Whenever composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director Harold Prince set out to do a musical, they were always on the lookout for ingredients that would be new, fresh or even groundbreaking. For A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, their elegant 1973 Tony-winner, they decided to start with an overture not solely played by the orchestra (as audiences had [...]
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:17AM on June 21, 2013