Mrs. Nordstrom Ernestina Quarcoo
Mrs. Anderssen Di Botcher
Mr. Erlanson Tim Godwin
Mr. Erlanson John Owen-Jones
Mrs. Segstrom Morag McLaren
Frid Paul Kynman
Malla Kate Dyson
Bertrand Timothy Armstrong-Taylor
Osa Louise Breckon-Richards
Stig Joe Maddison
Regina Sylvia Griffin
Max Thierry Harcourt

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