Is A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC coming back? — Page 5

I've always thought this show would be a lot of fun at the Delacorte. Maybe that's a possibility?

Thanks to a combination of Jordan Catalano's (most likely joking) suggestion and AC126748's comment, I stumbled upon this little treasure.

Glynis Johns as Madame Leonora Armfeldt from a 1991 Los Angeles production. Twenty-five years ago and seventeen years after she played Desiree.
 

Updated On: 8/6/16 at 04:20 AM

I'm with Broadwaybabywannabe2-- This show is my favorite Sondheim AND probably may favorite Broadway show of all time. Seeing that clip of Glynis doing Liaisons was gorgeous and and reminds us that when we see that character relive her liaisons of a half-century before, we should be able to envision that lovely courtesan she once was. With Glynis Johns that's effortless since we know her radiant performance as Desiree (at least if we're lucky, we do.) Pairing this clip with the '95 clip of Judy Dench seeing "Send in the Clowns" gives me a casting for the ages. 

As for the talk several pages up of casting great African American actors in these roles, I could instantly see Brian Stokes Mitchell as Frederick-- he'd embody that role with ease. But forgive me for not fathoming the great Audra MacDonald as anything like Desiree. Her gravity, her intensity and especially the timbre of her voice would all go to waste in this role. Vanessa Williams on the other hand could probably do great things with it.

 

Vanessa Williams would be PERFECT as Desiree.