Stephen Sondheim and the cast of A Little Night Music, including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury, and Alexander Hanson, signed copies of the new cast album in New York City last week for more than 250 lucky fans upon the album's release. The day's events have been documented in a new video, now at nonesuch.com/media. The composer presented Lansbury with the Signature Theatre's Stephen Sondheim Award in DC on Monday.
Last week, on April 6, Nonesuch Records and PS Classics released the new Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music. To mark the occasion, Sondheim and the cast of A Little Night Music, including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury, and Alexander Hanson, signed copies of the album on the stage of New York's Walter Kerr Theatre for more than 250 lucky fans.
Now, those who were there can relive that special moment, and the rest of the world can join in on the excitement as well, with a new video documenting the day's events at nonesuch.com/media. Head inside the theater and hear what members of the cast of A Little Night Music and a few of fans in attendance had to say about the experience.
Cast member Aaron Lazar (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm) was signing CDs at the event and is featuring in the piece above. He also spoke with ABC News about performing in this first-ever revival of A Little Night Music. You can watch that interview at abcnews.go.com.
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Angela Lansbury received the inaugural Stephen Sondheim Award from the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday. Sondheim presented Lansbury with the award at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC. Her co-star, Zeta-Jones, and Bernadette Peters were the evening's honorary hosts, and the night's festivities included tribute performances from Jason Danieley, Sherri L. Edelen, Victor Garber, and Marin Mazzie. Proceeds will benefit the Signature Theatre’s artistic, education, and community outreach programs. Prior to the event, Sunday's Washington Post took a look back at Lansbury's decades-long relationship with the composer, which you can read at washingtonpost.com.
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You can pick up a copy of the newly released cast album here in the Nonesuch Store, where you'll also receive high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album with your CD order at no additional cost.
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