Cameron Mackintosh’s hit West End production of Les Misérables will welcome a number of new cast members to the stage of the Sondheim Theatre early next month.
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Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2026 – Sondheim Theatre
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.
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).
New cast en route to London’s Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit West End production of Les Misérables will welcome a number of new cast members to the stage of the Sondheim Theatre next month.
Lucie Jones returns to the West End production of Les Misérables
Actress, singer and presenter Lucie Jones will return to Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables at London’s Sondheim Theatre, playing the role of Fantine.
Les Misérables 40th anniversary special gala event planned
The world’s longest-running musical, Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a star-studded charity gala performance on 8 October.
West End’s Les Misérables to celebrate 40th birthday with a special season
Cameron Mackintosh is marking 40 years of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables by assembling a special, star-studded company of artists who have all played a part in the multi-award-winning show’s history.
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2024 – Sondheim Theatre
In a partisan atmosphere akin to a rugby match with each contestant bringing their college fan club with them, Madeleine Morgan made it back-to-back wins for Wales in the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition at the theatre bearing the great wordsmith’s name.
How Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year supports the next generation of musical theatre writers
As well as being an opportunity to see the stars of tomorrow performing classic works by the great Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year also proudly shines a spotlight on new writing.
West End’s Les Misérables extended into March 2025
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit West End production of Les Misérables has been extended with tickets now on sale for performances at the Sondheim Theatre up to 29 March 2025.
Two new Jean Valjeans for West End’s Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit production of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre will welcome two new Jean Valjeans to the stage following the departure of Killian Donnelly who will take his final bow as Jean Valjean on 10 February.
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year – Sondheim Theatre
There was no arguing with the judges’ choice for Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY for short) after a knock-’em-dead performance of ‘The Worst Pies in London’ by star of the future Milly Willows.
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).
Five Questions With: Stewart Clarke
STEWART CLARKE has recently joined the West End cast of Les Miserables at London’s Sondheim Theatre, in the role of Javert.
New cast members announced for West End’s Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit West End production Les Misérables will welcome a number of new cast members to the stage at the Sondheim Theatre from 27 March 2023.
Les Miserables’ West End run extended into March 2023
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit West End production of Les Misérables has been extended again with tickets for performances at the Sondheim Theatre up to 5 March 2023 now on sale. The latest extension was accompanied by the announcement of a new performance schedule this autumn which includes the introduction of a Monday performance replacing the current […]
John Partridge and Natasha J Barnes join The Witches Of Eastwick concert cast
John Partridge and Natasha J Barnes have stepped into the cast of The Witches Of Eastwick In Concert after the previously announced Giles Terera and Danielle Steers became unavailable. Partridge (Cabaret, UK tour, A Chorus Line, London Palladium) will play the devilish central character of Darryl Van Horne with Barnes (Funny Girl, Menier Chocolate Factory/Savoy Theatre, […]
Trio of West End stars to play title roles in The Witches of Eastwick concert
Carrie Hope Fletcher, Danielle Steers and Laura Pitt-Pulford, will join the previously announced Giles Terera in a special concert performance of The Witches of Eastwick at the Sondheim Theatre on 20 June 2022. Currently starring in the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella (until 12 June), Hope Fletcher (The Addams Family, UK tour, Heathers, […]
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 […]
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, […]
West End theatres lights will be dimmed in honour of Stephen Sondheim
The Society of London Theatre has announced that all West End theatres will dim their marquee lights at 7pm on 29 November 2021 for two minutes in memory of the composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim who died at his home in Connecticut on 26 November 2021, he was 91. Among those venues paying their respects […]
Full cast announced for Les Miserables’ West End return
Cameron Mackintosh has announced four new additions to the principal cast of the full production of Les Misérables which is due to make its eagerly-awaited return to the West End in September. Chanice Alexander-Burnett (Motown The Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre, Our House, Union Theatre) will step into the role of Fantine and Jordan Shaw (The Scottsboro […]
Les Misérables Staged Concert’s Sondheim run extended until February 2021
With performances due to begin as planned on 5 December, the eagerly-anticipated run of Les Misérables – The Staged Concert at the Sondheim Theatre has been extended for a second time following the announcement of new restrictions affecting indoor performances. In response to high public demand combined with the Government directive to theatres to reduce […]
West End run of Les Miserables – The Staged Concert is extended by two weeks
Cameron Mackintosh has announced a two-week extension to the run of Les Misérables – The Staged Concert due to extraordinary public demand. Playing at the Sondheim Theatre over the Christmas period, the run which begins on 5 December 2020 is now extended to 31 January 2021. Cameron Mackintosh said: “The phenomenal speed at which the […]
Les Misérables – Sondheim Theatre
Les Misérables continues at the Sondheim Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In 2020, Les Misérables is as much a cornerstone of West End musical theatre as a chorus line, a love duet, or an overpriced interval drink. Even your joyless work colleague who can’t stand musicals knows the basics. […]
Matt Lucas saves Christmas for Sondheim Theatre’s Les Misérables
Matt Lucas has come to the rescue of the new production of Les Misérables just days after it made its eagerly anticipated return to its London home, the former Queen’s Theatre now re-opende as the newly restored Sondheim Theatre. The multi-award-winning Little Britain star and long-term member of the Les Misérables family has put his […]
New Les Misérables cast at Sondheim Theatre confirmed
Jon Robyns will lead the cast when Les Misérables makes its eagerly-anticipated return to its London home, the former Queen’s Theatre which will re-open as the newly restored Sondheim Theatre on 18 December 2019. Currently starring as King George in Hamilton, Robyns will follow previous Les Misérables runs as Marius and Enjolras by stepping into […]
Queen’s Theatre to be renamed the Sondheim Theatre
Stephen Sondheim will become the only living artist to have a theatre named in their honour in both the West End and on Broadway when the Cameron Mackintosh’s Queen’s Theatre re-opens after four months of refurbishing work later this year. Announcing the re-naming of the iconic Shaftesbury Avenue as the Sondheim Theatre, Mackintosh said: “I […]
