Happy Pride weekend! This year, do something a bit more highbrow than usual by dipping into dalliances of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music. From Thursday June 27th to Saturday June 29th, acclaimed director Marc Bruni will direct an all star cast featuring a the 53 piece Orchestra of St. Lukes. This 53-piece version nearly doubles the size of the original, which was orchestrated for a 27-piece orchestra. Legendary orchestrator Jonathan Tunick will lend new orchestrations to the piece.
Mr.Tunick himself will conduct the 53-piece Orchestra of St. Lukes, playing for an impressive line-up of notables including Susan Graham, Cynthia Erivo, Marsha Mason, Ruthie Ann Miles, Ron Raines, Kerstin Anderson, Jonathan Christopher, Jason Gotay, Ellie Fishman, Jin Ha, Addie Harrington, Shuler Hensley, Samantha Hill, Andrea Jones-Sojola, and Ross Lekites.
A recent press release details more information:
"A Little Night Music was originally produced and directed on Broadway in 1973 by Harold Prince, garnering 12 Tony® Award nominations and winning six Tony® Awards including Best Musical. A Little Night Music is Sondheim’s eighth musical, featuring his widely beloved ballad “Send in the Clowns,” and is a musical adaptation of the 1955 film Smiles of a Summer Night.
The creative team for A Little Night Music In Concert includes music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, vocal direction by Rob Berman, lighting design by Ken Billington and sound design by Dan Moses Schreier. Associate Producer is Michael Harrington and Consulting Producer is Ted Chapin. A Little Night Music In Concert is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Tickets for A Little Night Music In Concert are on sale at the David Geffen Hall box office (10 Lincoln Center Plaza) Open Monday – Saturday 10AM – 6PM, and Sunday 12PM – 6PM. Or call Center Charge 212-721-6500 Monday – Saturday 10AM – 8PM and Sunday 12-6PM.
For more information, visit alittlenightmusicconcert.com."
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