A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music
Original Broadway windowcard
Music	Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics	Stephen Sondheim
Book	Hugh Wheeler
Basis	Smiles of a Summer Night by Ingmar Bergman
Productions	1973 Broadway 1975 West End 1977 Film 1989 West End revival 1990 New York City Opera 1995 Royal National Theatre 2000 Barcelona 2002 Kennedy Center 2003 NYCO revival 2008 London revival 2009 Broadway revival 2024 Lincoln Center International productions
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book Tony Award for Best Original Score

A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade No. 13, K. 525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik. 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. It was adapted for film in 1977, with Harold Prince directing and Elizabeth Taylor, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down, and Diana Rigg starring.