Marry Me a Little is probably the most difficult of the Sondheim revues to pull off. The reasoning is two-fold: first, most of the songs are completely unknown and secondly, this revue has no accompanying dialogue to help explain any transitions from song to song.
Sondheim aficionados will surely appreciate seeing this show and perhaps doing what I did, comparing it to some of his other revues: namely, Side by Side by Sondheim, Putting it Together, and the newest, Old Friends.
Marry Me a Little fits with Chromolume Theatre's mission in producing Sondheim's musicals, particularly ones that are not seen or done that often. While the revue is not his strongest work, I applaud the effort nonetheless.
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