@KTvoice- I think that production of ITW was part of a string that has been done recently of Sondheim musicals where the actors are the musicians (company and Sweeney Todd have been done this way too) tbh - not my favorite interpretation of the shows - b/c the playing seems extraneous to the storytelling. And since the actor may or may not be great at the instrument, you end up with the la la land effect (cast singers!) Plus, hey, musicians need gigs too! But I did read that Sondheim himself approved… so not for me to say