A Little Night Music

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Suggested by a Film by Ingmar Bergman
Originally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Musical Direction by Valerie Maze
Music Supervision by Roberta Duchak
Directed by William Brown

May 1 - August 12, 2012

Location: 325 Tudor Ct | Get Directions ›

Running Time: Two hours and forty minutes

Set in turn of the century Sweden, A Little Night Music is a sumptuous musical celebration of love. Desirée Armfeldt has always captured the hearts of men. When both of her lovers—and their wives—show up for a weekend in the country, the boundless possibilities of an old romance and newly awakened passions bring endless surprises.

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About the Play

Full of quick wit and evoking the harmonious rhythm of waltz time, Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music is the must-see musical of the season!

Meet the Artists

	Brianna Borger (Petra)
	Shannon Cochran* (Desireee Armfeldt)
	Shannon Corey (Fredrika Armfeldt)
	Brandon Dahlquist* (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm)
	Deanna Dunagan* (Madame Armfeldt)
	J. Michael Finley* (Frid)
	Kristen French (Anne Egerman)
	Cory Goodrich* (Malla)
	Royen Kent (Henrik Egerman)
	Tiffany Scott* (Countess Charlotte Malcolm)
	Jonathan Weir* (Fredrik Egerman)

Kevin Depinet (Scenic Designer)
Rachel Anne Healy (Costume Designer)
Jesse Klug (Lighting Designer)
Andrew Hansen (Sound Designer)
Nick Heggestad (Properties Designer)
Malcolm Ruhl (Re-Orchestrations)
David Castellanos* (Stage Manager)

Reviews

“Stagings of A Little Night Music are no longer rare, this one tops them all. You'll wait a long time—maybe even forever—to see [it] done better.”
The Wall Street Journal

“FOUR STARS! - Exquisitely done. Makes you never want to see this show on a large stage.”
C hicago Tribune

“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - It would be difficult to imagine a more glorious rendering of A Little Night Music than the one now [at] Writers’ Theatre...”
Chicago Sun-Times

“Magical! Adds new dimensions to a masterpiece. Smart directorial choices.”
The Huffington Post

“Those million-dollar, $200-a-ticket endeavors on Broadway have nothing on Writers’ Theatre’s A Little Night Music.”
Pioneer Press

“A dream come true. This kind of theatrical intimacy can make the audience feel extremely lucky.”
Windy City Times

“Writers’ Theatre’s intimate space on Tudor Court in Glencoe is the perfect venue for this Sondheim gem. You’ll not hear finer singing anywhere.”
Chicago Critic