Manitoba Live Music Event

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Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler

Directed by Robb Paterson
Music Direction by Cary Denby

Performances are at the RMTC Tom Hendry Warehouse Wed - Fri May 18 - 20 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday May 21 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for students plus $2 facility fee at the RMTC box office at 204-942-6537

"A Little Night Music," set in 1900 Sweden, explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When Desirée travels to perform in Fredrik's town, the passion of the estranged lovers is rekindled. This strikes a spark of jealousy and suspicion between Desirée, Fredrik, Fredrik's very young wife Anne, Desirée's lover Count Carl-Magnus and the Count's wife Charlotte. Both men, accompanied by their wives, agree to join Desirée and her family for a weekend in the country at Desirée's mother's estate. With everyone in one place, infinite possibilities of new romances and second chances bring endless surprises.

Featuring the well-loved ballad "Send in the Clowns," "A Little Night Music" premiered in 1973, starred Winnipeg’s own Len Cariou, and won four TONY Awards.