A Little Night Music

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Event A Little Night Music
Venue National Theatre, St Kilda, VIC
First Date 28 February 2018
Last Date 3 March 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Set at the turn of the last century in Sweden, A Little Night Music follows the romantic (mis)adventures of a set of former and current lovers on a magical mid-summer’s night. Esteemed lawyer Fredrik Egerman has recently married a young virgin, Anne, with whom his son, Henrik, is also madly in love. Fredrik’s fidelity to his blushing bride is tested when he reunites with former flame and famed actress, Desiree Armfeldt. Things grow more complicated when her jealous (and married) lover, Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm discovers their liaison.
The romantic entanglements come to a head when Desiree convinces her mother, Madame Armfeldt, to host Fredrik and his family for a weekend on her lavish country estate – and the Count, with his wife Charlotte in tow, decides to crash the party.
Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s glorious operatic farce premiered in 1973, inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film, Smiles of a Summer Night. Featuring a lush score including ‘A Weekend in the Country’, ‘Liaisons’, ‘The Miller's Son’, ‘Every Day a Little Death’ and ‘Send in the Clowns’,
A Little Night Music is a romantic tour-de-force.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Johanna Allen Actor and Singer COUNTESS CHARLOTTE MAGNUS
Anna Francesca Armenia Actor and Singer PETRA
Adrian Barila Actor and Singer FRID / MR ERLANSON
Kerrie Ann Bolton Actor and Singer MRS SEGSTROM
Nelson Gardner Actor and Singer HENRIK EGERMAN
Nadine Garner Actor and Singer DESIREE ARMFELDT
Kate MacFarlane Actor and Singer MRS NORDSTROM
Eddie Muliaumaseali'i Actor and Singer COUNT CARL MAGNUS
John O'May Actor and Singer FREDERICK EGERMAN
Grace O’Donnell - Clancy Actor and Singer FREDERIKA ARMFELDT
Jackie Rees Actor and Singer MADAME ARMFELDT
Carina Waye Actor and Singer
Greta Wilkinson Actor and Singer MRS ANDERSSEN
Ralph Wong Actor and Singer MR LINDQUIST
Samantha Butterwoth Administrator
Jenn Taylor Administrator
Sonya Suares Artistic Director
Nick Simpson-Deeks Assistant Director
Rachel Nagy Assistant Stage Manager
Bryn Cullen Associate Lighting Designer
Michael Ralph Choreographer
Emily Collett Costume Designer
Nicholas Cannon Director
Rob Sowinski Lighting Designer
Daniele Buatti Musical Director
Hamish Knowles Musician: Bassist
Grace Gilkerson Musician: Cellist
Victor Brincat Musician: Clarinetist & Reeds
Evangeline Victoria Musician: Violinist
Tanje Ruddick Production Manager
Jai Cameron Secondment
Christina Logan-Bell Set Designer
Janel Gibson Stage Manager
Mark Dickinson Technician
Hugh Wheeler Writer
Adam Powers
Robyn Womersley
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Green Room Awards Association (GRAA) MUSICAL THEATRE Female Supporting Johanna Allen
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Production Company Sonya Suares email 31/8/21
Magazine
Web https://www.greenroom.org.au/awards/nominees2019/
Programme Jamie Henson
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 146174