Sonia Friedman News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 19, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Sonia Friedman Productions has announced the departure of Executive Director Diane Benjamin who steps back from the company after twenty-five years. Learn more here.

The Joseph Jefferson Awards will celebrate the 57th Anniversary of its Equity Theater Awards on Monday, September 29. Check out the full list of nominations here!

Kristin Scott Thomas will reportedly return to the stage in a West End revival of The Cherry Orchard. She will reunite with Ian Rickson, on which she previously worked on The Seagull in London and on Broadway.

Cloudburst Productions has announced that A Manchester Anthem, the hit solo play by Nick Dawkins, will return to the stage with back-to-back runs at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester and Riverside Studios in London this summer. See photos of the production.

Stage One has revealed the 12 UK producers selected for the 2025 Columbia Exchange Programme, an industry-leading initiative presented in partnership with Columbia University.

The National Theatre has announced further casting for the West End transfer of its critically acclaimed production of The Importance of Being Earnest.  Learn more here!

Today, July 30, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child celebrates nine years at the West End’s Palace Theatre, the home of the original two-part production where it is currently booking to 15 February 2026.

Mia Carragher is set to play the iconic role of Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' book “The Hunger Games” and Lionsgate's motion picture, The Hunger Games.

Sony Pictures Classics confirms the release of Merrily We Roll Along film on December 5, 2025. A must-see for theater fans worldwide!

Stereophonic has extended its run at the Duke of York's Theatre. The show plugs you into the electric atmosphere as one up-and-coming rock band record the album that could propel them to superstardom.

The original cast recording for Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical is now available. Check out the album for the show, which is now running at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End. 

Lil Lambley, Managing Director and Executive Producer at Anthology Theatre Productions, has been elected to the Board of the Society of London Theatre (SOLT). 

​​​​​​​National Theatre Live has announced a landmark slate of theatre broadcasting to cinemas around the world led by a roster of award-winning talent. Learn more about the lineup here!

Broadway in Columbus has announced that individual tickets for the Ohio premiere of the first-ever touring production of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD will go on sale Thursday, June 26, at 10 am. The six-time Tony Award-winning production will play the Ohio Theatre for a limited engagement of three weeks only, October 12 through November 1.

The Tony-nominated musical Dead Outlaw will play its final performance at the Longacre Theatre on Sunday, June 29. At the time of its closing, the show will have played 73 regular performances and 14 previews. Dead Outlaw opened at the Longacre Theatre on Sunday, April 27.

Weathervane Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team of The Shark is Broken. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

Is the highly anticipated filmed version of the Tony Award-winning revival Merrily We Roll Along is set to hit movie theaters this winter? According to the AMC Theaters wesbite, the proshot will premiere in movie theaters nationwide on December 5, 2025.

The North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons is now running at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Find out what critics thought of the new musical and read the reviews below!

Producer Sonia Friedman recently dished on some of the details about the upcoming Merrily We Roll Along proshot. Learn more about what she has to say about the film here!