Kristen Bell's Broadway debut: a scandalous waltz through desire, regret, and the night.
Inspired by Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, a tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her: lawyer Fredrik Egerman and Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When Desirée's show travels through Fredrik's town, the estranged lovers' passion rekindles.
Acting
Blair Brown's Desiree: tired, hungry, devastating.
Score
Triple-meter genius that breathes regret.
Production
Kennedy Center intimacy, no camera tricks needed.
Director
Mark Brokaw
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was 22-year-old Kristen Bell's professional stage debut; she was still waitressing between rehearsals.
Sondheim wrote 'Send in the Clowns' last as a replacement song, not realizing it would become his most iconic—and most misunderstood—ballad.
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