Here We Are
Closing: January 21, 2024Here We Are - 2023 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
The Shed
West 30th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues New York, NY
Here We Are, legendary composer Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, features a book by Tony Award–nominee David Ives. It is inspired by Luis Buñuel’s films The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Exterminating Angel. Here We Are is directed by Tony Award–winner Joe Mantello.
The cast will include Francois Battiste, Tracie Bennett, Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, Jin Ha, Rachel Bay Jones, Denis O’Hare, Steven Pasquale, David Hyde Pierce, and Jeremy Shamos. The understudies for Here We Are are Bradley Dean, Adam Harrington, Bligh Voth, Adante Carter, Mehry Eslaminia, and Lindsay Nicole Chambers.
Produced by Tom Kirdahy, its executive producers are Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Jillian Robbins. Co-presented by The Shed.
Performances begin in September 2023.
Here We Are - 2023 - Off-Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Here We Are
Review: ‘Here We Are’ Is Stephen Sondheim’s Fractured Farewell
7 / 10
Here We Are, mostly and regardless of some lovely performances, leaves no profound emotional impression at its end. It sure tries. When in its closing seconds the characters tell us what their experience meant to them, it feels like a stab at redemption and learning that comes across as more puzzling overshare, because for most of the production has not sketched any kind of ongoing emotional or psychological impact of their various trials and tribulations. It is so bizarre and rushed. Why do this now? What have they recognizably gone through, who have they been to each other in front of us, to suddenly reveal this stuff?
HERE WE ARE; There They Go — Review
6 / 10
Joe Mantello’s direction is superb; David Zinn’s scenic and costume design, even with a sumptuous budget that could court comfort, feels innovative; Natasha Katz’s lighting is sharp; and Sam Pinkleton’s choreography, if a little hesitant to depart from Sondheim’s mid-century aesthetics, suits the material. Its excellent ensemble is unbelievably well-cast, and receive terrific musical help from Jonathan Tunick’s orchestrations and Alexander Gemignani’s additional, fill-in-the-blanks arrangements. But the score is patently unfinished, and its incompletion leaves a yawning gap in the overall piece. In many respects, though, its incompleteness is secondary to its impossibility: it is unlikely that an adaptation of these two films (which happened there) into musical theatre (which is here, in the room with us) could have ever worked, as its radical ambitions are, if not incompatible, at fatal odds with the sentimental form.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2024
The world premiere production of Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Stephen Sondheim, will release an original cast recording. Watch a video from the cast recording session!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 8, 2024
The final Stephen Sondheim musical, Here We Are is teasing the release of a cast recording!
by Michael Major - November 14, 2023
Micaela Diamond sat down with Seth Meyers last night to discuss appearing in Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are. During the interview, Diamond opened up about how she and the cast feel Sondheim's presence during their performances Off-Broadway. Watch the new video now!
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - October 29, 2023
This time, the reader question was: After seeing Here We Are, I’m wondering: have other shows premiered soon after one of the writers has passed away?
by Bruce Glikas - October 23, 2023
Go inside opening night of, Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Stephen Sondheim, at The Shed’s Griffin Theater. See the star-studded cast of the final Sondheim musical and more hit the blue carpet!
by Opening Night - October 23, 2023
Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Stephen Sondheim, is now officially playing at The Shed’s Griffin Theater where it just celebrated opening night. In this video, watch as we take you to the red carpet for the festivities!
by Bruce Glikas - October 23, 2023
Explore the photos from the star-studded opening night party of Sondheim's HERE WE ARE. Featuring Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Tracie Bennett, and more, this exclusive collection takes you behind the scenes of this highly anticipated production.
by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2023
Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are, has officially opened at The Shed. Read the critics' reviews for Here We Are here!
by Stephi Wild - October 20, 2023
Production photos from the final Stephen Sondheim musical, Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Sondheim, have been released, ahead of its Opening Night at The Shed’s Griffin Theater. Check out the photos here!
by Stephi Wild - October 16, 2023
The highly anticipated world premiere production of Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Stephen Sondheim, has been extended by popular demand through January 21, 2024. Find out how to get tickets for the new performances here!
by Blair Ingenthron - September 29, 2023
Check out a new photo of the cast of HERE WE ARE, photographed immediately after the first preview!
by Show Highlights - September 28, 2023
Get a first look at the cast ahead of the first performance of the final Stephen Sondheim musical. Here We Are, the new musical from David Ives and Sondheim, is on stage at The Shed’s Griffin Theater, with an Opening Night on Sunday, October 22, for 15 weeks only.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 27, 2023
Don't miss out on the chance to see HERE WE ARE at discounted prices! Find out how you can secure $25 and $40 tickets through the show's lottery and rush policies. Get all the details and make sure you don't overspend on this must-see production.
by Nicole Rosky - September 12, 2023
Check out the official artwork for the world premiere of Here We Are, the new musical from Stephen Sondheim and David Ives.
by Nicole Rosky - September 5, 2023
Check out photos of the rehearsals of HERE WE ARE, featuring the talented cast and behind-the-scenes moments. Don't miss this inside glimpse into the upcoming production. Learn how to purchase tickets!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 17, 2023
The complete cast and performance dates have been set for for the world premiere of Here We Are, the new musical from Stephen Sondheim and David Ives.
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