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Sondheim's "A Little Night Music"

1973 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, this tale of lost loves and scandalous affairs includes the unforgettable song "Send in the Clowns"

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About the Program

Visit the The Sondheim Celebration web site at
http://kennedy-center.org/sondheim.

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler

Lost loves…tender memories…secret yearnings…shy beginnings…scandalous affairs…and the rekindling of long-buried passion…it's all part of an unforgettable weekend in the country in Sondheim's lush, witty musical. Featuring the classic song "Send in the Clowns," this Tony-winning Best Musical of 1973 traces the myriad forms of love and desire through the intersecting relationships of an irresistible cast of characters.

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Additional Resources

About the Kennedy Center The Sondheim Celebration Series

About the Kennedy Center Theater Series

'The Art of Making Art'
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Sondheim Celebration Cast List : View the star-studded cast list for all six of the Sondheim Celebration musicals

The Smithsonian Associates' course: "Six by Sondheim." : Learn more about the Sondheim Celebration shows through these Smithsonian classes

Reviews and Articles

'It's Sondheim's World but They Get a Shot at Reimagining It'
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Sondheim Has His Shrine, and It's Not on Broadway
NY Times Looming over the Potomac, with its faux-monumental 1960's architecture, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts doesn't look much like Richard Wagner's wooden theater in Bayreuth, in bucolic Upper Bavaria. But this summer it has become a pilgrimage sit Read More...
Sondheim's Musicals Show Love
NY Times Foolish love. Obsessive love. They're not quite the same, but it helps when you have a Stephen Sondheim on hand to explain the differences. As the Kennedy Center's indispensable, nearly four-month Sondheim Festival draws to a close, the contrast betwe Read More...
Stephen Sondheim: A Contrarian Who Raised the Level of Musicals' I.Q.
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'Sensational Sondheim'
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Related Events

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PLUS: Spotlight on Theater: Sunday in the Park with George  Jun 6, 2002 at 6:00 PM [Performance Plus logo.]

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