The original cast of “Beautiful Girls” from “Follies” (1971) with the inevitable Roscoe (Michael Bartlett). Photo by Martha Swope.April 4, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Is it fair…

Stephen Sondheim’s Roxbury home was a welcome exurban retreat for the legendary composer, a place where he could escape the pressures of New York, create in a bucolic atmosphere and relax with those closest t…

Dual record set for “Sondheim: A Musical Tribute,” or as it’s commonly known, the “Scrabble Album” (1973).March 11, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler First published March 11, 2023.…

James Jennings’ New Dancing in the Meadow Brings Feel Good Vibes to the ATA James Jennings, legendary Founder of the American Theatre of Actors, brings another rich character study to the Beckmann Theatre, al…

The cast has been revealed for Brigadoon at Pasadena Playhouse! The cast will feature Tony Award and six time Emmy Award Winner Tyne Daly as Widow Lundie (previously Mr. Lundie), Tony Award Nominee Max von Esse…

Get a first look at Tony Award nominee Will Swenson Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd in this all-new video. The production has musical direction by Darryl Archibald, chor…

Get a first look at Tony Award nominee Will Swenson Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. The production has musical direction by Darryl Archibald, choreography by Lee Martin…

Get a first look at Tony Award nominee Will Swenson Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita in rehearsals for Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. The production has musical direction will be by Darryl Archibald, ch…

That December 18th is the anniversary of Ossie Davis’ birth made me think of the 1962 musical BRAVO GIOVANNI. No, although Davis interacted with three musicals in his career, BRAVO GIOVANNI wasn’t one of th…

Three dream roles have so far eluded Plasma (aka Taylor Ratliff). The RuPaul's Drag Race superstar has been busy working on her debut album, Is Miss Thing On? (Live from Joe’s Pub) out November 7 on Joy Machi…

Three dream roles have so far eluded Plasma (aka Taylor Ratliff). The RuPaul's Drag Race superstar has been busy working on her debut album, Is Miss Thing On? (Live from Joe’s Pub) out November 7 on Joy Machi…

A Little Night Music - NYC Opera- 1990

A Little Night Music Special with Judi Dench (1995)

John McMartin stars alongside Lois Nettleton and Glynis Johns.

The Broadway revival of the musical Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher, has completed casting. Directed by Michael Mayer and choreographed by Lorin Latarr, the show will begi…

The third season of The Gilded Age may be over, but the Broadway legends who make up the cast are still giving viewers lots of content to live for. "Once upon a time a group of actors were waiting for the rain …

Ogunquit Playhouse has released new photos of its production of High Society, the Matt Lenz-directed musical with Cole Porter’s timeless tunes. The production runs July 24 thru August 23 in Ogunquit, Maine. L…

 Starting to look back on the first quarter century on our YouTube parody timeline, gearing up for my upcoming parody lyric book  21st Century Oldies, The First Quarter Century: What a One-Percent World! - 21…

Barrington Stage Company has announced the world premiere of Something Beautiful: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty, an exhilarating new concert event celebrating the music of Tony Award-winning songwriting team…

Stephen Sondheim’s final musical reaches the National, a SIX queen flirts with the supernatural and the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye outdoors at Regent’s Park. These are just a few of the shows on…

Bernadette Peters has long been heralded as one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim’s greatest interpreters. The actress originated roles in Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods and starred in…

Donna McKechnie onstage at 54 Below in her new Sondheim show.April 22, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler In her current three-performance engagement at 54 Below, the amazing Donna McKechnie te…

The Adam Guettel musical Floyd Collins, based on the true story of a Kentucky cave explorer, celebrated the opening night of its Broadway premiere at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on April 21. Broadway.com was …

Old Friends, a new revue celebrating the work of the great Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim—featuring an all-star cast singing songs from Into the Woods, Company, A Little Night Music and more—opened at…

Some of the YouTubes from this blog's Sondheim-themed parodies - remembering Mr. Sondheim on his birthday in the way this blog usually does  The producer of a few CDs I'd worked on, Bruce Kimmel, had gotten an…

Our neighbors to the north are in the news a lot these days. I've been thinking about them quite a bit, and this week's game is all about Canadians on Broadway. Broadway Games: Oh, Canada! DIRECTIONS: Name …

At This Theatre: The Majestic Lately, the Majestic Theatre has been in the news lately. First, after more than three and a half decades, it lost its longest-running tenant, The Phantom of the Opera. Then it wa…

While discussing how Gypsy came about with The New Yorker, Audra McDonald revealed that another iconic Sondheim role might be on the horizon in the future.

The incredibly photogenic Lee Remick (1935–91).October 24, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today by Ron Fassler In 1982, when John Pielmeier’s Agnes of God was trying out in Boston, the top billing went to Lee…

Composer Stephen Sondheim’s greatness lies “beyond the clever lyrics, beyond the complex music.” Sondheim can make you a better person:   “The ambitions, dreams, disasters, and fixations of Sondheim�…

On one hand, there could never be too many books about Stephen Sondheim. On the other hand, each book should be able to justify its existence through untold stories (are there any?), a new point of view, or acc…

BroadwayWorld has learned that Kathleen Turner, who is currently playing Madame Armfeldt in Ogunquit Playhouse's production of A Little Night Music, fell ill during Friday, August 16 matinee performance.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at The Axelrod Performing Arts Center's The Bridges of Madison County, The Musical, starring Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Finian's Rainbo…

Stage and screen star Kathleen Turner is leading the cast of A Little Night Music at Ogunquit Playhouse as Madame Armfeldt. Directed by Hunter Foster, performances will run through August 17 at Ogunquit Playho…

★★★★☆ Julia Murney, Kathleen Turner and an excellent ensemble collaborate on an atypically sensual take on a Wheeler/Sondheim masterpiece The post From Maine: A Little Night Music, Big Smiles of a Sum…

Get a first look at photos of A Little Night Music at Ogunquit Playhouse. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Blair Brown and John Dossett star in A Little Night Music at the Kennedy Center in 2002

Nik Walker, Julia Murney, and more are in the starry cast of the Sondheim musical at the Maine theatre.

Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music In Concert, featuring brand new orchestrations by legendary orchestrator and lifelong Sondheim collaborator Jonathan Tunick recently hit the stage at David Geffen H…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at The Stratford Festival's new production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. In this clip, Sara Farb performs 'The Miller's Son.'

The comlete cast is set for Ogunquit Playhouse's summer production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music, directed by Tony nominee Hunter Foster. Performances will run from July 18 throu…

Kathleen Turner is starring in the Maine production of the Stephen Sondheim musical.

Ogunquit Playhouse has announced the full cast for their production of A Little Night Music. Learn more about the full cast here!

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review N/A – The Play, A Little Night Music In Concert, Dark Noon @ St. Ann’s Warehouse, The Welkin @ Linda Gross Theater, Robeson @ The Amph on Little …

 For Gay Pride Parade Day:   This was my “I’m Still Queer” -a  parody-tribute of Stephen Sondheim's “I’m Still Here” looking at four decades of New York City theatergoing  https://www.youtube.co…

The four concerts at Lincoln Center feature new orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick and a new libretto by John Doyle.

Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music In Concert, featuring brand new orchestrations by legendary orchestrator and lifelong Sondheim collaborator Jonathan Tunick began performances last night at David G…

★★★☆☆ Marc Bruni directs a sonically lush but somewhat disappointing concert version of Sondheim and Wheeler’s 19th century-set romantic romp The post A Little Night Music: 53 Musicians? The Glamoro…

Jonathan Tunick, Stephen Sondheim’s longtime collaborator, unveiled a grand orchestration of “A Little Night Music” that deserves more than a concert.

I went to the opening night concert. Jonathan Tunick conducted a 53 piece orchestra and it was a glorious night at David Geffen Hall. It starred Marsha Mason who played Madame Armfeldt, I remember her in The Go…

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On June 27, the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical A Little Night Music will be presented in concert at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, its ravishing, romantic score having been lavished with new orche…

 With "A Little Night Music" opening at Lincoln Center tonight- At the beginning of this (first two minutes), "Every Day I'm on the Net" as Countess Charlotte longingly searches for reasonably priced tickets t…

Get a sneak peek at Tony winner Ruthie and Milles and Kerstin Anderson perform a number from the 4-night-only concert of A Little Night Music at Lincoln Center's Geffen Hall.

An all-star cast will perform the Sondheim musical this week at Lincoln Center, backed by a 53-piece orchestra.

The Stephen Sondheim score is performed with a newly expanded symphonic orchestration by Jonathan Tunick, who is conducting an ensemble of 53.

Kathleen Turner, the Oscar and Tony-nominated actress, will portray Madame Armfeldt in the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical A Little Night Music at Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. The limited engagement, dire…

Stage and screen star Kathleen Turner will lead the cast of A Little Night Music at Ogunquit Playhouse as Madame Armfeldt. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

The stage and screen star will be Madame Armfeldt in the Hunter Foster-directed production.

Check out rehearsal photos for A Little Night Music In Concert. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

John Doyle will direct the four concerts at Lincoln Center, which will feature new orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, who will also conduct.

Cynthia Erivo stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday to discuss some of her latest projects, including her turn as Elphaba in the highly anticipated film adaptation of Wicked. Erivo will al…

Abe Jacob accepts his 2024 Special Tony Award. The remarkable career of Abe Jacob has spanned over six decades. He started in Rock and Roll at McCune Sound in San Francisco and went on to create concert sound …

“A Little Night Music” celebrates mature love—the kind that happens after you’ve been around for a while; less fireworks, more bemusement.

The sexual round-robin that swirls through the heart of composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s lilting masterpiece A Little Night Music is set in motion by regrets over paths both taken and not. With a dazzling…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexa…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Another episode is ready, get set to join White Plains Performing Arts Center's production of A Little Night Music in rehearsal, meet the starry cast of Exit The King and take an i…

A re-orchestrated version of A Little Night Music will premiere at Lincoln Center. Tunick says Sweeney Todd is next.

Catherine Zeta Jones in "A Little Night Music." (Photo by Joan Marcus) I'm not sure any Stephen Sondheim show is really underrated anymore—there are passionate partisans for every one, from Anyone Can Whist…

A lovely production of A Little Night Music is running at Theatre 2020 in Brooklyn Heights thru May 12th. I highly recommend it. The show has some excellent acting and much wonderful singing. Josh Powell as Fre…

The full list of theatrical honors for the Los Angeles area was revealed in an April 8 ceremony.

Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, starring Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo (Petra), Tony Award winner Ruthie Ann Miles (Countess Charlotte), Tony Award nominee Ron Raines (Fredrik Egerman) and opera…

John Doyle will direct the four concerts, which will feature new orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, who will also conduct.

Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music In Concert, featuring brand new orchestrations by legendary orchestrator and lifelong Sondheim collaborator Jonathan Tunick, will play David Geffen Hall at New York Cit…

Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? This week includes productions from Capital Stage, Carlisle Regi…