Stephen Sondheim News

Sondheim did the music thing very well. And you know what? No one did it better. In this video, watch as Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Charley Kringas in Maria Friedman's acclaimed revival of Merrily We Roll Along, sings 'Franklin Shepard, Inc. in the recording studio.

Tony Award-winning Broadway, film and TV legend Betty Buckley, and Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and singer Darren Criss will headline Town Hall performances as part of a revived and expanded Broadway music series produced by the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning artist John McDaniel and presented by Post Office Cafe & Cabaret and Tin Pan Alley.

In a new interview, actor Stephen McKinley Henderson discussed working with Patti LuPone in a scene from the film Beau is Afraid that never saw the light of day. Henderson went on to discuss how, despite training at Juilliard at the same time, their professional paths hadn't crossed until the 2023 film.

Leeds Playhouse and Opera North have announced a ‘loverly’ cast for their co-production of Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical My Fair Lady, with leading soprano Katie Bird and star of stage and screen John Hopkins in the leading roles of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins. The revival of the award-winning musical plays in Leeds Playhouse’s Quarry Theatre from 31 May – 29 June. 

Join the Boston Conservatory at Berklee as they honor three-time Tony Award-winning actor and producer LaChanze and internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer Lar Lubovitch at their commencement ceremony on May 11.

Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsey Mendez recently joined Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast to discuss their work in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. During the podcast, Horowitz played a clip of Alan Rickman discussing Radcliffe's work as an adult working actor. See the full video here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 12, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

This Sunday, London's biggest theatre stars come together to celebrate the 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. While it might take some time for this season's nominees to make it across the pond (NOTE: Sunset Boulevard, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, and Stranger Things: First Shadow have already announced plans to transfer next season), you can catch past Olivier-winning productions on Broadway now.

 Doyle will be auctioning the Collection of Stephen Sondheim on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 10am. Learn more about the auction and about Stephen Sondheim.

Harry Potter writer J. K. Rowling has taken to X again to continue spouting anti-transgender rhetoric. An X user sent a comment to Rowling, saying: 'Just waiting for Dan and Emma to give you a very public apology ... safe in the knowledge that you will forgive them...' See Rowling's response here.

The Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that an advanced college student rush will be available for the hilarious Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s and George Furth’s COMPANY. PPAC is offering this special advance pricing treat in celebration of Bobbie’s 35th birthday!

Just The Tonic's 2024 Edinburgh Fringe programme has announced 128 incredible shows so far with tickets on sale now. It offers a diverse range of performances from award-winning acts from the UK (including of course Scottish talent) and internationally from both established performers and exciting newcomers.

Patti LuPone is headed back to Broadway this year! She will star opposite Mia Farrow in Jen Silverman's new play, The Roommate. Learn more here!

Leading youth arts organisation The National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) has announced three of its alumni – the critically acclaimed Matt Lucas, the award-winning Amara Okereke (My Fair Lady, West End; Spring Awakening, Almeida Theatre), and Callum Scott Howells (It’s a Sin, Channel 4; The Way, BBC; Cabaret, West End) – are newly appointed patrons.

Celebrating its decades of dedication to music education and performance, the Music Institute of Chicago will host its Annual Gala Benefit on Monday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago

Alfred Molina and K. Ann McDonald will be honored at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit. Learn more about the benefit and see how to purchase tickets.

A talented collection of Broadway vets led by Tony winner Betty Buckley gathered together for a one-night-only concert 'A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY: SONDHEIM, LLOYD WEBBER, AND FRIENDS' at Segerstrom Concert Hall on March 28, 2024 to celebrate the legacy—and coincidental same birthdate—of musical theater royalty Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim.

54 BELOW will present Women Do It Better: 3rd Edition on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 7pm.

The biggest stars of London theatre gathered today at the Royal Albert Hall for the Olivier Awards 2024, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Find out about Sunset Boulevard and the night's other big winners!

The 2024 Olivier Awards are fast approaching on April 14. Ahead of one of the most exciting nights in theatreland, our critics – Aliya Al-Hassan, Mica Blackwell, Alexander Cohen, Katie Kirkpatrick, Kat Mokrynski, Gary Naylor, Kerrie Nicholson, Matthew Paluch and Christiana Rose share their thoughts about who and what will triumph on the night, as well as who should twin each category.