It isn't often that New York theater critics go gaga over a Broadway musical, but they did after the 1973 opening of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, considered by many to be his masterpiece — and that is saying a lot.
The Sunday News' Douglas Watt called it "exquisite — something special, remote, elegant." The New York Times' Clive Barnes said it was "heady, civilized, sophisticated, and enchanting" and compared it with Dom Perignon Champagne. The New Yorker's Brendan Gill went straight to the top: "A Little Night Music comes close to being the perfect romantic musical comedy."
It won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score, and six Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Book and Music. It even won a Grammy for Best Musical Show album.
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