Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2026 at the Sondheim Theatre, London. Another triumphant event that both celebrated the genius of Stephen Sondheim and showcased emerging talent of an exceptionally high standard.
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18th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year – the finalists
The Stephen Sondheim Society has announced the 12 finalists in the running for the 18th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY).
Talking Point: Janie Dee in Conversation With Edward Seckerson – Crazy Coqs
Talking Point: Janie Dee in Conversation with Edward Seckerson at Crazy Coqs, London.
Sondheim Society Student Performer 2024 – the finalists
The Stephen Sondheim Society has announced the 12 finalists in the running for the 16th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY).
Finalists for 2023 Stephen Sondheim Student Performer of the Year
Meet the 12 finalists in the running for the 15th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY).
New musical theatre magazine launched
Musical theatre fans now have their own print magazine dedicated to their favourite genre. The latest consumer title from the Mark Allen Group – publisher of specialist music magazines Gramophone, Jazzwise and Songlines – the first issue of MUSICALS will be available in stores until January 2023.
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2022 – Sondheim Theatre
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2022 at the Sondheim Theatre, London. Back after a long, Covid-enforced break and showcasing an even greater array of dazzling international young talent than before, the 14th SSSSPOTY emphatically demonstrated that the future of musical theatre in the UK is in the best of hands. The competition, […]
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2022 – 12 finalists announced
The Stephen Sondheim Society has announced the 12 finalists in the running for the 2022 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY) contest. Returning to the West End for the first time since the competition’s two-year Covid-enforced hiatus, the nominees will take to the stage of the Sondheim Theatre during the gala final […]
Comparing Notes: Lucy Schaufer and Edward Seckerson – Crazy Coqs
Comparing Notes: Lucy Schaufer and Edward Seckerson at the Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ After the madcap buffoonery of the inimitable Oscar Conlon-Morrey the previous month, it was a far more peaceful guest that Edward Seckerson introduced in his popular Comparing Notes series at the Crazy Coqs, that […]
Comparing Notes: Oscar Conlon-Morrey with Edward Seckerson – Crazy Coqs
Comparing Notes: Oscar Conlon-Morrey with Edward Seckerson at Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There cannot be a better way of spending a Sunday afternoon than in the company of the outrageously talented Oscar Conlon-Morrey which is what those lucky enough to be at the Crazy Coqs did for […]
Chichester Festival Theatre offers another chance to see its Sondheim Celebration
Home viewers will get a second chance to enjoy Chichester Festival Theatre’s sold-out concert Celebrating Sondheim, an encore screening marking Stephen Sondheim’s 91st birthday on 22 March 2021. Hosted by the popular venue’s artistic director Daniel Evans, the star-studded celebration of the music of the legendary composer featured Evans’ co-star for the London and Broadway […]
Sondheim celebration planned for Chichester Festival Theatre autumn season
A star-studded celebration of the music of Stephen Sondheim looks set to be among the highlights of a live, socially distanced autumn season of entertainment unveiled by the team at the Chichester Festival Theatre. After hosting the crowd-pleasing Concert In The Park in August, artistic director Daniel Evans will take to the stage once again […]
Interview: Actress Rebecca Trehearn is looking for the ‘it’ factor at the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year gala
The West End Gala for The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Yearand the The Stiles + Drewe Prize, celebrating up and coming performers and writers, returns this weekend, at the Savoy Theatre on 10 June 2018. The annual competition, co-produced by the Stephen Sondheim Society and Mercury Musical Developments, features 12 of the top student performers […]
Follies star Tracie Bennett to host Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year gala
Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett will host the 12th annual West End Gala for The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year and the 11th anniversary of The Stiles + Drewe Prize next month. Chris Hocking will return to direct the annual gala which will this year be staged at the Savoy Theatre on […]
Follies’ Alex Young to join Edward Seckerson for next Comparing Notes show
Former Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year and West End rising star Alex Young will be Edward Seckerson’s next guest in his Comparing Notes series at Pizza Express Live Holborn on 18 February. Launched last September at the newly opened London entertainment venue, the format of the musical theatre-themed shows features writer and […]
Seckerson’s Comparing Notes series to play new Pizza Express Live
Writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson will launch a new series of musical theatre themed shows at Pizza Express Live Holborn on Sunday (10 September). Part of the star-studded launch season line-up at restaurant chain Pizza Express’ latest London entertainment venue, Comparing Notes will feature a mix of conversation and vocal performances. Seckerson will interview his […]
Rodgers Revealed – JW3
Rodgers Revealed was performed at JW3, London. Rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The duo that put together Bernstein Revealed at St James Studio reprised a former show in a similar format, Rodgers Revealed. Edward Seckerson and Jason Carr drew upon their vast knowledge of the scores and the stories behind them to create an intimate […]
Bernstein Revealed – St James Theatre Studio
Bernstein Revealed at the St James Theatre Studio, London as part of the London Festival of Cabaret. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Following their successful Rodgers Revealed, the expert team of broadcaster Edward Seckerson and musical director Jason Carr reunited, as part of the London Festival of Cabaret, to celebrate the […]
Actress Anita Dobson will be in conversation at St James Theatre on 20 March
Stage and screen favourite Anita Dobson will be the star attraction at a special event at London’s St James Theatre next month. A Conversation With Anita Dobson on 20 March will feature the award-winning actress chatting about her long and varied career with writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson. The star who is still fondly remembered […]
Elaine Paige judges the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year
Twelve student finalists from top drama schools across the UK will compete for the title of this year’s Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY), on Sunday 17 May at 3pm at the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End. Each student will sing a song by Stephen Sondheim and, at his personal request, […]
Rodgers Revealed – St James Theatre Studio
Rodgers Revealed, with Anna Francolini, Edward Seckerson and Jason Carr, was performed as part of the London Festival of Cabaret at the St James Theatre Studio, London. From the moment the piano started up with those well-known tunes deftly strung together by the pianist and composer Jason Carr, we knew we were in for a […]
Singular Sensations – Gavin Creel – Charing Cross Theatre
Gavin Creel talked to Edward Seckerson as part of the Singular Sensations season at the Charing Cross Theatre, London. The latest in the intriguing and somewhat laid-back Singular Sensations series at the Charing Cross Theatre saw The Book of Mormon star, Gavin Creel, in fine anecdotal fettle and voice. Expertly cajoled into revealing personal and professional […]
Singular Sensations – Patricia Routledge – Charing Cross Theatre
Patricia Routledge talked to Edward Seckerson as part of the Singular Sensations season at the Charing Cross Theatre, London, and, after the performance, received a Living Legend award. To most audiences around the world the name of Patricia Routledge probably means the star of the BBC television comedy series Keeping Up Appearances, in which the incorrigibly […]
Singular Sensations – John Wilson – Charing Cross Theatre
Singular Sensations: John Wilson, with Edward Seckerson, at the Charing Cross Theatre, London. The John Wilson Orchestra is responsible for reviving the original orchestrations of famous Hollywood musicals from such studios as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and 20th Century-Fox and composers including Gershwin, Berlin, Kern, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Lerner & Loewe and Rodgers & Hammerstein. John Wilson […]
Singular Sensations – Janie Dee – Charing Cross Theatre
Singular Sensations – Janie Dee in conversation with Edward Seckerson at the Charing Cross Theatre, London. This was the third in the series in which music journalist (and one-time actor and singer) Edward Seckerson talks to musical performers about aspects of their lives and work. Kerry Ellis and Howard Goodall were the first two guests […]
Singular Sensations – Charing Cross Theatre
Edward Seckerson – formerly the presenter of BBC Radio 3’s long-running musical theatre show Stage & Screen – is to host Singular Sensations, a series of in-depth encounters with stars of musical theatre at London’s Charing Cross Theatre. This winter’s inaugural season of intimate sessions will become a regular Sunday afternoon fixture for musical theatre enthusiasts. […]
