LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: 'A Little Night Music' is a Summer Serenade That Pleases All the Senses at Porthouse Theatre *A Little Night Music's *director and choreographer Sean Morrissey has impressively staged the show as if all the action takes place in a life-sized musical jewelry box, cleverly designed by Ben Needham. The players, props and set pieces spin into place on a central revolve, allowing viewers to become voyeurs into the characters' proper yet passionate lives. Morrissey's controlled pacing also ensures that each line of Sondheim's intensely intricate lyrics is heard, aided by Brian Chismar's sparkling sound design. The women in the piece are as mesmerizing as they are heartbreaking. Terri J. Kent is effervescent as Desiree, possessing both the star quality and emotional *joie de vivre* required for the role. Lenne Snively powerfully portrays the regal Madame Armfeldt, Amy Fritsche is deliciously divine as Charlotte, Shamara Costa makes a lovely and lusty Petra, and Lucy Anders is a sheer delight as the impetuous young Anne. The men also make their mark in the production, especially excelling in comedic characterizations. Fabio Polanco is ideal as the agitated Fredrik, a middle-aged man exhibiting all the symptoms of a turn-of-the-century midlife crisis. He is matched by jaunty Jim Weaver as Count Carl-Magnus, a puffed-up dragoon who demands the fidelity of both his wife and his mistress. Julian Kazenas is hilarious as a repressed ball of teenage hormones and Henrik, and Jared Dixon and Jimmy Ferko add some humorous touches as house servants. Narrating the action are an elegant and evocative quintet of singers, including Ian Benjamin, Allisyn Just, Katey Sheehan, Dane Castle and Lindsay Simon... READ THE FULL REVIEW AT: *http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/06/cleve-review-little-night-music... <http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/06/cleve-review-little-night-music-is.html>*