Zeta-Jones' Broadway Debut

It’s a far cry from The Legend of Zorro: Catherine Zeta-Jones has made a strong Broadway debut in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music—the first since the original production in 1973. The Hollywood Reporter calls her performance as glamorous actress Desiree Armfeldt "captivating," adding that "she has terrific stage presence, unlike so many movie stars who tread the boards, and she sings and moves beautifully." Veteran stage star Angela Lansbury is apparently a hoot as Madame Armfeldt, but otherwise the production is patchy; the eight-piece orchestra doesn't do justice to Sondheim's Tony-winning score, and the drab sets and costumes add "an unnecessary level of literal darkness to the proceedings."