REHEARSALS ARE UNDERWAY FOR SONDHEIM’S ROMANTIC COMEDY, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC AT THEATER LATTÉ DA 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 4, 2019

Contact: Andrew Leshovsky
andrew@latteda.org
612-767-5646 office

 

Sally Wingert stars as Desireé Armfeldt, Photo by Emilee Elofson.

Sally Wingert stars as Desireé Armfeldt, Photo by Emilee Elofson.

REHEARSALS ARE UNDERWAY FOR SONDHEIM’S ROMANTIC COMEDY, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC AT THEATER LATTÉ DA 

Winner of multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Little Night Music features a romantic score, set entirely in 3/4 time signatures, including Sondheim’s most popular song “Send in the Clowns.”

A Little Night Music stars Mark Benninghofen, Grace Chermak, Bradley Greenwald, Elizabeth Hawkinson, Susan Hofflander, Riley McNutt, Rodolfo Nieto, Britta Ollmann, Sally Wingert, and Mabel Weismann.

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Performances begin January 23 and run thru March 3, 2019 at the Ritz Theater.
Single tickets and season tickets are on sale now at latteda.org or 612-339-3003.

(Minneapolis/St. Paul) Rehearsal are underway for Stephen Sondheim’s romantic comedy A Little Night Music. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Little Night Music features a book by Hugh Wheeler with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Theater Latté Da Artistic Director Peter Rothstein directs the production with Music Director Jason Hansen and choreography by Heidi Spesard-Noble. Performances begin January 23 at the Ritz Theater (345 13th Avenue NE in Minneapolis). Single tickets and mini season ticket packages are on sale now and can be purchased at latteda.org or by calling 612-339-3003.

Part comedy of manners, part battle of the sexes, this funny, elegant work inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s period film Smiles on a Summer Night explores the tangled web of affairs centered around leading actress Desirée Armfeldt. Winner of multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Little Night Music features a romantic score, set entirely in 3/4 time signatures, including Sondheim’s most popular song “Send in the Clowns.”

“I’ve wanted to stage this masterwork for years, but was holding off for the perfect cast,” says Director Peter Rothstein.

The production reunites two beloved Twin Cities actors, Sally Wingert (Desirée Armfeldt) and Mark Benninghofen (Frederick), who came together for Theater Latté Da’s award-winning productions of Sweeney Todd and Six Degrees of Separation. Wingert most recently appeared on the Ritz Theater stage as the fastidious Librarian in Latté Da’s highly-successful production of Underneath the Lintel. The duo is supported by an all-star cast including Bradley Greenwald, Elizabeth Hawkinson, Susan Hofflander, Riley McNutt, Rodolfo Nieto, Britta Ollmann, and Mabel Weismann.

A Little Night Music features scenic design by Joel Sass, costume design by Rich Hamson, lighting design by Marcus Dilliard, sound design by C Andrew Mayer, and properties design by Abbee Warmboe.

Theater Latté Da is an award-winning Twin Cities musical theater company that combines music and story to illuminate the breadth and depth of the human experience. The company seeks to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.  www.latteda.org

FACT SHEET:

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Suggested by a Film by Ingmar Bergman
Originally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince 

Directed by Peter Rothstein
Music Direction by Jason Hansen
Choreography by Heidi Spesard-Noble

Starring Mark Benninghofen*, Grace Chermak, Bradley Greenwald*, Elizabeth Hawkinson, Susan Hofflander*, Riley McNutt, Rodolfo Nieto, Britta Ollmann*, Sally Wingert*, and Mabel Weismann.

Part comedy of manners, part sexual farce, this funny, elegant work inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s period film Smiles on a Summer Night explores the tangled web of affairs centered around leading actress Desirée Armfeldt. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Little Night Music features a romantic score, set entirely in 3/4 time signatures, including Sondheim’s most popular song “Send in the Clowns.”

Dates: Wednesday, January 23 – Sunday, March 3, 2019
Venue: Ritz Theater, 345 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis MN 55413

Tickets: $31-51

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