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A Little Night Music

Backer's Audition                                 
1971 - Exact Date Unknown
Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince

Original Broadway Production                     
Pre-Broadway
January 23, 1973 - First Preview [CD]
Colonial Theatre, Boston
Glynis Johns (Desirée), Len Cariou (Fredrick), Hermione Gringold (Mme. Armfeldt), Victoria Malory (Anne), Mark Lambert (Henrik), Garn Stephens (Petra), Patricia Elliot (Charlotte), Laurence Guittard (Carl-Magnus)

Broadway
February 28, 1973 - Matinée [CD]
Shubert Theatre
Glynis Johns (Desirée), Len Cariou (Fredrick), Hermione Gringold (Mme. Armfeldt), Victoria Malory (Anne), Mark Lambert (Henrik), D'Jamin Bartlet (Petra), Patricia Elliot (Charlotte), Laurence Guittard (Carl-Magnus)
Note: The date is a guess.  It's very close to opening, based on the audience comments, and assumedly a matinée.  Includes two bonus tracks of disco covers of the score...cause they're awesome like that.

1973 - Exact Date Unknown - **Soundboard**
Glynis Johns (Desirée), Len Cariou (Fredrick), Hermione Gringold (Mme. Armfeldt), Victoria Malory (Anne), Mark Lambert (Henrik), D'Jamin Bartlet (Petra), Patricia Elliot (Charlotte), Laurence Guittard (Carl-Magnus)

National Tour                                        
January 1, 1974 **Soundboard** [CD]
Shubert Theatre, Chicago
Jean Simmons (Desirée), Stephen LeBew (Fredrick), Margaret Hamilton (Mme. Armfeldt), Virginia Polous (Anne), George Lee Andrews (Henrik), Mary Ann Chin (Petra), Andra Akers (Charlotte), Marshall Borden (u/s Carl-Magnus), Marti Morris (Fredrika)
Note: This copy has much improved sound over the more commonly available recording.

1995 Royal National Theatre Production
July 14, 1995 **Soundboard**
Royal National Theatre
Judi Dench (Desirée)

2008 Menier Chocolate Factory Production
December 14, 2008 - Matinée [CD]
Menier Chocolate Factory
Hannah Waddingham (Desirée), Alexander Hanson (Fredrick), Maureen Lipman (Mme. Armfeldt), Jessie Buckley (Anne), Gabriel Vick (Henrik), Kasia Hammerlund (Petra), Kelly Price (Charlotte), Alistar Robbins (Carl-Magnus), Jeremy Finch (Frid)
Note: TRACKING MASTER

December 18, 2008 [CD]
Menier Chocolate Factory
Hannah Waddingham (Desirée), Alexander Hanson (Fredrick), Maureen Lipman (Mme. Armfeldt), Jessie Buckley (Anne), Gabriel Vick (Henrik), Kasia Hammerlund (Petra), Kelly Price (Charlotte), Alistar Robbins (Carl-Magnus), Jeremy Finch (Frid)
Note: TRACKING MASTER

2009 London Revival
March 28, 2009 - First Preview [CD]
Garrick Theatre
Hannah Waddingham (Desirée), Alexander Hanson (Fredrick), Maureen Lipman (Mme. Armfeldt), Jessie Buckley (Anne), Gabriel Vick (Henrik), Kasia Hammerlund (Petra), Kelly Price (Charlotte), Alistar Robbins (Carl-Magnus), Jeremy Finch (Frid)

May 21, 2009 - Matinée [CD]
Garrick Theatre
Hannah Waddingham (Desirée), Alexander Hanson (Fredrick), Maureen Lipman (Mme. Armfeldt), Jessie Buckley (Anne), Gabriel Vick (Henrik), Kasia Hammerlund (Petra), Kelly Price (Charlotte), Alistar Robbins (Carl-Magnus), Jeremy Finch (Frid)
Note: TRACKING MASTER

2009 Broadway Revival
December 2, 2009 - Preview [CD]
Walter Kerr Theatre
Catherine Zeta-Jones (Desirée), Alexander Hanson (Fredrick), Angela Lansbury (Mme. Armfeldt), Ramona Mallory (Anne), Hunter Hydrika (Henrik), Leigh Ann Larkin (Petra), Erin Davie (Charlotte), Aaron Lazar (Carl-Magnus)

January 24, 2010 [CD]
Walter Kerr Theatre
Catherine Zeta-Jones (Desirée), Alexander Hanson (Fredrick), Angela Lansbury (Mme. Armfeldt), Ramona Mallory (Anne), Hunter Hydrika (Henrik), Leigh Ann Larkin (Petra), Erin Davie (Charlotte), Aaron Lazar (Carl-Magnus)

April 4, 2010 [CD]
Walter Kerr Theatre
Jayne Patterson (u/s Desirée), Alexander Hanson (Fredrick), Angela Lansbury (Mme. Armfeldt), Ramona Mallory (Anne), Hunter Hydrika (Henrik), Leigh Ann Larkin (Petra), Erin Davie (Charlotte), Aaron Lazar (Carl-Magnus)

REGIONAL PRODUCTIONS
1990 Lincoln Center Production
1990 - Exact Date Unknown
Lincoln Center
Sally Ann Howes (Desirée), George Lee Andrews (Fredrick), Regina Resnik (Mme. Armfeldt), Beverly Lambert (Anne), Kevin Anderson (Henrik), Susan Terry (Petra), Maureen Moore (Charlotte), Michael Maguire (Carl-Magnus), Danielle Ferland (Fredrika)
Note: DVD Rip

1995 BBC2 Radio Broadcast
March 18, 1995 [CD]
Golden Greers Hippodrome
Betty Buckley (Desirée), Kevin Mitchell (Fredrick), Margaret Courtneay (Mme. Armfeldt), Katrina Murphy (Anne), Michael Cahill (Henrik), Melanie Marshall (Petra), Maria Friedman (Charlotte), Simon Green (Carl-Magnus), Sarah Green (Fredrika)

1997 Melbourne Theatre Company Production
March 5, 1997
Melbourne
Ruth Cracknell, John O'May, Lisa McCune, Helen Morse, Christen O'Leary, Andrea McEwan, Tim Rodgers
Note: Songs Only

2000 North Shore Music Theatre Production
September 3, 2000 [CD]
North Shore Music Theatre
Donna McKechnie (Desirée), Jeff McCarthy (Fredrick), Merle Louise (Mme. Armfeldt), Anglea Gaylor (Anne), Adam Monley (Henrik), Julia Haubner (Petra), Diana Canova (Charlotte), Chuck Wagner (Carl-Magnus), Natasha Ashworth (Fredrika)

2002 Kennedy Center Celebration
August 16, 2002 [CD]
Eisenhower Theatre
Blair Brown (Desirée), John Dossett (Fredrick), Barbary Byrne (Mme. Armfeldt), Sarah Uriate Berry (Anne), Danny Gurwin (Henrik), Natascia Diaz (Petra), Randy Graff (Charlotte), Douglas Sills (Carl-Magnus)

2002 Ravinia Festival Production
August, 2002 - Exact Date Unknown [CD]
Highland Park, IL
Patti LuPone (Desirée), George Hearn (Fredrick), Zoe Caldwell (Mme. Armfeldt), Joanna McKinzie Miller (Anne), John McVeigh (Henrik), Sara Rameriz (Petra), Hollis Resnik (Charlotte), Marc Kudisch (Carl-Magnus), Samantha Ann Meron (Fredrika)

2003 New York Opera Company Production
March 15, 2003 [CD]
New York State Theatre
Juliet Stevenson (Desirée), Jeremy Irons (Fredrick), Claire Boom (Mme. Armfeldt), Kristin Huxold (Anne), Danny Gurwin (Henrik), Jessica Boevers (Petra), Michele Pawk (Charlotte), Marc Kudisch (Carl-Mangus)

2004 Los Angeles Opera Production
July 14, 2004 [CD]
Zoe Cadwell (Desirée), Victor Garber (Ferdrick), Judith Ivey (Mme. Armfeldt), Laura Benanti (Anne), Danny Gurwin (Henrik), Jessica Boevers (Petra), Michele Pawk (Charlotte), Marc Kudisch (Carl-Mangus),

2007 South Coast Repertory Production
September 30, 2007 [CD]
South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa
Stephanie Zimbalist (Desirée), Mark Jacoby (Fredrick), Teri Ralston (Mme. Armfeldt), Carolann Sanita (Anne), Joe Farrell (Henrik), Misty Cotton (Petra), Amanda Naughton (Charlotte), Damon Kirsche (Carl-Magnus), Branden McDonald (Frid), Katie Horwitch (Fredrika), Karen Culliver (Mrs. Nordstrom), Ann Marie Lee (Mrs. Anderssen), Tracy Lore (Mrs. Segstrom), Kevin McMahon (Mr. Erlanson), Christopher Carothers (Mr. Lindquist)

2008 Center Stage Production
March 29, 2008 [CD]
Center Stage, Baltimore
Barbara Walsh (Desirée), Stephen Bogardus (Fredrick), Polly Bergen (Mme. Armfeldt), Julia Osbourne (Anne), Josh Young (Henrik), Sarah Uriarte Berry (Petra), Kate Baldwin (Charlotte), Maxwell Caufield (Carl-Mangus), Johnathan C. Kaplan (Frid), Mattie Hawkinson (Fredrika)
Note: TRACKING MASTER

April 3, 2008 [CD]
Center Stage, Baltimore
Barbara Walsh (Desirée), Stephen Bogardus (Fredrick), Polly Bergen (Mme. Armfeldt), Julia Osbourne (Anne), Josh Young (Henrik), Sarah Uriarte Berry (Petra), Kate Baldwin (Charlotte), Maxwell Caufield (Carl-Mangus), Johnathan C. Kaplan (Frid), Mattie Hawkinson (Fredrika)
Note: Act I Only.

2008 Boston Pops Concert
June 12, 2008 [CD]
Boston Symphony Hall
Christine Ebersole (Desirée), Ron Raines (Fredrick), Bobbie Steinbach (Mme. Armfeldt), Ashley Logan (Anne), Zachary Wilder (Henrik), Rebecca Jo Loeb (Petra), Kathrine Growdon (Charlotte), Matthew Worth (Carl-Mangus), Katie Henney (Fredrika)
Note: TRACKING MASTER

June 12, 2008 - Radio Broadcast [CD]
Boston Symphony Hall
Christine Ebersole (Desirée), Ron Raines (Fredrick), Bobbie Steinbach (Mme. Armfeldt), Ashley Logan (Anne), Zachary Wilder (Henrik), Rebecca Jo Loeb (Petra), Kathrine Growdon (Charlotte), Matthew Worth (Carl-Mangus), Katie Henney (Fredrika)
Note: TRACKING MASTER

2009 Roundabout Theatre Company Concert
January 12, 2009 [CD]
Studio 54
Natasha Richardson (Desirée), Victor Garber (Fredrick), Vanessa Redgrave (Mme. Armfeldt), Jill Paice (Anne), Steven Pasquale (Henrik), Kendra Kassebaum (Petra), Christine Baranski (CharlotteE), Marc Kuidsch (Carl-Magnus), Alexandra Socha (Fredrika)

Original Paris Production
February 15, 2010 - Radio Broadcast [CD]
Théâtre du Châtelet
Greta Sacchi (Desirée), Lambert Wilson (Fredrick), Leslie Caron (Mme. Armfeldt), Rebecca Bottone (Anne), David Curry (Henrik), Francesca Jackson (Petra), Deanne Meek (Charlotte), Ncholas Garrett (Carl-Magnus), Celeste de Veazey (Fredrika)
 Théâtre du Châtelet