Music for dreamers and strugglers: Eric McCormack, Cynthia Dale and more take on Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music’

From Friday to Sunday, Dale will headline a concert production of Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music,” joining a company that includes “Will & Grace’s” Eric McCormack and Stratford Festival favourite Dan Chameroy. For McCormack, Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” was one of his first loves. And though he never saw the show’s original Broadway production, McCormack knew the score backwards by listening to the cast recording. But as challenging as the material is, Chameroy also said it’s incredibly rewarding to explore the various layers of Sondheim’s work. “But there’s something about a lot of Sondheim’s work and its ability to touch on the profound or the darkness in the world without being too in your face.