NIGHT MUSIC Laura Benanti/Kristen Bell

Рет қаралды 74,918

6 жыл бұрын

Clips from the 2004 Los Angeles Opera production of "A Little Night Music," highlighting two ladies who are now better known than they were at the time: Laura Benanti as Anne and Kristen Bell as Fredrika. The cast was headed by Victor Garber, Judith Ivey, Zoe Caldwell, Marc Kudisch, Michele Pawk, Danny Gurwin annd Jessica Boevers. The staging and physical production originated at New York City Opera.

Пікірлер: 107

@LittleMixLuvr 2 ай бұрын

Laura's still the best soprano I've ever heard. Such a full and smooth voice. Edit: the "watching little things grow" went totally over my head when I played in the pit for this show in high school. Wow. Laura's glance and the audience chuckle here really help clarify the joke.

@user36able 4 жыл бұрын

Laura has talked in interviews about how her toddler daughter is obsessed with Frozen, so it’s pretty funny that she actually worked with Kristen Bell

@auroraspiderwoman5886 4 жыл бұрын

Nice point.

@davidwh2653 3 жыл бұрын

this is a cast that deserved a recording, shame it didn't receive one

@jaelynn6087 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodnesss, Laura has taken such good care of her voice! She still sounds exactly the same; props to her!

@aromaticchicken518 4 жыл бұрын

So does Kristen! We love the healthy technique and longevity

@Vejur9000 4 ай бұрын

Are you kidding? This woman, is a goddess.

@kikihappy54 5 жыл бұрын

The crazy thing is that Laura is only a year or so older than Kristen (in this production they'd be 25 and 24, respectively)

@a-bittersweet-tragedy0203 5 жыл бұрын

Both Laura and Kristen are unbelievably beautiful. I cant comprehend.

@Jwal55 2 ай бұрын

This is just so good. What a cast. What a score, and what a book. Thanks for posting.

@phoenixnyc 5 жыл бұрын

I never in a million years would have thought of Laura Benanti for Anne, but she utterly and completely nails it. And I love, love, LOVE Michelle Pawk as Charlotte.

@nathangraham1611 6 жыл бұрын

Benanti proves you can play a “silly” character with intelligence.

@mayadg16 6 жыл бұрын

Nathan Graham 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️

@aarongilmore1254 5 жыл бұрын

This is gorgeous. I wish the whole show were available in

@reddickg 6 жыл бұрын

OMG!!! Benanti is the best Anne since Vicki Mallory!

@trippyhop 4 ай бұрын

Man, I remember seeing this production when I was in college - such a phenomenal show and performances. Love Laura’s “Oh no!” throughout A Weekend in the Country.

@SilverArro 6 жыл бұрын

Mmm... The Soon-Later-Now piece is one of my favorites from Sondheim. So awesome to hear Laura perform it!

@evabergen4396 6 жыл бұрын

Awhhh Kristen was (and still is) so adorable ! ❤️😻😻

@richardbernstein9215 4 жыл бұрын

i was lucky enough to see this production in 2004...i think A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is the perfect Sondheim musical...Book, Music, Sets & Costumes. all come together as the perfect musical in my opinion!

@eirikastokes9652 5 жыл бұрын

Laura is an impossibly delightful Anne! Every other Anne I've seen aside from Victoria Mallory has played her as an idiot, Laura plays a silly part with such intelligence, it's just delightful!

@makeittrue 6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Laura Benanti! What an outstanding talent and her voice--such excellent technique and beautiful to boot. Again thanks for posting!

@auspicious93 5 жыл бұрын

ikr her voice is like butter

@miamixoxo305 4 жыл бұрын

Loooove her. So much talent. She can do almost anything. She was the perfect Gypsy.

@laughfrodisiac2400 5 жыл бұрын

Wait so Kristen Bell was 24 years old but actually looks 13?!

@auspicious93 5 жыл бұрын

ikr crazy

@lilamontoya5609 4 жыл бұрын

Even in veronica mars she was 20something playing a believable 16

@JoshuaKilimnik Жыл бұрын

coming back to this again - just off the Now/Later/Soon is this one of the strongest companies of a Sondheim revival ever?

@bobbullen6722 3 жыл бұрын

Caldwell’s final scene is a masterclass. And that staging!

@leif1075 3 жыл бұрын

And what about Benanti?

@matthewpezzulich 6 жыл бұрын

I do not think I have clicked a notification faster. Thanks for uploading

@auroraspiderwoman5886 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the prompt comment--glad you were eager to watch.

@Dexcab 6 жыл бұрын

Zoe Caldwell's "The smile for the fools was particularly broad tonight" is perhaps the best delivery of the line I've seen. Thanks for this treat!

@auroraspiderwoman5886 6 жыл бұрын

Delightfully perceptive comment---doubt the line has ever been better delivered.

@shloopy5 6 жыл бұрын

It was excellent!

@Rik-B 5 жыл бұрын

Regina Resnik is pretty much untoppable for me, but Caldwell's close, yeah.

@richardbocanegra5945 6 ай бұрын

I loved this production, I had to see it two times. I can't believe it was 20 yrs ago.

@potroastpig 2 жыл бұрын

amazing cast! Would love to see this whole production!

@larespo1 Жыл бұрын

Michele Pawk is just sensational here as well as all elsewhere. Wow!!!

@JFongStyle 6 жыл бұрын

You are a treasure for us theatre fans! Thank you! I got to see this in L.A. and went backstage and was able to meet Michele Pawk, Mark Kudisch and Danny Gurwin.

@kwhitt 6 жыл бұрын

I was blessed to see this production!! I think of it often. Thank you so much for posting. It would be amazing to be able to watch the full production again.

@kenalanfitness Жыл бұрын

Michelle Nicastro also gave a spot-on singing performance playing Anne in the 1991 production of the show in Los Angeles with Glynis Johns as Madame Armfelt this time around. The best staging of "A Weekend in the Country" was the South Coast Repertory's production in OC, California. Wish there was video of that production.

@maryandrews4404 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting these fabulous clips! Have seen many productions of this show, but this is by far the best.

@robertoayala 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much... what a joy. I was a teenager without an idea of what it was about.. 1973. Loved it ever since. It is a pitty in MEXICO could not be possible the stage of that in 1985. And only in Madrid. Would love to see that whole show. With that great cast Thank you Again. Roberto

@Diamondstar7851 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The Now/Later/Soon trio sounds wonderful here.

@gordonadams5891 6 жыл бұрын

The best of the best! I heard the original cast, live. It was transformative. This production is also well cast.

@marcmantell940 6 жыл бұрын

thank you for posting

@robertoayala 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you again... Never seen this Production. Only the 1973

@richardmayora6974 6 жыл бұрын

How did I not know about this....worth flying a few thousand miles. Thank you!

@akronkeith 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a great treasure this video is!!!!

@zakkrick 6 жыл бұрын

The late night show brought me here, 14 years late

@mayadg16 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you thank yoooooouu!!! I didn’t know this existed and I love Benanti!

@auroraspiderwoman5886 6 жыл бұрын

Love the instant feedback, and glad you like this.

@shloopy5 6 жыл бұрын

You get a like straight away for the informative video description!

@auroraspiderwoman5886 6 жыл бұрын

I think you're the first person ever to praise one of my video descriptions---thank you!

@shloopy5 6 жыл бұрын

aurora spiderwoman hah! well i subscribed too :) Makes a difference!

@lamontrussell1524 6 жыл бұрын

I sooooo needed to see this today. Thank you so much.

@auroraspiderwoman5886 6 жыл бұрын

Very gratified to hear that.

@BrendanClifford 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! If you have any more from the production I'd love it, I've been searching for footage from it!!

@Dianaemanuel 5 жыл бұрын

Some super singing here! I do wish the end of the A Weekend in the Country hadn't been edited out but nonetheless this is a real treasure!

@Paigeturnernyc 6 жыл бұрын

omg! amazing!

@stvp68 7 ай бұрын

Great cast!!!

@LloydAntonyLB 4 жыл бұрын

Pure bliss 💕

@christopherbush9027 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!! You’re the best Spiderwoman!!!

@auroraspiderwoman5886 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@theevilascotcompany9255 6 жыл бұрын

I need a time machine to go back and see this.

@LifeOutsideTheBubble Жыл бұрын

It's amazing how this is such a famous and accomplished cast of people who can only hope to try to be as good as the New York production.

@GGLEEME 5 жыл бұрын

I love Laura 😘.

@jbobo9833 6 жыл бұрын

Hello! Wondering if you have the full production? Would love to see it!

@jwsel 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this. I saw this production and it remains a highlight of my theater-going experiences . Do you possibly have Judith Ivey’s “Send in the Clowns” or her and Victor Garber’s “You Must Meet My Wife?”

@amybuntin5468 3 жыл бұрын

I agree I’ve seen a lot of Amazing things and this was special!! If there is more anywhere i would die to see it again!

@laurenceesposito3393 2 жыл бұрын

Is this available on DVD? It’s excellent. Is that Victor Garber as Fredrick?

@user-yr8fb4db2s 5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, The best soon now later

@savannahisnotvoiceless8454 6 жыл бұрын

Kristen is so young here

@HermioneLMS 6 жыл бұрын

Savannah Is Not Voiceless she’s 24 and Laura is 25 which is pretty wild.

@robbbish 6 жыл бұрын

This makes my day! Thank you! I didn't even know Benanti did night music! Is it possible that the wholw show exists?

@auroraspiderwoman5886 6 жыл бұрын

New York City Opera revived its "Night Music" in 2003, and from that production Kudisch, Pawk, Boevers, and Gurwin all repeated their roles in L.A. the following year. Benanti and Bell were only seen L.A.

@robbbish 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I wish I could hear Kudisch sing more, he's a glorious baritone.

@GreatBroadwayFan 4 жыл бұрын

Where can I find this in full?? I’m dying to see the whole production

@bernieappugliese2029 Жыл бұрын

Michelle Pawk is one of the best in the business!!

@fernglamour13 6 жыл бұрын

Omg this is incredible. Do you have this version of Miller's Son?

@kenalanfitness Жыл бұрын

I think the best rendering of "The Miller's Son" is Elizabeth Stanley's performance on the "Take Me to the World" celebration of Sondheim's 90th birthday (it's on youtube). It's stunning.

@benjaminlopezisgreat 5 жыл бұрын

Where do you get this stuff??!!

@forestree09 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a video with the whole production? ❤️️😭

@liesljones5987 6 жыл бұрын

A much-needed reminder that Musical Theater SHOULD be based on Talent and Accomplishment -which it ISN'T today!

@soopersalad2509 6 жыл бұрын

LieslJones59 i am worried that more and more producers/casting directors are casting pop singers in musical theatre roles that demand much more than those singers are equipped with... it just is not the same as hiring someone who fits the part both character wise and talent wise. just imagine an elphbaba who sings breathy and without any support and flat.... or a jenna who skips over all of the high notes.... even pop/rock musicals require a lot of discipline proper technique stamina and longevity. part of why i love musicals is it can sound deceivingly easy when done by the right people, but it hardly ever is just “easy”. but i really hope they realize they don’t need to hire famous ppl who aren’t right for the role to attract audiences. why sacrifice art for attention?

@jalynroberson3459 4 жыл бұрын

sooper salad very well said...you can’t see but I’m clapping 👏🏾👏🏾

@MadameCorgi 4 жыл бұрын

That's such an overstament. Besides, stunt casting is usually only used to try to prolong a shows run. Most people cast in shows are not stunt cast, and even if they were that doesn't mean they're bad. Josh Gorban was very good in Great Comet, for instance

@lizziemaximoff7288 4 жыл бұрын

PLEASE upload more of Kristen Bell!!!

@jessedalton2387 6 жыл бұрын

ZOE CALDWELL!!!!

@sweeney60 6 жыл бұрын

I would have never thought to cast Zoe Caldwell in a musical, but she's absolutely perfect for the role.

@amybuntin5468 Жыл бұрын

Is there more Footage of This show?!? Judith Ivey was amazing I’d Love to see

@benjaminlopezisgreat 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have Boever's Millers Son?

@Paigeturnernyc 6 жыл бұрын

do you have the whole thing?! obsessed!

@wesleywhitson5352 4 жыл бұрын

Is that Zoe Caldwell as Mme Armfeldt ?? Love her.

@auroraspiderwoman5886 4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. You can tell by the way she delivers that line about the "smile for the fools."

@wesleywhitson5352 4 жыл бұрын

aurora spiderwoman she’s one of a kind! I imagine her ‘wooden ring’ speech was very special.

@supersonico9364 5 жыл бұрын

I think I have a crush on her ❤️

@amybuntin5468 3 жыл бұрын

I have seen a lot of amazing theatre this was up there maybe number one or top 3!!! I would die to see more!!! Is there more?!?

@nickmann9549 3 жыл бұрын

Are these the same costumes from the 1990 NYC Opera Production with Sally Ann Howes?

@auroraspiderwoman5886 3 жыл бұрын

This is the NYCO production, transferred to LA Opera. Costumes probably more or less the same as 1990.

@OO-qf1xu 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have Kristen doing “Glamorous Life”?

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but in the stage version Ann (Kristen) only sings a bit of the song, with Desiree and her mother singing most of it. The new "Glamorous Life" sung entirely by Ann was written for the film version.

@LittleMixLuvr 2 ай бұрын

@@auroraspiderwoman5886 wan't Kristen playing Fredrika?