Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Suggested by the film Smiles of a Summer Night by Ingmar Bergman

Productions

Cast

Mr. Lindquist - Benjamin Rayson
Mrs. Nordstrom - Teri Ralston [replaced by Joy Franz]
Mrs. Anderssen - Barbara Lang [replaced by Sherry Mathis, after which Barbara Lang returned]
Mr. Erlanson - Gene Varrone [replaced by David Vosburgh]
Mrs. Segstrom - Beth Fowler
Fredrika Armfeldt - Judy Kahan [replaced by Sheila K. Adams]
Madame Armfeldt - Hermione Gingold
Frid, her butler - George Lee Andrews [replaced by Dick Sabol]
Henrik Egerman - Mark Lambert
Anne Egerman - Victoria Mallory
Fredrik Egerman - Len Cariou [replaced by William Daniels]
Petra - D. Jamin-Bartlett
Desiree Armfeldt - Glynis Johns
Malla, her maid - Despo
Bertrand, a page - Will Sharpe Marshall
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Laurence Guittard
Countess Charlotte Malcolm -Patricia Elliott
Osa - Sherry Mathis

Opened February 26, 1974 at the Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia
Closed February 13, 1975 at the Shubert Theatre, Boston
Produced by Harold Prince
in association with Ruth Mitchell
Directed by Harold Prince
Choreography by Patricia Birch
Scenic Production Designed by Boris Aronson
Costumes Designed by Florence Klotz
Lighting Designed by Tharon Musser
Musical Direction by Richard Parrinello
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

Cast

Mr. Lindquist - Elliot Savage
Mrs. Nordstrom - Kris Karlowski
Mrs. Anderssen - Marina MacNeal
Mr. Erlanson - Joe McGrath
Mrs. Segstrom - Karen Zenker
Fredrika Armfeldt - Marti Morris
Madame Armfeldt - Margaret Hamilton
Frid, her butler - Jonathan Banks
Henrik Egerman - Stephen Lebew
Anne Egerman - Virginia Pulos
Fredrik Egerman - George Lee Andrews
Petra - Mary Ann Chinn
Desiree Armfeldt - Jean Simmons
Bertrand, a page - James Ferrier
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Ed Evanko
Countess Charlotte Malcolm -Andra Akers
Osa - Verna Pierce

Opened April 15, 1975 at the Adelphi Theatre
Closed April 3, 1976; Ran for 406 performances
Produced by Ruth Mitchell, Frank Milton,
Eddie Kulukundis & Richard Pilbrow
in association with Bernard Delfont
Directed by Harold Prince
Choreography by Patricia Birch
Production Supervised by George Martin
Scenic Production Designed by Boris Aronson
Costumes Designed by Florence Klotz
Lighting Designed by Tharon Musser
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Musical Direction by Ray Cook
Sound by David Collision
Music Published by Tommy Valando

Cast

Mr. Lindquist - John J. Moore
Mrs. Nordstrom - Chris Melville
Mrs. Anderssen - Liz Robertson
Mr. Erlanson - David Bexon
Mrs. Segstrom - Jacquey Chappell
Fredrika Armfeldt - Christine McKenna
Madame Armfeldt - Hermione Gingold [replaced by Angela Baddeley]
Frid, her butler - Michael Harbour
Henrik Egerman - Terry Mitchell
Anne Egerman - Veronica Page
Fredrik Egerman - Joss Ackland
Petra - Diane Langton
Desiree Armfeldt - Jean Simmons [replaced by Virginia McKenna]
Bertrand, a page - Christopher Beeching
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - David Kernan
Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Maria Aitken
Osa - Penelope Potter

Musical Numbers

[same as the Broadway Production]

Released by New World Pictures in March, 1978
[filmed in 1976]
Produced by Sasche-Wien Films
in association with Elliott Kastner
Executive Producer: Heinz Lazek
Directed by Harold Prince
Screenplay by Hugh Wheeler
Edited by John Jympson
Photographed by Arthur Ibbertson, B.S.C.
Art Direction by Herta Pischinger
Costumes by Florence Klotz
Choreography by Patricia Birch
Music Scored and Supervised by Jonathan Tunick
Musical Director: Paul Gemignani
Presented by Roger Corman - A New World Picture

Cast

Desiree Armfeldt - Elizabeth Taylor
Charlotte Mittelheim - Diana Rigg
Frederick Egerman - Len Cariou
Anne Egerman - Lesley-Anne Down
Mme. Armfeldt - Hermione Gingold
Carl-Magnus Mittelheim - Laurence Guittard
Erich Egerman - Christopher Guard
Fredericka Armfeldt - Chloe Franks
Burt - Heins Marecek
Petra - Lesley Duncan
Conductor - Jonathan Tunick

Video Recording

• Videotape [NTSC VHS] 19?? [Embassy 4007]
• Videotape [PAL VHS] 19?4 [IMC Video Limited CD0027]
• Laserdisc, 1990 [Nelson Entertainment / Image ID7557NL] (124 mins.)
• DVD, June 2007 [Hen's Tooth Video 4108] (124 mins.)

Opened March 20, 1981 at the York Theater [off-off Broadway]
Produced by The York Players [Janet Hayes Walker, Artistic Director]
Directed by Fran Soeder

Opened May 9, 1985
Produced by the Equity Library Theater
[George Wojtasik, Managing Director]
Directed by Susan H. Schulman

Opened October 6, 1989 at the Piccadilly Theatre
Closed February 17, 1990;
Ran for 144 performances
Produced by H. M. Tennent Ltd.,
by arrangement with
the Chichester Festival Theatre
(John Gale, Executive Producer)
Directed by Ian Judge
Designed by Mark Thompson
Choreography by Anthony Van Laast
Lighting by Nick Chelton
Sound by Matthew Gale
Music Supervised by John Owen Edwards
Musical Director: Roger Ward

Cast

Madame Armfeldt - Lila Kedrova
Desiree Armfeldt - Dorothy Tutin
Fredrika Armfeldt - Debra Beaumont
Frid, her manservant - David Hitchen
Fredrik Egerman - Peter McEnery
Henrik Egerman - Alexander Hanson
Anne Egerman - Deborah Poplett
Petra, their maid - Sara Weymouth
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Eric Flynn
Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Susan Hampshire
Malla - Mandi Martin
Osa - Susan Paule
Mrs. Nordstrom - Dinah Harris
Mrs. Anderssen - Hilary Western
Mrs. Segstrom - Susan Flannery
Mr. Erlanson - Michael Bulman
Mr. Lindquist - Martin Nelson

Opened August 3, 1990 at the New York State Theatre
Ran 11 performances in repertory through November 7, 1990
Opened July 9, 1991 and ran 7 performances through August 10, 1991
Presented by the New York City Opera
[Christopher Keene, General Director]
Conducted by Paul Gemignani
Directed by Scott Ellis
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Scenery Designed by Michael Anania
Costumes Designed by Lindsay W. Davis
Lighting Designed by Dawn Chiang
Choreography by Susan Stroman
Sound Designed by Abe Jacob

Cast

Mr. Lindquist - Ron Baker
Mrs. Nordstrom - Lisa Saffer
Mrs. Anderssen - Barbara Shirvis
Mr. Erlanson - Michael Rees Davis (1991: Peter Blanchet)
Mrs. Segstrom - Susanne Marsee
Fredrika Armfeldt - Danielle Ferland
Madame Armfeldt - Regina Resnick (1991: Elaine Bonazzi)
Frid, her butler - David Comstock (1991: David Fuller)
Henrik Egerman - Kevin Anderson
Anne Egerman - Beverly Lambert
Fredrik Egerman - George Lee Andrews
Petra - Susan Terry (1991: Joanna Glushak)
Desiree Armfeldt - Sally Ann Howes
Malla, her maid - Raven Wilkinson
Bertrand, a page - Michael Rees Davis (1991: Peter Blanchet)
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Michael Maguire
Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Maureen Moore
Osa - Judith Jarosz
Servants (1990) - Michael Cornell, Ernest Foederer, Kent A. Heacock, Ronald Kelley, Brian Michaels, Brian Quirk, Christopher Shepherd, John Henry Thomas
Servants (1991) - Kent A. Heacock, Ronald Kelley, Jeff Kensome, Ian D. Klapper, Brian Michaels, Brian Quirk, John Henry Thomas, Mike Timoney

Video Recording

Televised November 7, 1990 on PBS's "Live at Lincoln Center"
Produced by John Goberman
Never aired again or released on home video. Available for viewing at the Library of Congress [VBH 0761-0763]

Cast

Fredrik Egerman - Keith Michell
Desiree Armfeldt - Betty Buckley
Madame Armfeldt - Margaret Courtenay
Fredrika Armfeldt - Sarah French
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Simon Green
Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Maria Friedman
Henrik Egerman - Michael Cahill
Anne Egerman - Katrina Murphy
Petra - Melainie Marshall
Mr. Lindquist - Michael Bundy
Mrs. Nordstrom - Jaqueline Barron
Mrs. Anderssen - Jane Roberson
Mr. Erlanson - Stephen Hill
Mrs. Segstrom - Susan Flannery
Frid, her butler - David Kelsey

Previews began September 18, 1995
Opened September 26, 1995 at
the Royal National Theatre's Olivier Theatre
Closed August 31, 1996
A Royal National Theatre Production
Directed by Sean Mathias
Set Designed by Stephen Brimson Lewis
Costumes by Nicky Gilabrand
Lighting by Mark Henderson
Choreography by Wayne McGregor
Musical Direction by Paddy Cunneen
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

Cast

Desiree Armfeldt - Judi Dench
Mme. Armfeldt - Sian Phillips
Anne Egerman - Joanna Riding
Fredrik Egerman - Laurence Guittard
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Lambert Wilson
Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Patricia Hodge
Henrik Egerman - Brendan O'Hea
Petra - Issy van Randwyck
Fredrika Armfeldt - Claire Cox
with Di Botcher, Louise Breckon-Richards, Kate Dyson, Tim Godwin, Sylvia Griffin, Stephen Hanley, Paul Kynman, Joe Maddison, John Owen-Jones, Ernestina Quarcoo, Morag McLaren

Opened January 29, 1999 at the Brown Theater at the Wortham Center, Houston TX
Closed February 14, 1999; ran for 8 performances
Produced by the Houston Grand Opera
Conductor: Grant Gershon
Director / Choreographer: Michael Leeds
Assistant Director / Associate Choreographer: Thomas Mills
Set Designer: Kenneth Foy
Costume Designer: Ann Hould-Ward
Lighting Designer: Ken Billington
Sound Designer: Herb Lagoski

Cast

Fredrik Egerman - Thomas Allen
Desiree Armfeldt - Frederica von Stade
Madame Armfeldt - Evelyn Lear
Anne Egerman - Nanne Puritz
Henrik Egerman - John McVeigh
Petra - Leslie Ann Hendricks
Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Frank Hernandez
Charlotte Malcolm - Sheri Greenawald
Mrs. Nordstrom - Kerri Marcinko
Mrs. Anderssen - Jessica Jones
Mrs. Segstrom - Leslie Johnson
Mr. Erlanson - Richard Crawley
Mr. Lindquist - Daniel Belcher
Frederika Armfeldt - Megan Kane

Opened August 2, 2002 at the Eisenhower Theater, The Kennedy Center, Washington DC
Closed August 25, 2002 after a limited engagement of 15 performances
Produced for The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by Max Woodward
[James A. Johnson, Chairman; Michael M. Kaiser, President;
Eric Schaeffer, Artistic Director; Kay Cameron, Music Supervisor]

Cast

Mr. Lindquist - Christopher Flint
Mrs. Nordstrom - Anna Bergman
Mrs. Anderssen - Ilona Dulaski
Mr. Erlanson - Peter Cormican
Mrs. Segstrom - Siobhan Kolker
Fredrika Armfeldt - Kristen Bell
Madame Armfeldt - Barbara Bryne
Frid, her butler - Erik Sorensen
Henrik Egerman - Danny Gurwin
Anne Egerman - Sarah Uriarte Berry
Fredrik Egerman - John Dossett
Petra - Natascia Diaz
Desiree Armfeldt - Blair Brown
Malla, her maid - Terri Allen
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Douglas Sills
Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Randy Graff

Musical Numbers

[same as the Broadway Production]

Three performances on August 22, 23, 24, 2002
at the Ravinia Festival Pavilion, Highland Park IL
Produced by the Ravinia International Festival of the Arts
Directed by Lonny Price
Designed by
Choreography by Marla Lampert
Lighting by
Sound by
Musical Director: Grant Gershon

Cast

Madame Armfeldt - Zoe Caldwell
Desiree Armfeldt - Patti LuPone
Fredrika Armfeldt - Samantha Anne Meron
Fredrik Egerman - George Hearn
Henrik Egerman - John McVeigh
Anne Egerman - Johanna McKenzie Miller
Petra, their maid - Sara Ramirez
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Marc Kudisch
Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Hollis Resnick
Frid - Beau Davidson
Mrs. Nordstrom -
Mrs. Anderssen -
Mrs. Segstrom -
Mr. Erlanson - Stephen Wallem
Mr. Lindquist -

Based on the 1990 New York City Opera Production

New York City Opera Cast

Mr. Lindquist - Michael Chioldi
Mrs. Nordstrom - Anna Christy
Mrs. Anderson - Lauren Skuce
Mr. Erlanson - James Schaffner
Mrs. Segstrom - Stephanie Woodling
Fredrika Armfeldt - Anna Kendrick
Madame Armfeldt - Claire Bloom
Frid, her butler - Quentin Maré
Henrik Egerman - Danny Gurwin
Anne Egerman - Kristin Huxhold
Fredrik Egerman - Jeremy Irons
Petra - Jessica Boevers
Desiree Armfeldt - Juliet Stevenson
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Marc Kudisch
Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Michelle Pawk
Malla - Raven Wilkinson
Osa - Kristen Garver
Ensemble - Brian Keith Allen, Walter Hershman, Roddy Kinter, Collin McGee,
Keith Partington, Raul Reyes, John Henry Thomas, Mike Timoney

Opened December 23, 2003 in the Courtyard Theater at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Closed February 15, 2004; Ran for ?? performances
Produced by the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
[Executive Director: Criss Henderson; Artistic Director: Barbara Gaines]
Directed By Gary Griffin
Music Director: Thomas Murray
Artistic Director: Barbara Gaines
Scenic Design: Daniel Ostling
Costume Design: Marla Blumenfeld
Lighting Design: Ken Billington
Wig & Make-up Design: Melissa Veal
Sound Design: James Savage
Properties Design Pamela L. Parker

Cast

Mr. Lindquist - James Rank
Mrs. Nordstrom - Jodi Jean Amble
Mrs. Anderson - Carol Kuykendall
Mr. Erlanson - John Clonts
Mrs. Segstrom - Kathryn Kamp
Fredrika Armfeldt - Mattie Hawkinson
Madame Armfeldt - Helen Ryan
Frid, her butler - Kevin Asselin
Henrik Egerman - Paul Keating
Anne Egerman - Julie Roth
Fredrik Egerman - Kevin Gudahl
Petra - Jenny Powers
Desiree Armfeldt - Barbara Robertson
Count Carl-Magnus Malcom - Michael Cerveris
[replaced by Chuck Wagner from January 21, 2004]
Countess Charlotte Malcom - Samantha Spiro
Malla - Alyssa Nicole Larson
Osa - Robin Childress
Bertrand - Tony Lewis
Servants - Matthew Callahan, Erin Patricia Wagner

Based on the Menier Chocolate Factory production (David Babani, Artistic Director) which ran from November 22, 2008 until March 8, 2009
Previewed March 28, 2009 at the Garrick Theatre, London
Opened April 7, 2009; closed September 5, 2009
Directed by Trevor Nunn
Set and Costume Design by David Farley
Choreography by Lynne Page
Lighting by Hartley T A Kemp
Musical supervision by Caroline Humphris
Orchestrations by Jason Carr
Sound design by Gareth Owen

Cast

Mr. Lindquist - Lynden Edwards
Mrs. Nordstrom - Fiona Dunn
Mrs. Anderssen - Laura Armstrong
Mr. Erlanson - John Addison
Mrs. Segstrom - Nicola Sloane
Fredrika Armfeldt - Grace Link / Holly Halam (alternating)
Madame Armfeldt - Maureen Lipman
Frid, her butler - Andy Morton
Henrik Egerman - Gabriel Vick
Anne Egerman - Jessie Buckley
Fredrik Egerman - Alexander Hanson
Petra - Kaisa Hammarlund
Desiree Armfeldt - Hannah Waddingham
Count Carl-Magnus Malcom - Alistair Robins
Countess Charlotte Malcom - Kelly Price

Based on the 2008 Menier Chocolate Factory production and the 2009 London revival

Cast

Henrik Egerman - Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Mr. Lindquist - Stephen R. Buntrock [replaced by Ben Davis on August 31, 2010]
Mrs. Nordstrom - Jayne Paterson
Mrs. Anderssen - Marissa McGowan [replaced by Sara Jean Ford on 713/2010; replaced by Jessica Grové on August 31, 2010]
Mr. Erlanson - Kevin David Thomas
Mrs. Segstrom - Betsy Morgan [replaced by Gina Lamparella]
Fredrika Armfeldt - Katherine Leigh Doherty [replaced by Katherine McNamara] / Keaton Whittaker (alternating)
Madame Armfeldt - Angela Lansbury [replaced by Elaine Stritch on 7/13/2010]
Frid - Bradley Dean [replaced by Stephen R. Buntrock on August 31, 2010; replaced by Ron Bohmer on Septembr 28, 2010]
Anne Egerman - Ramona Mallory
Fredrik Egerman - Alexander Hanson [replaced by Stephen R. Buntrock on September 28, 2010]
Petra - Leigh Ann Larkin
Desiree Armfeldt - Catherine Zeta-Jones [replaced by Bernadette Peters on 7/13/2010]
Count Carl-Magnus Malcom - Aaron Lazar [replaced by Bradley Dean on August 31, 2010]
Countess Charlotte Malcom - Erin Davie
Swings - Karen Murphy, Erin Steward, Kevin Vortmann [replaced by Matt Dengler, Marissa McGowan, Justin Patterson]

Awards

A Little Night Music - Broadway Revival Cast Recording

• New York: Dodd, Mead [0-396-06915-0], 1974; 174 pp.
• New York: Dodd, Mead [book club edition], 1974; 182 pp.



• New York: Applause Theater Books, 1991; 236 pp.
  [introduction by Jonathan Tunick]
• [1-55783-069-X] [hc]
• [1-55783-070-3] [pbk]



• London: Nick Hern [1-854-59107-X], 1995



• New York: Applause Books [1557834075], 2000 [in Four by Sondheim with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sweeney Todd, and Sunday in the Park With George]
  
  
  

• New York: Revelation Music Publishing Corp / Rilting Music / Beautiful Music, 1974; 240 pp.
• Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications VAL2014A [1-57623-839-3], March 1997; 244 pp. [edited by Sy Feldman] $75.00

• New York: Revelation Music Publishing Corp. & Beautiful Music, 1973; 44 pp. [includes "Remember?", "You Must Meet My Wife", "Liaisons", "Everyday a Little Death", "Send in the Clowns", "The Miller's Son" ]
• Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications VAL2013A [1-57623-840-7], March 1997; 50 pp. [edited by Sy Feldman; includes "Remember?", "You Must Meet My Wife", "Liaisons", "Every Day a Little Death", "Send in the Clowns", "The Miller's Son" ] $12.95

• Miami FL: Warner Bros. Publications VAL2026 [0769225403], 2000; ?? pp. [edited by Sy Feldman; arranged for advanced organ by Rudolph Schramm; includes "A Little Night Music", "The Miller's Son", "The Glamorous Life", "Remember?", "You Must Meet My Wife", "Send in the Clowns", "A Weekend in the Country"]

• Milwaukee: Hal Leonard HL 00313478 [ISBN: 978-1-4234-8628-2], August 2010; 49 pp.; $13.99 [includes "Every Day A Little Death", "The Glamorous Life", "In Praise Of Women", "It Would Have Been Wonderful", "Later", "Liaisons", "The Miller's Son", "Night Waltz", "Now", "Remember", "Send In The Clowns", "Soon", "You Must Meet My Wife"]