Stephen R. Buntrock Joins Cast of White Plains Little Night Music

Stephen R. Buntrock will play Count Carl-Magnus in the forthcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeeler’s A Little Night Music at White Plains Performing Arts Center. Performances begin on March 5 for a limited engagement through March 22, directed by Sidney J. Burgoyne.

Buntrock joins previously announced stars Penny Fuller as Desiree, Mark Jacoby as Fredrick, Sheila Smith as Madame Armfeldt, Rachel de Benedet as Charlotte, and Laura Osnes as Anne. The cast also includes Laura D’Andre as Petra, Eleni Delopoulos as Mrs. Segstrom, Eddie Egan as Henrik, Katie Henney as Fredrika, Leah Jennings as Mrs. Nordstrom, Michael Markham as Frid, Jonathan Gabriel Michie as Mr. Lindquist, Christy Morton as Mrs. Anderssen and Branch Woodman as Mr. Erlanson.

A Little Night Music, which is based on the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, follows three lovestruck couples as they lose, and find, each other during a long midsummer night on a country estate. The original Broadway production, which starred Len Cariou, Glynis Johns, Patricia Elliott, Hermione Gingold and Laurence Guittard, opened at the Shubert Theatre on February 25, 1973. The show later transferred to the Majestic Theatre on September 17, 1973, playing a total of 601 performances before closing on August 3, 1974. Night Music garnered six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score, including "Send in the Clowns."

Buntrock most recently played Teen Angel in the Broadway revival of Grease. His Broadway credits include Oklahoma!, Jane Eyre, Titanic, Beauty and the Beast, The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables.

Music direction for A Little Night Music is by James Bassi, with choreography by Melissa Rae Mahon and Sean McKnight. The creative team includes Michael Hotopp sets, T. Michael Hall costumes, Graham T. Posner lighting and Wallace Flores sound.