A Little Night Musiclacks magic at Marriott

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Original Load Date July 2, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Last Updated July 2, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
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Like all of Stephen Sondheim’s musicals, 1973’s _A Little Night Music_ (based on Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 film, _Smiles of a Summer Night_ ) lives and dies on the strength of its verbiage. Sondheim’s furiously fast-flying lyrics and Hugh Wheeler’s book are utterly crucial in depicting the panoply of la...