Back to Productions STEREOPHONIC – BROADWAY This production began performances on 3 April 2024 with an official opening on 19 April 2024. Stereophonic is the most Tony-nominated play of all time. Already a must-see American classic. A staggering, ingeniously entertaining achievement. New York Times Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup — or their breakthrough. In Stereophonic, Adjmi invites the audience to immerse themselves—with fly-on-the-wall intimacy—in the powder keg process of a band on the brink of blowing up. A brilliant piece of must-see Broadway. Stereophonic is not to be missed. Don't wait. Tickets will be hard to get. Chicago Tribune In his Critic’s Pick review, Jesse Green of The New York Times exclaimed, “The play, Adjmi’s best so far, is as rich and lustrous as they come. You could even call it platinum,” while praising Aukin’s “relentlessly compelling production.” Jackson McHenry of New York Magazine enthused, “If you’ve recently tried to sate yourself with imitation-crab rock-history dramatizations, you’ll find that Stereophonic is, refreshingly, the real thing.” And David Cote of The Observer, lauded Stereophonic “an instant classic”. Theatrical solid gold. All the tiny details, wild rhythms, and clever hooks add up to a brave, breathtaking work. The result: A classic. Variety CAST Reprising their highly lauded performances, casting includes: WILL BRILL – Reg ANDREW R. BUTLER – Charlie JULIANA CANFIELD – Holly ELI GELB – Grover TOM PECINKA – Peter SARAH PIDGEON – Diana CHRIS STACK – Simon CREATIVES DAVID ADJMI – Playwright DANIEL AUKIN – Director WILL BUTLER – Music DAVID ZINN – Scenic Designer ENVER CHAKARTASH – Costume Designer JIYOUN CHANG – Lighting Designer RYAN RUMERY – Sound Designer JUSTIN CRAIG – Music Director ALAINE ALLDAFFER – Casting TAYLOR WILLIAMS – Casting

Back to Productions STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW This production began performances on 17th November and opened to rave reviews on 14th December 2023. The production is currently booking until May 2026 in the West End and June 2026 on Broadway. ★★★★★ The West End event of the year Daily Telegraph Stranger Things: The First Shadow is currently playing at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End and will play on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre from March 2025. BOOK HERE for West End. BOOK HERE for Broadway. Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy… and the shadows of the past have a very long reach. For more information, click here . ★★★★★ ‘Breathtaking theatre’ The Guardian Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers , Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry , STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW , a new play written by Kate Trefry , will receive its world premiere in late 2023 at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End, directed by Stephen Daldry with co-direction by Justin Martin . Produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions , the play will go on sale this spring, details of which will be announced later this month. The Duffer Brothers act as creative producers, with 21 Laps as associate producers. This new play by Kate Trefry , a writer and co-executive producer for the TV series of Stranger Things , will be rooted in the mythology and world of the Netflix global phenomenon. Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story – and may hold the key to the end. ★★★★★ ‘Sinister and thrilling trip balances horror and humour to great effect. This is exhilarating live theatre.' Financial Times CAST West End Cast Broadway Cast CREATIVES KATE TREFRY – Writer and Original Story THE DUFFER BROTHERS – Original Story & Creative Producers JACK THORNE – Original Story STEPHEN DALDRY – Director JUSTIN MARTIN – Co-Director MIRIAM BUETHER – Set Designer BRIGITTE REIFFENSTUEL – Costume Designer JON CLARK – Lighting Designer PAUL ARDITTI – Sound Designer JAMIE HARRISON – Illusion Designer & Visual Effects CHRIS FISHER – Illusion Designer & Visual Effects 59 PRODUCTIONS – Video Designer & Visual Effects D.J. WALDE – Original Music & Arrangements CORAL MESSAM – Choreographer LYNNE PAGE – Movement Director CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES – Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Designer GARY BEESTONE – Technical Director MARY HALLIDAY – Props Supervisor WILLIAM CONACHER – Dialect Coach KEV MCCURDY – Fight Director JESSICA RONANE CASTING CDG – Casting Director JIM CARNAHAN – International Casting Consultant

Back to News & Press King Charles III opening on Broadway this October Sunday, 12 April 2015 New York – Producers Stuart Thompson and Sonia Friedman announced today that, following its critically acclaimed run at the Almeida Theatre and in the West End, the newly crowned Olivier Award-winning Best Play, King Charles III, will open on Broadway this fall starring Tim Pigott-Smith reprising his much-raved-about role as King Charles III. Directed by Rupert Goold, Mike Bartlett’s play about Britain’s future king will begin previews October 10, 2015, with opening night set for November 1, 2015 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street, NYC). The Queen is dead: after a lifetime of waiting, the prince ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule? This “bracingly provocative and outrageously entertaining new play,” (The Independent) explores the people underneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain’s most famous family. Tickets for King Charles III will go on sale this June. To sign up for first access, visitKingCharlesIIIBroadway.com. Complete cast, creative, and additional information for King Charles III will be announced shortly. ★★★★★ “Theatre doesn’t get much better than this” (The Times) ★★★★★ “Attendance is compulsory” (The Telegraph) ★★★★★ “Tim Pigott-Smith gives the performance of his career” (Daily Express) ★★★★★ “Long may it reign. Hilarious, Dizzyingly audacious state-of-the-nation political thriller.” (Time Out London) ★★★★★ “A brilliant, provocative piece of drama” (The Financial Times) ★★★★★ “Mike Bartlett has found a grand style to match his subjects...a crowning achievement for all concerned” (Mail on Sunday) Up Up

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman Productions nominated for this years BAFTA’s Tuesday, 29 March 2022 ‘Together’ starring James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan, written by Dennis Kelly, directed by Stephen Daldry and produced by Shoebox Films, Sonia Friedman Productions, BBC Film/BBC Two has been nominated in the single drama category. Together is available to watch on BBC iPlayer ‘People You May Know’, starring Lydia West and Arthur Darvill, written by James Graham, directed by Juliet Riddell and produced by FT film, Sonia Friedman Productions and supported by Luminate, has been nominated in the short form category. To watch the film click here A full list of nominations can be found here Up Up

Back to News & Press Asmeret Ghebremichael joins the company of Dreamgirls Thursday, 23 March 2017 Sonia Friedman Productions is delighted to announce that Asmeret Ghebremichael has joined the company of Dreamgirls to perform the role of Lorrell Robinson. She began performances this week. Ghebremichael is best known for her performances in The Book of Mormon (West End and Broadway), Legally Blonde , Elf The Musical , Spamalot and Wicked (Broadway). She also appeared in the US television production The Wiz Live! . The critically acclaimed, hit UK premiere of Dreamgirls has been nominated for five Olivier Awards and stars American actress and singer Amber Riley as Effie White with Marisha Wallace and Karen Mav alternating the role of Effie, Liisi LaFontaine as Deena Jones and now Asmeret Ghebremichael as Lorrell Robinson making up the soulful singing trio ‘The Dreams’. Ghebremichael replaces Ibinabo Jack who has had to withdraw from the production due to health reasons. Joe Aaron Reid plays Curtis Taylor Jr, Adam J Bernard plays Jimmy Early, Tyrone Huntley plays C.C. White, Nicholas Bailey plays Marty and Lily Frazer plays Michelle Morris.The highly anticipated Original London Cast Recording of the new, hit West End musical Dreamgirls , will be released on Sony Masterworks Broadway mid-April and is available to pre-order now via Amazon. The cast of Dreamgirls also includes Michael Afemaré , Jocasta Almgill , Callum Aylott , Hugo Batista , Samara Casteallo , Chloe Chambers , Carly Mercedes Dyer , Joelle Dyson , Kimmy Edwards , Candace Furbert , Nathan Graham , Ashlee Irish , Ashley Luke Lloyd , Gabriel Mokake , Siân Nathaniel-James , Sean Parkins , Kirk Patterson , Ryan Reid , Rohan Richards , Noel Samuels , Durone Stokes and Tosh Wanogho-Maud . Full information on performance schedules can be found on the official website www.dreamgirlswestend.com/ticket-information Dreamgirls is Directed and Choreographed by Olivier and Tony Award®-winning Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon , Disney’s Aladdin and Something Rotten! ), with Set Design by Tim Hatley , Costume Design by Gregg Barnes , Lighting Design by Hugh Vanstone , Sound Design by Richard Brooker and Hair Design by Josh Marquette . The Musical Supervisor is Nick Finlow , the Orchestrator is Harold Wheeler , with Additional Material by Willie Reale . Swarovski is delighted to be the Set and Costume Design partner for Dreamgirls , bringing to life the incredible visions of Tim Hatley and Gregg Barnes . Over one million Swarovski crystals have been incorporated into the production, adorning 275 costumes and 3 crystal curtains. With Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen and Music by Henry Krieger , the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls , Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett opened in 1981 and subsequently won six Tony Awards®. The original cast recording won two Grammy awards for Best Musical Album and Best Vocal Performance for Jennifer Holliday’s ‘And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going.’ In 2006 it was adapted into an Oscar winning motion picture starring Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx. Liisi LaFontaine, Asmeret Ghebremichael and Marisha Wallace are appearing with the support of UK Equity, incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation, pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity. Up Up

Back to News & Press Free Dreamgirls workshops this Half Term Tuesday, 17 October 2017 The workshops are included in the price of a ticket for the matinee performance on Friday 27th October. Simply select the workshop of your choice below and book online. But be quick, spaces are limited, and once they’re gone they’re gone! Dreamgirls Triple Threat Workshop Friday 27 October 11:30am – 1pm Pineapple Dance Studio, London WC2H 9JA Working with only the best West End professionals in Musical Theatre, start your Dream Day with this highly energetic workshop, where you’ll learn a song, dance routine and how to embody and portray the characters you are playing. Experience first-hand the discipline, dedication and passion required to be a real ‘Triple Threat’, before going on to watch how the professionals do it on stage. BOOK NOW Dreamgirls Dance Workshop Friday 27 October 5:30pm – 6:30pm Pineapple Dance Studio, London WC2H 9JA Take in the dazzling displays of dance at Dreamgirls, then complete your Dream Day with this exclusive dance workshop led by West End choreographer, Nicky Griffiths, who’s worked on shows such as The Bodyguard , Mamma Mia , Hairspray and Dirty Dancing . She’ll work closely with you guiding you through a routine from Dreamgirls , so you can recreate some of the magic you’ve just seen on stage. BOOK NOW *Included in the price of a Dreamgirls ticket on Friday 27 October performance only. Valid on Band A, Band B and Band C tickets. Only one free workshop place can be booked per ticket. For both workshops. it is advisable to wear comfortable clothes that you can move around in. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the workshop. Up Up

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman named Broadway Briefing's 2018 Broadway Showperson of the Year Monday, 17 December 2018 Previous winners include Bette Middler and Lin Manuel Miranda. Noma Dumezweni , currently starring in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , said: ‘She doesn't write shows. She doesn't direct them. She doesn't design them. She makes them happen. (That's a proper super power, sheathed in a fabulously shaggy coat, with a touch of glitter thrown in, in lieu of a cape.) Sonia Friedman is a true teller of stories. Because she trusts and follows her gut, when the right stories call, she helps and makes them live. It's a feeling she has.’ Read the full piece here . Up Up

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman Productions wins 7 Olivier Awards including Best New Play for The Inheritance Saturday, 6 April 2019 The awards won were: All About Eve, Monica Dolan, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 2019 The Inheritance, Best New Play, 2019 The Inheritance, Stephen Daldry, Best Director, 2019 The Inheritance, Kyle Soller, Best Actor, 2019 The Inheritance, Best Lighting Design, 2019 Summer and Smoke, Best Revival, 2019 Summer and Smoke, Patsy Ferran, Best Actress, 2019 Up Up

Back to News & Press The original London cast recording release date is confirmed as Friday 12th May 2017 Tuesday, 11 April 2017 The Original London Cast Recording release date is confirmed as Friday 12 May 2017 - the recording is currently available to pre-order via Amazon To celebrate Amber Riley’s show-stopping performance at the Olivier Awards ‘And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going’ will be made available on Friday 21 April as an early download exclusive to all who pre-order the album “Listen” is confirmed to be released as a single on Friday 28 April Following celebrated wins at the 2017 Olivier Awards this week: Best Actress in a Musical for Amber Riley (Effie White); and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Adam J Bernard (Jimmy Early), Sonia Friedman Productions is delighted to confirm that the highly anticipated Dreamgirls Original London Cast Recording will be released by Sony Masterworks Broadway on Friday 12 May 2017 via Amazon, iTunes, and all usual channels. This brand new live recording of hit West End musical Dreamgirls , is currently available to pre-order via Amazon. For all digital pre-orders, one track -‘And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going’ - will be made available as an exclusive early digital download on Friday 21 April, three weeks ahead of the album release date. Amber Riley ’s show-stopping performance of this song at the Olivier Awards ceremony was broadcast on ITV1 on Tuesday 11 April and is currently available to view via itvplayer. It has also been confirmed that ‘Listen’, taken from the Original London Cast Recording and performed by Amber Riley and Liisi LaFontaine, will be released as a single on Friday 28 April. Featuring iconic songs from the musical including, ‘And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going’ ‘Listen’, ‘I Am Changing’, ‘One Night Only’, ‘Steppin To The Bad Side’, ‘Move’ and title track ‘Dreamgirls’, this double-album was recorded live over four performances at the Savoy Theatre in February 2017. With no additional studio re-recordings or musical overdubs it captures the on-stage exhilaration of the Dreamgirls original London cast, 14 piece band and the audience thus retaining the live in-theatre integrity of these special performances. Henry Krieger says of the Original London Cast Recording : “It is my great pleasure to share this ‘alive’ live recording of the West End production of Dreamgirls. Producing this recording and working with our brilliant Musical Supervisor Nick Finlow and studio pros Andy Bradfield and Tris Penna, has been a dream come true. I am thrilled to share the Dreamgirls Original London Cast Recording with those who have loved the production for 35 years as well as with those who are just discovering it now. ” Produced by Henry Krieger and mixed by Andy Bradfield , the Dreamgirls Original London Cast Recording features Olivier Award-winner Amber Riley (Best Actress in a Musical) as Effie White, Liisi LaFontaine as Deena Jones and Ibinabo Jack as Lorrell Robinson - making up the soulful singing trio ‘The Dreams’. Joe Aaron Reid plays Curtis Taylor Jr, Adam J Bernard plays Jimmy Early (a role for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical), Tyrone Huntley plays C.C. White, Nicholas Bailey plays Marty and Lily Frazer plays Michelle Morris. Further cast includes Michael Afemaré , Jocasta Almgill , Callum Aylott , Hugo Batista , Samara Casteallo , Chloe Chambers , Carly Mercedes Dyer , Joelle Dyson , Kimmy Edwards , Candace Furbert , Nathan Graham , Ashley Luke Lloyd , Gabriel Mokake , Siân Nathaniel-James , Sean Parkins , Kirk Patterson , Ryan Reid , Rohan Richards , Noel Samuels , Durone Stokes and Tosh Wanogho-Maud . ‘Listen’ is written by Scott Cutler , Henry Krieger , Anne Preven , Beyoncé Knowles . Liisi LaFontaine , Asmeret Ghebremichael and Marisha Wallace are appearing with the support of UK Equity, incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation, pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity. Up Up

Back to News & Press Due to unprecedented demand Nice Fish extends booking period by three weeks Thursday, 15 September 2016 Due to overwhelming demand, Sonia Friedman Productions is delighted to announce that the West End transfer of Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins’ critically-acclaimed new comic play Nice Fish , will extend its run by 3 weeks, and will now play at the Harold Pinter Theatre until 11 February 2017. The West End production will open in November 2016 at the Harold Pinter Theatre, with a press night on Friday 25 November. Tickets for the extension go on sale today. Direct from sold out seasons at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University in Cambridge and St Ann’s Warehouse in New York, Academy and Bafta Award-winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies , The BFG , Jerusalem , Farinelli and the King ) will return to the West End to perform in the production, directed by Claire van Kampen (Farinelli and the King ). In a unique collaboration with critically-acclaimed Minnesotan contemporary prose poet Louis Jenkins, Mark Rylance draws on his teenage years in the frozen winters and culture of the American Midwest. This beguiling new play follows an ice fishing expedition where the ordinary and extraordinary collide in a sublimely playful and profound way. On a frozen Minnesota lake, the ice is beginning to creak and groan. It’s the end of the fishing season and on the frostbitten, unforgiving landscape, two old friends are out on the ice and they are angling for something big, something down there that is pure need, something that, had it the wherewithal, would swallow them whole. Keen to hook a ticket? Then come dressed as a fish or fisherman (with your fishing rod), and get yourself a complimentary ticket in a private box. Available on a first come first served basis from 6pm on the night of the performance (1.30pm for matinees). One ticket available per person. Don’t be shellfish, tell a friend! *Reel Deal Free Seats: Available on a first come first served basis from 6pm on the night of the performance (1.30pm for matinees). One ticket available per person, max 4 tickets available per performance, 2 tickets per box. Tickets located in Box A and B only. Reel Deal tickets will be allocated to customers who arrive in fancy dress at the discretion of the Box Office. Only customers who dress up as fish or fishermen will be eligible for the complimentary tickets. Up Up

Back to News & Press 2010 Oliver Awards nominations announced Friday, 19 February 2010 Following is a full list of the nominations. An asterisk (*) represents a nominee for an SFP production. BEST ACTRESS Gillian Anderson for A DOLL’S HOUSE at the Donmar Warehouse *Lorraine Burroughs for THE MOUNTAINTOP at Trafalgar Studio 1 Imelda Staunton for ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE at Trafalgar Studio 1 Juliet Stevenson for DUET FOR ONE at the Almeida theatre and Vaudeville theatre Rachel Weisz for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar Warehouse BEST ACTOR James Earl Jones for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at the Novello theatre Jude Law for HAMLET, Donmar at Wyndham’s theatre James McAvoy for THREE DAYS OF RAIN at the Apollo theatre *Mark Rylance for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo theatre *Ken Stott for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s theatre Samuel West for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noël Coward theatre BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE *Hayley Atwell for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s theatre Michelle Dockery for BURNT BY THE SUN at the National Theatre, Lyttelton Alexandra Gilbreath for TWELFTH NIGHT at the Duke of York’s theatre Keira Knightley for THE MISANTHROPE at the Comedy theatre Rachael Stirling for THE PRIORY at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Ruth Wilson for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar Warehouse BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE *Mackenzie Crook for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo theatre Rory Kinnear for BURNT BY THE SUN at the National Theatre, Lyttelton Tim Pigott-Smith for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noël Coward theatre Eddie Redmayne for RED at the Donmar Warehouse BEST NEW PLAY ENRON by Lucy Prebble at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noël Coward theatre *JERUSALEM by Jez Butterworth at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo theatre *THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall at Trafalgar Studio 1 RED by John Logan at the Donmar Warehouse BEST NEW COMEDY CALENDAR GIRLS by Tim Firth at the Noël Coward theatre ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE by Richard Bean at the National Theatre, Olivier PARLOUR SONG by Jez Butterworth at the Almeida theatre THE PRIORY by Michael Wynne at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL Irving Berlin’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, at the Young Vic HELLO DOLLY! book by Michael Stewart, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, based on the play ‘The Matchmaker’ by Thornton Wilder, at the Open Air theatre *A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman, originally produced and directed on Broadway by Harold Prince, at the Garrick theatre Lionel Bart’s OLIVER! based on the original production by Sam Mendes, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane BEST NEW MUSICAL DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS book by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, at the Savoy theatre PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT – THE MUSICAL book by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, based on the Latent Image/Specific Films motion picture distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., at the Palace theatre SPRING AWAKENING music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, based on the play by Frank Wedekind, at the Novello theatre SISTER ACT music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner, at the London Palladium BEST ENTERTAINMENT ARTURO BRACHETTI: CHANGE written and directed by Sean Foley, original concept by Serge Denoncourt, based on the repertoire of Arturo Brachetti, at the Garrick theatre DERREN BROWN: ENIGMA written by Derren Brown and Andy Nyman, at the Adelphi theatre MORECAMBE by Tim Whitnall, at the Duchess theatre BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT Melanie C for BLOOD BROTHERS at the Phoenix theatre Patina Miller for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium Samantha Spiro for HELLO DOLLY! at the Open Air theatre *Hannah Waddingham for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick theatre Charlotte Wakefield for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello theatre BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT Rowan Atkinson for OLIVER! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Aneurin Barnard for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello theatre Bob Golding for MORECAMBE at the Duchess theatre *Alexander Hanson for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick theatre Tony Sheldon for PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT – THE MUSICAL at the Palace theatre BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT Sheila Hancock for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium *Maureen Lipman for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick theatre *Kelly Price for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick theatre Iwan Rheon for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello theatre BEST DIRECTOR Rupert Goold for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noël Coward theatre Michael Grandage for HAMLET, Donmar at Wyndham’s theatre *Lindsay Posner for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s theatre *Ian Rickson for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo theatre Bijan Sheibani for OUR CLASS at the National Theatre, Cottesloe BEST REVIVAL *ARCADIA directed by David Leveaux at the Duke of York’s theatre CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF directed by Debbie Allen at the Novello theatre THE MISANTHROPE directed by Thea Sharrock at the Comedy theatre A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE directed by Rob Ashford at the Donmar Warehouse *A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE directed by Lindsay Posner at the Duke of York’s theatre THREE DAYS OF RAIN directed by Jamie Lloyd at the Apollo theatre BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER Matthew Bourne for OLIVER! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Bill T Jones for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello theatre Anthony Van Laast for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium Stephen Mear for HELLO DOLLY! at the Open Air theatre BEST LIGHTING DESIGN BURNT BY THE SUN designed by Mark Henderson at the National Theatre, Lyttelton ENRON designed by Mark Henderson the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noël Coward theatre SPRING AWAKENING designed by Kevin Adams at the Novello theatre THREE DAYS OF RAIN designed by Jon Clark at the Apollo theatre BEST SET DESIGN ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE designed by Mark Thompson with animation by Pete Bishop at the National Theatre, Olivier ENRON designed by Anthony Ward at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noël Coward theatre *JERUSALEM designed by Ultz at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo theatre RED designed by Christopher Oram at the Donmar Warehouse BEST COSTUME DESIGN HELLO DOLLY! designed by Peter McKintosh at the Open Air theatre MADAME DE SADE designed by Christopher Oram, Donmar at Wyndham’s theatre THE MISANTHROPE designed by Amy Roberts at the Comedy theatre PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT- THE MUSICAL designed by Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner at the Palace theatre BEST SOUND DESIGN EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR designed by Christopher Shutt at the National Theatre, Olivier *JERUSALEM designed by Ian Dickinson for Autograph at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo theatre MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN designed by Andrew Bruce and Nick Lidster for Autograph at the National Theatre, Olivier SPRING AWAKENING designed by Brian Ronan at the Novello theatre THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR SHOW BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL music by Elton John, books and lyrics by Lee Hall at the Victoria Palace THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, book and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe at Her Majesty’s theatre WAR HORSE based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford at the New London theatre WE WILL ROCK YOU based on the songs of Queen, by Ben Elton in collaboration with Brian May and Roger Taylor at the Dominion theatre WICKED music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman at the Apollo Victoria theatre OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE Soho Theatre/ Tiata Fahodzi for IYA ILE (THE FIRST WIFE) The Tricycle Theatre for THE GREAT GAME The Royal Court for COCK at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION The Royal Opera’s DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER at the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera’s LULU at the Royal Opera House English National Opera’s PETER GRIMES at the London Coliseum The Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA Anja Kampe for her performance in the Royal Opera’s DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER at the Royal Opera House Stuart Skelton for his performance in English National Opera’s PETER GRIMES at the London Coliseum Nina Steme for her performance in the Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House Michael Volle for his performances in the Royal Opera’s LULU and TRISTAN AND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION Russell Maliphant’s AFTERLIGHT at Sadler’s Wells Birmingham Royal Ballet’s E=MC² at Sadler’s Wells The Brandstrup – Rojo project’s GOLDBERG at the Royal Opera House Rambert Dance Company’s A LINHA CURVA at Sadler’s Wells Fabulous Beast Dance’s THE RITE OF SPRING at the London Coliseum OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE Colin Dunne for his performance in OUT OF TIME at The Barbican Pit Michael Hulls for his lighting designs for Russell Maliphant’s TWO:FOUR:TEN at the London Coliseum; and for Russell Maliphant’s AFTERLIGHT and for Ex Machina & Sylvie Guillem’s EONNAGATA at Sadler’s Wells Rambert Dance Company for an outstanding year of new work Up Up

Back to News & Press Tom Stoppard's critically acclaimed Leopoldstadt wins the Tony Award for Best Play At the ceremony yesterday evening at United Palace in New York, Tom Stoppard ’s critically acclaimed Leopoldstadt won the Tony Award for Best New Play. This marks the fourth time in the last five years that Sonia Friedman Productions have produced the winning Best New Play – previous winners are Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany and J. K. Rowling, The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth, and The Inheritance by Mathew Lopez, marking a record for the London based producer. These same plays won the Olivier Award for Best New Play across four consecutive years from 2017 to 2020. The production won an additional three Tony Awards – Best Director of a Play for Patrick Marber , Best Featured Actor in a Play for Brandon Uranowitz , and Best Costume Design of a Play for Brigitte Reiffenstuel . Patrick Marber’s production of Leopoldstadt is currently running at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre, and was this year’s most Tony Award-nominated play. In the US, the run has also won two Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Play, three Outer Critics’ Circle Awards including Best New Broadway Play, two Drama League Awards, and the New York Critics’ Circle Award for Best Foreign Play. For its sell-out critically acclaimed run at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End, the production garnered two Olivier Awards, including for Best New Play. Sonia Friedman said today, “Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece Leopoldstadt has been a huge labour of love for all of us at SFP – a cast of 38, and a production history that spanned the pandemic, seeing the sell-out London production shut down in 2020, and then be one of the first productions leading the way back to live performance in the West End, before transferring to Broadway. To work with the greatest living playwright Tom Stoppard is the privilege of a lifetime. “This play has been in my life for several years and I thank you Tom for entrusting me with your personal masterwork about family, identity, loss, endurance, and survival - your urgent story from the past is so powerfully relevant today AND DEEPLY NEEDED. Your astonishing achievement is testament to the power of LIVE theatre to open hearts and change minds! “Thank you to Patrick Marber for your inspiring direction and to the creative team, associates and of course to the entire cast and crew - your commitment, talent and dedication over the past 9 months or so (and for some the past 4 years) has made this all possible. “New writing is at the heart of what we do at SFP – collaborating with writers at the very top of their game, and bringing that work into the West End and Broadway to make quality writing accessible to everyone. To have our work recognised in this way over multiple years is testament to the dedication and brilliance not only of the writers, but also creatives, actors, all those backstage, and team at SFP, and we couldn’t be more thrilled.” SFP’s productions also won Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Beowulf Boritt for New York, New York at last night’s ceremony from a total of 17 nominations; and the company’s production of Funny Girl with Lea Michele also performed. Up Up