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Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – FYC

Manhattan Theatre Club
In association with CMI and Daryl Roth
presents

Cameron Mackintosh's Production of
STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS

Broadway Premiere
Starring Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Devised by Cameron Mackintosh
Direction and Musical Staging by Matthew Bourne
Choreography by Stephen Mear
Artistic Consultant Julia McKenzie

The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | Spring 2025

 

 

 

An unmissable musical extravaganza from London to Los Angeles, and now on Broadway for a limited engagement, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends is "a supremely entertaining and divine celebration of the Stephen Sondheim legacy” (The New York Post).

Tony Award-winning icons Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga lead an extraordinary cast performing in “one showstopper after another” (New York Observer) in what The New York Times calls “a superbly sung Broadway party.”

Featuring unforgettable musical numbers from Sweeney Todd, Company, Into the Woods, and much more, Old Friends showcases the greatest Sondheim hits ever to grace the stage. Variety says it's "more than a tribute, it's a feast — and one of the most heartfelt and joyous shows of the season."

Joining Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will be co-stars Jacob Dickey, Kevin Earley, Jasmine Forsberg, Kate Jennings Grant, Bonnie Langford, Beth Leavel, Gavin Lee, Jason Pennycooke, Joanna Riding, Jeremy Secomb, Kyle Selig, Maria Wirries, Daniel Yearwood, Paige Faure, Alexa Lopez, Greg Mills and Peter Neureuther.

Center Theatre Group will present the North American premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in advance of the Broadway premiere.

Manhattan Theatre Club gratefully acknowledges our producing partners for their support of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends. Special thanks to Rodgin and Barbara Cohen, and John and Deane Gilliam for their major support, and to Howard and Eleanor Morgan, Lee Wolf and Dr. Jordan Cohen, and Matt and Jun Brumberg for their generous contributions.

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CRITIC’S PICK! “THE SONGS ARE SUNG SPECTACULARLY by a cast of 17. Any opportunity to experience them is an opportunity even old friends should take.”

The New York Times

“MORE THAN A TRIBUTE, IT’S A FEAST — AND ONE OF THE MOST HEARTFELT AND JOYOUS SHOWS OF THE SEASON.

Variety

“ONE SHOW-STOPPER AFTER ANOTHER!”

Observer

★★★★ “GLORIOUS! A supremely entertaining and altogether divine celebration of the Sondheim legacy!”

The New York Post

“BERNADETTE PETERS IS EXTRAORDINARY! LEA SALONGA IS AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT!”

The Wall Street Journal