REVIEW: Performance Network's "A Little Night Music" a Holiday Delight
The classic Stephen Sondheim musical will run at the Performance Network through Dec. 30.
The name Stephen Sondheim is a big draw in theater circles, recognized for the creation of a number of hits, including Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and Sunday in the Park with George. Performance Network presents one of Sondheim's best known shows, A Little Night Music, based on an Ingmar Bergman film from the 1950s. The action itself is set near the turn of the 20th century in Sweden, and focuses on the romantic entanglements of several couples spending the weekend together at a country estate. The Broadway production first premiered in 1973, starring Glynis Johns (best known as Mrs. Banks in Disney's Mary Poppins) and introducing the popular ballad "Send in the Clowns." A revivial featuring Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones …
