"The challenge in doing a Stephen Sondheim show is that the bar is raised so high," says Aaron Lazar, who plays the buffoonish Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in the Broadway revival of "A Little Night Music." "You want to make Steve happy; you want him to approve. Some great actors have been part of Steve's work. You want to feel you have been cast well."It's a tall order, but no taller than the challenges facing five other singing actors appearing on the Main Stem in productions representing an array of musical genres—from punk rock to rhythm and blues to golden oldies of the 1950s. Lazar, who is a veteran musical-theater performer, says Sondheim's lyrics are so specifically written for each character, "if you lose your place, it's not easy to ad-lib. I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't going over the words to the songs backstage before I go on.
- 5/20/2010
- backstage.com
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