New York City
In 1900 Sweden, a tangled web of affairs centers around actress, Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her — lawyer Fredrik Egerman and Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When a traveling show brings her to Fredrik’s town, the estranged lovers’ passion rekindles. In the perpetual twilight of a Nordic summer, lovers waltz in and out of each other’s lives with possibility, second chances, and endless surprises. Full of wit and wisdom gained through desire and regret, this celebration of love showcases a harmonically advanced score and masterful orchestrations, including one of Sondheim’s most beloved songs, “Send in the Clowns.”