Editing Glynis Johns (section)

===1970–1979: ''A Little Night Music'' and acclaim ===
In the 1970s, Johns' career focus was on the stage. Following her appearance in earlier Cowardian productions, Johns starred in two more Coward plays in the early 1970s; from 27 January 1970 to September 1970, she was in ''Come As You Are'' at London's [[New Theatre (London)|New Theatre]] and [[Novello Theatre|Strand Theatre]], and from 6 March 1972 to 12 March 1972, she was in ''Marquise'' at the [[Bristol Hippodrome]] in England.<ref name="Glynis Johns on Theatricalia"/>

In 1972 and 1973, Johns narrated several [[fairy tale]]s and other children's classics for [[Caedmon Records]], the record label imprints of [[HarperCollins Publishers]]. These included [[Peter Pan]] and [[Snow White]].<ref name="Glynis Johns - Discography"/> Some were released years later.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/hannah-adams-burque/sets/frances Frances Stories by Russell Hoban – read by Glynis Johns] on [[SoundCloud]]</ref>

In 1973, Johns was in the original cast of ''[[A Little Night Music]]'', written by Stephen Sondheim, which premiered on 25 February at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]] in New York City. The song "[[Send In the Clowns]]" was written with her in mind.<ref name = Gussow>{{cite news | last = Gussow | first = Mel | title = Send In the Sondheim; City Opera Revives 'Night Music,' as Composer Dotes | work = The New York Times | date = 11 March 2008 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E7D6163EF932A25750C0A9659C8B63 | access-date = 10 June 2008}}</ref> Commenting on director [[Harold Prince]] in a 1973 interview, she says he "has eyes in the back of his head and a real driving force, a life force. And with it goes a great deal of loge. He calls us 'crew' and himself 'captain', and he's heartbroken when opening night is over, simply because he doesn't want to be away from us. I think he falls in love with his company."<ref name="Johns Hits a High Note"/> For her role as Desiree Armfeldt, she won a [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical]] and [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Laufe |first=Abe |date=1977 |title=Broadway's Greatest Musicals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQ_FT0wabokC |via=[[Google Books]] |publisher=[[Funk & Wagnalls]] |page=417 |isbn=9780308103177}}</ref> Sondheim referred to her vocal qualities as a "rumpled bed";<ref name="tcm"/> as [[Anthony Tommasini]] put it in ''The New York Times'': "Stephen Sondheim composed his most famous song, 'Send In the Clowns,' for an actress with virtually no voice, Glynis Johns, and few genuine singers have performed it as effectively."<ref>{{cite news |date=24 September 1995 |title=How to Succeed in Show Business by Really Singing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/theater/recordings-view-how-to-succeed-in-show-business-by-really-singing.html |work=The New York Times |location=New York |access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref>

Following this, Johns starred in [[Joseph Hardy (director)|Joseph Hardy]]'s production of ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' at the Center Theatre Group,<ref>{{cite book |last=Willis |first=John A. |author-link=John A. Willis |date=1974 |title=John Willis' Theatre World: Volume 31 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pxBlAAAAMAAJ |via=[[Google Books]] |publisher=[[Crown Publishers]] |page=190}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Loynd |first=Roy |date=31 July 1987 |title=RING ROUND MOON' AT COLONY STUDIO |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-31-ca-201-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=Los Angeles, United States |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref> Los Angeles, from 1 April 1975 to 10 May 1975, with [[Michael York]]. From 17 March 1976, she starred in [[Peter Dews (director)|Peter Dews]]' production of ''[[13 Rue de l'Amour]]'' at the Phoenix Theatre in London with film and stage actor [[Louis Jourdan]]. This production was held at the [[Theatre Royal, Norwich|Theatre Royal]] in Norwich; it closed on 8 May 1976. From 1977 to March 1978, Johns starred as Alma Rattenbury in ''[[Cause Célèbre (play)|Cause Célèbre]]'', touring [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London and [[Leicester Haymarket Theatre]] among other locations.<ref name="Glynis Johns on Theatricalia">{{cite web |url=https://theatricalia.com/person/ps6/glynis-johns |title=Glynis Johns Past Productions|date=20 May 1990 |website=Theatricalia |publisher=Matthew Somerville |access-date=19 October 2022 |quote= Alma Rattenbury, Cause Célèbre 1977 – March 1978, Her Majesty's Theatre, London and Haymarket Theatre, Leicester. Leontine, 13 Rue de L'Amour, Forum Theatre Billingham, Paul Elliott Entertainments Ltd, Starchoice Season Ltd, and Triumph Theatre Productions Ltd January – 8th May 1976, Phoenix Theatre, London, Theatre Royal, Norwich, and other locations.}}</ref> She was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play]] and won a [[Variety, the Children's Charity|Variety Club Award for Best Actress]] in recognition; it was described as a "riveting play", due in part to its cast: "Glynis Johns was superb as Alma Rattenbury, and [[Lee Montague]] and [[Bernard Archard]] were fantastic as the opposing barristers."<ref>[https://therealchrisparkle.com/tag/cause-celebre/ Yet More Theatre Reminiscences – November 1977 to February 1978] (Cause Célèbre – Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 27 February 1978) "I remember this as a riveting play – the first time I had seen a courtroom drama and you should never underestimate how exciting they can be. Glynis Johns was superb as Alma Rattenbury, and Lee Montague and Bernard Archard were fantastic as the opposing barristers."</ref>

Johns' film roles of the 1970s included playing Myfanwy Price in [[Andrew Sinclair]]'s 1972 drama film [[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)|''Under Milk Wood'']] opposite [[Richard Burton]] and [[Elizabeth Taylor]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=Mark |last2=Earnshaw |first2=Tony |date= 15 September 2014|title=Under Milk Wood Revisited: The Wales of Dylan Thomas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKqlBAAAQBAJ |via=[[Google Books]] |publisher=Amberley Publishing |isbn=9781445637389}}</ref> Eleanor Critchit in [[Roy Ward Baker]]'s 1973 horror [[anthology film]] ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' (in the segment "The Neat Job", a tale of marital discord), Swallow in the 1974 short-film adaptation of [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Happy Prince (1974 film)|The Happy Prince]]'',<ref name="tvguide"/> and Mrs. Amworth in the 1977 British-Canadian horror anthology film ''Three Dangerous Ladies'', a reprisal of the role.<ref>{{cite book |last=Maxford |first=Howard |date=30 June 2022 |title=TV Gothic: The Golden Age of Small Screen Horror |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnp4EAAAQBAJ |via=[[Google Books]] |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers |page=279 |isbn=9781476645537}}</ref> Of her original performance as Mrs. Amworth in the eponymous 1975 short film, Ian Holloway on Wyrd Britain wrote, "the titular lady" is "played with flamboyant aplomb by the fabulous Glynis Johns."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2019/09/mrs-amworth.html |title= Mrs Amworth |last=Johns |first=Ian |date=8 September 2019 |website=Wyrd Britain |access-date=19 October 2022 |quote=the titular lady – played with flamboyant aplomb by the fabulous Glynis Johns}}</ref>