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Night music book12/28/2023 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is vibrant palette of swirling romanticism with shadings from the pervading sadness of approaching middle age, and the realization of missed romantic opportunities is caught with piercing truth and ravishing music. It may be Wheeler's finest script which is high praise indeed considering he has written so many amazing shows. Sondheim's lyrics become riveting mini-plays within the play.Īttention is paid to every detail and character in this musical made up of love, sex, death, memory and midsummer magic.Ī LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is a beautifully crafted romantic musical comedy. You see this most clearly in the pivotal relationship between the lawyer Fredrik Egerman, and his old flame Desiree Armfeldt. ![]() Songs and situation are perfectly integrated in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Sondheim is matched every step of the way by Hugh Wheeler's witty book, inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is not just a show about love, but about the redemptive power of love.Ī LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, set in Sweden at the turn of the 20th Century, soars on the strength of Sondheim’s magnificent music and gorgeous, clever lyrics. It centers on love’s desires, follies, regrets, and second chances. Of late, my choice is falls with A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.Ī LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is a brilliant romantic musical comedy, perhaps the best ever written for the stage. ![]() What is Sondheim's greatest solo show? Sometimes I vote for SWEENEY TODD, other days it's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul But it's bad for the heart.
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