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Send In the Clowns" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's 1955 film Smiles of a Summer Night. It is a ballad from Act Two, in which the character Desirée reflects on the ironies and disappointments of her life.
The musical includes the popular song "Send In the Clowns", written for Glynis Johns. Since its original 1973 Broadway production, the musical has enjoyed professional productions in the West End , by opera companies, in a 2009 Broadway revival, and elsewhere, and it is a popular choice for regional groups.
Although Sondheim has been called the first composer to bring rap music to Broadway (with the Witch in the opening number of Into the Woods), he attributed the first rap in theater to Meredith Willson's "Rock Island" from The Music Man (1957). [26] Into the Woods was revived on Broadway in 2002 [75] and at the St. James Theatre in 2022.
Sondheim wrote the show’s hit song “Send in the Clowns” to suit her distinctive husky voice, but she lost the part in the 1977 film version to Elizabeth Taylor.
Noted Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim personally penned additional lyrics for the songs "Putting It Together" and "Send in the Clowns" on request of the singer. [3] The album, originally released on the Columbia label and subsequently re-released by Columbia and Sony Records , was a critical and commercial success.
Next are the unknown songs, one cut and one from a television program ("I Remember"). The medley from Company follows, and Act 1 closes with Follies, with the Narrator pointing out the different musical styles Sondheim has used in these songs, such as Vaudeville ("Buddy's Blues"). The female trio sing "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" as the act ...
The Lost Boys is the latest movie to be turned into a Broadway musical.. On Monday, Jan. 27, producers James Carpinello, Marcus Chait and Patrick Wilson announced a stage adaptation of the beloved ...
Six by Sondheim is an HBO television documentary which pays tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The film was directed and co-produced by James Lapine , based on an idea by Frank Rich [ 1 ] and "centers on the backstory of six great Sondheim songs".