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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC [musical show]
- Title
- A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC [musical show]
- Opening Date
- February 25, 1973
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC & WORDS: Stephen Sondheim. ORCH: Jonathan Tunick. COND: Harold Hastings. CAST: Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, Hermione Gingold, Mark Lambert, Laurence Guittard, Patricia Elliott, Victoria Mallory, D Jamin-Bartlett. (CD/Sony SK-65284 (ALB-1872). Incomplete: Col KS-32265, CD/Col CK-32265. Excerpts: "A Weekend in the Country" (ALB-1626) "Send In the Clowns" (ALB-1110, ALB-1755, ALB-2181, ALB-2314) "Night Waltz II" (ALB-997) "The Miller's Son," "Liaisons" (ALB-2314).)
- 1973 records of songs dropped from the show, sung by members of orig cast. George Lee Andrews: "Silly People" Mark Lambert, Victoria Mallory: "Two Fairy Tales" (ALB-169)
- 1975 London prod. ORCH: Jonathan Tunick. COND: Ray Cook. CAST: Jean Simmons, Hermione Gingold, Joss Ackland, David Kernan, Maria Aitken, Veronica Page, Terry Mitchell, Diane Langton, Christine McKenna. (RCA(E) LRL1-5090; CD/RCA RCD1-5090. Excerpts: "Overture/Night Waltz," "The Glamorous Life," "In Praise of Women," "A Weekend in the Country," "Liaisons," "The Miller's Son" (ALB-997).)
- 1978 film soundtrack. ORCH: Jonathan Tunick. CAST: Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Len Cariou (of orig prod), Elaine Tomkinson (for Chloe Franks & Lesley-Anne Down), Laurence Guittard (of orig prod), Christopher Guard. (Col AL-35333. Excerpts: "The Glamorous Life" (ALB-997, ALB-1872) "Night Waltz (Love Takes Time)" (ALB-2314).)
- 1990 studio prod. ORCH & COND: John Owen Edwards. CAST: Eric Flynn & Susan Hampshire of 1989 London prod; Janis Kelly, Bonaventura Bottone, Megan Kelly, Sian Phillips, Elisabeth Welch, Jason Howard, Maria Friedman. (CD/TER Classics CDTER-1179. Incomplete: CD/Showtime!(E) SHOWCD-042.)
- 1995 London prod. ORCH: Jonathan Tunick. COND: Paddy Cunneen. CAST: Sian Phillips, Judi Dench, Lambert Wilson, Issy van Randwyck, Laurence Guittard (of orig & 1978 film casts), Patricia Hodge, Brendan O'Hea, Joanna Riding. (CD/Tring(E) 001)
- 2009 prod. ORCH: Jason Carr. COND: Tom Murray. CAST: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury, Alexander Hanson, Aaron Lazar, Erin Davie, Ramona Mallory, Leigh Ann Larkin, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka. (CD/PS Classics 523488-2)
- Performances by Stephen Sondheim (composer), piano & vocal. "Send In the Clowns" (1980: ALB-2219) "The Glamorous Life" (1972 backers' audition: ALB-2219) "Silly People," "Not Quite Night" (two cut songs from the 1972 backers' audition: ALB-2314)
- Records by members of various prods. Glynis Johns (of orig cast): "Send In the Clowns" (1996: ALB-1798) Judi Dench (of 1995 London prod): "Send In the Clowns" (1998, rec live: ALB-1848)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19730225
Last Updated: 08-23-2012