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London dates for Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Patti LuPone
Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Patti LuPone are heading back to London to play one-night-only concerts.
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – Gielgud Theatre
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends continues at the Gielgud Theatre, London until 6 January 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What a glorious evening of unalloyed brilliance at the Gielgud with a superb cast headed by Sondheim muse Bernadette Peters and fellow Broadway legend Lea Salonga feasting on the works of the greatest composer of our time in a glittering revue originally conceived as a one-off tribute by entrepreneur Cameron Mackintosh after he left us at 91 with so many rich and profound memories.
Short delay for Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends following departure of Hadyn Gwynne
The highly anticipated West End return of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends has been delayed by four days after one of the show’s stars, Hadyn Gwynne was forced to withdraw due to ‘sudden personal circumstances’.
Full company confirmed for Sondheim’s Old Friends
The full cast has been unveiled for the highly anticipated West End return of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends with a strictly limited season at the Gielgud Theatre later this year.
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – Sondheim Theatre
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends at the Sondheim Theatre, London (and live-streamed at the Prince Edward Theatre). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It must be a record! The fastest time to stop a show after curtain-up came at the Sondheim Theatre when Julia McKenzie stepped on to the stage and softly sung […]
Tickets for a live screening of the sold-out Sondheim’s Old Friends Gala to be released
Tickets for a live screening at the Prince Edward Theatre of the sold-out Sondheim’s Old Friends Gala are to be released today, 30 March 2022. Priority will be given to the thousands of people who signed up in the hope of securing tickets but couldn’t be accommodated for the performance at the Sondheim Theatre. Booking […]
An all-star cast of Old Friends will celebrate Sondheim at the Sondheim
Cameron Mackintosh has invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in celebrating his extraordinary talents and legacy at the theatre which was recently rebuilt in Sondheim’s honour. The all-star cast for OLD FRIENDS so far includes Michael Ball, Petula Clark, Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Bonnie Langford, Adrian Lester, Damian Lewis, Julia Mckenzie, […]
Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters will host first West End Woofs animal adoption event
Musical theatre royalty from both sides of the Atlantic will unite to host the UK’s first virtual dog and cat adoption event this month. Co-hosted by the West End’s Elaine Paige and Broadway’s Bernadette Peters, West End Woofs will be a UK-based version of Broadway Barks, the annual star-studded animal adoption event benefiting New York […]
Take Me To The World: Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
Take Me To The World: Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration – Live on Broadway.com’s YouTube channel. Never mind it’s over a month since Stephen Sondheim celebrated his 90th birthday, never mind the show started 70 minutes past its advertised time because of technical difficulties, this almighty love-in for a musical legend was well worth the wait. […]
The Top 12 Olivier Awards Performances of the Last Ten Years
In lieu of an Olivier Awards ceremony this Sunday evening, ITV is broadcasting a compilation of their greatest performances instead. Just in case the choices don’t match yours, here are our top 12 favourite Olivier Awards performances of the last decade, in no particular order. With thanks to Ian Bowkett. 2019 – Jason Manford, Janie […]
Bernadette Peters lines up UK concert dates
Stage and screen legend Bernadette Peters is heading back to the UK to play five solo concerts this June. The triple Tony Award winner who recently starred on Broadway in the hit revival of Hello, Dolly! will play a London date at the Lyceum Theatre on 10 June 2019, followed by Edinburgh’s Usher Hall (12 […]
Dolly says Hello, Bette!… again
So, who will replace Bernadette Peters when she leaves the smash revival of Hello, Dolly!, as scheduled, on 15 July 2018? Why, none other than Bette Midler. Yes, the very same Bette Midler that Bernadette Peters replaced when she became Dolly Gallagher Levi this past January. And Midler will be with the show from 17 […]
Hello, Dolly! – Shubert Theatre, New York
Hello, Dolly! continues at the Shubert Theatre, New York. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s another lovefest. Bernadette Peters has stepped gingerly into the shoes of matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi, recently vacated by Bette Midler in Broadway’s smash revival of Hello, Dolly! And Peters bring to the role all the authority, magnetism […]
Hello new Dolly – Bernadette Peters takes over from Bette Midler on Broadway
If you’ve been making yourself a nervous wreck trying to figure out who, if anybody, would replace Bette Midler as she departs from the title role in the smash Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! come 14 January, the suspense is over. It’s none other than Bernadette Peters. After a short span when the show will […]
Bernadette Peters – Opera House, Manchester
Bernadette Peters performed in concert at the Opera House, Manchester. Rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Beloved is a much-used word when it comes to describing our top-ranking musical theatre stars. But in the form of the multi-Tony winning, preternaturally youthful Bernadette Peters, whose career spans five decades and rubs shoulders with some of musical theatre’s […]
Final 100 seats released for Bernadette Peters concert at Royal Festival Hall
As previously announced, the triple Tony, triple Drama Desk and Golden Globe Award-winning Broadway star Bernadette Peters will perform her first UK solo concerts in more than 15 years at the beginning of June 2016. The show’s producers have released the final 100 seats for the Royal Festival Hall date in London, commenting: “Recently we have received many ticket requests […]
Bernadette Peters plays first UK solo concerts in more than 15 years
The triple Tony, double Drama Desk and Golden Globe Award-winning Broadway star Bernadette Peters will perform her first UK solo concerts in more than 15 years, returning to the Royal Festival Hall, London on Friday 3 June 2016 and playing her first ever date at the Opera House, Manchester on Sunday 5 June 2016. The […]
The Book of Mormon wins big at Olivier Awards
The Book Of Mormon dominated the musical categories at the 38th Olivier Awards with MasterCard, winning four prizes including Best New Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for Gavin Creel (that’s four wins from six nominations). Les Misérables won the much-coveted BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for the second time. The ceremony at London’s Royal Opera […]
Stars come out for Olivier Awards 2014
The Olivier Awards 2014 with MasterCard took place at London’s Royal Opera House – hosted by Stephen Mangan and Gemma Arterton – and featured 14 live performances including Abba’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus reuniting as part of a rousing show finale to celebrate 15 years of Mamma Mia! Thanks to photographer Vivienne Vincent, Musical Theatre […]
Benny, Björn and Bernadette Peters in Olivier Awards line-up
To celebrate 15 years of the hit show Mamma Mia!, Abba’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus will be reuniting to appear with the current London company in the grand finale at this year’s Olivier Awards with MasterCard, taking place on Sunday 13 April at the Royal Opera House and broadcast from 10.15pm that evening on ITV […]
