Merle Dandridge is sublime in ‘A Little Night Music’ revival
Merle Dandridge, where have you been all my theatrical life? Yes, I know you’ve performed at Pasadena Playhouse before, most notably in Sheldon Epps’ revisal of “Kiss Me, Kate.” But your incandescent performance as Desirée Armfeldt in David Lee’s production of “A Little Night Music” is like a musical theater dream come true.This revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s 1973 classic is the crowning achievement of the Sondheim Celebration, the six-month-long festival in honor of the Broadway composer-lyricist who…