![]() ![]() And like so many of his songs it's not just a music interlude, an add-on which makes a play into a musical. That's what Sondheim did so many times ‑ create a musical out of an unpromising subject.Ĭan you imagine how unlikely it was to turn a Scandinavian art movie (albeit a comedy) into a Broadway show? The musical is based on the Ingmar Bergman 1955 film Smiles Of A Summer Night. It was written over two days for actress Glynis Johns playing Desiree in A Little Night Music, on Broadway, in 1973. ![]() ![]() It's a song that tells you everything about Sondheim's genius. But then so many have ‑ Frank Sinatra, Judy Collins and Judi Dench, among others. Heaven knows how anyone can actually sing it without breaking down. I defy anyone to play that song without a tear or two running down their cheek. When I heard that Stephen Sondheim had died I had to hear Send In The Clowns. He turned Broadway melody into a serious art form, says Jennifer Selway
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