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  • Tickets now on sale for King Charles III on Broadway | Sonia Friedman

    Back to News & Press Tickets now on sale for King Charles III on Broadway Sunday, 31 May 2015 New York – Producers Stuart Thompson and Sonia Friedman announced today that tickets are now on sale to the general public for the critically acclaimed Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, King Charles III, soon to open on Broadway this fall. The highly anticipated 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). Tickets are available by visiting Telecharge.com . The cast is led by Tim Pigott-Smith, reprising his much-raved-about role as King Charles III, with Oliver Chris as William, Richard Goulding as Harry, Adam James as Mr. Evans, Margot Leicester as Camilla, Miles Richardson as James Reiss, Tom Robertson as Couttsey and other roles, Sally Scott as Sarah and other roles, Tafline Steen as Jess and Lydia Wilson as Kate. Written by Mike Bartlett and directed by Rupert Goold, King Charles III features sets and costumes by Tom Scutt, music compositions by Jocelyn Pook, lighting design by Jon Clark and sound design by Paul Arditti. The Queen is dead. After a lifetime of waiting, Prince Charles ascends the throne. A future of power lies before him…but how to rule? Winner of the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Play, King Charles III is the “bracingly provocative and outrageously entertaining” (The Independent) drama of political intrigue by Mike Bartlett that comes to Broadway following a sensational West End run. Directed by Rupert Goold and deemed “the most insightful and engrossing new history play in decades” by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, this “bold and brilliant” (The Times of London) production explores the people underneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of Britain's democracy and the conscience of its most famous family. Complete cast, creative, and additional information for King Charles III will be announced shortly. KingCharlesIIIBroadway.com Up Up

  • King Charles III to be broadcast on Radio 3 | Sonia Friedman

    Back to News & Press King Charles III to be broadcast on Radio 3 Thursday, 2 July 2015 After a lifetime of waiting, Charles ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule? Mike Bartlett's 'future history' play won the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Play. The production, directed byRupert Goold, premiered at the Almeida Theatre before moving to the West End in a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions and Stuart Thompson Productions. 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. KING CHARLES III was first produced by the Almeida Theatre and subsequently co-produced at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End of London by Sonia Friedman Productions and Stuart Thompson Productions in association with Lee Dean & Charles Diamond and Tulchin Bartner Productions. Mike Bartlett's radio play NOT TALKING won both the Imison and Tinniswood Awards in 2007. He has been Writer-In-Residence at the both the National Theatre and The Royal Court Theatre. His play LOVE, LOVE, LOVE won Best New Play in the 2011 Theatre Awards UK; COCK won an Olivier Award in 2010 for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, as did BULL in 2015. As well as winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play, KING CHARLES III won the Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of 2014. KING CHARLES III will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 10pm Sunday 12 July 2015. For more information click here . Up Up

  • THE MOUNTAINTOP | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions THE MOUNTAINTOP This production began performances on 16th July and closed on 5th September 2009. ★★★★★ Nothing short of a triumph... James Dacre's gripping production The Daily Telegraph The night before his assassination Martin Luther King retires to room 306 in Memphis's now famous Lorraine Motel having given a monumental speech in front of thousands. When he calls room service for a cup of coffee, he gets much more than he expects from the young maid who delivers it. ★★★★ The performances in James Dacre's fluent production strike me as faultless - with Harewood and Burroughs balancing tension with humour, and matters of great moment with the smaller stuff of life. The Times Katori Hall 's stunning two-hander The Mountaintop transfers to Trafalgar Studios from 16 July 2009, following a sold-out, critically acclaimed run at Theatre503. The Mountaintop stars David Harewood (Blood Diamond , Robin Hood ) as Martin Luther King in a thrilling portrait that makes a man of the legend - exhausted, lonely and wracked by fears for the civil rights movement which will be his historic legacy. An is an imaginative portrayal of one of the most famous men who lived... wondrous, hilarious, and heartbreaking The Independent CAST DAVID HAREWOOD – King LORRAINE BURROUGHS – Camae CREATIVES KATORI HALL – Playwright JAMES DACRE – Director LIBBY WATSON – Set and Costume Designer EMMA CHAPMAN – Lighting Designer RICHARD HAMMARTON – Sound Designer DICK STRAKER FOR MESMER – Video Designer

  • A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC – BROADWAY | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC – BROADWAY This production began performances on 24th November 2009, with opening night on 13th December, and closed on 9th January 2011. An indelible moment in the history of musical theater. The New York Times Based on Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is set in a weekend country house in turn of the century Sweden, bringing together surprising liaisons, long simmering passions and a taste of love's endless possibilities. Hailed as witty and wildly romantic, the story centres on the elegant actress Desirée Armfeldt and the spider's web of sensuality, intrigue and desire surrounding her. It doesn't get better than this! The stuff of theater legend! NY1 News Tony, Grammy & Golden Globe Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony & Emmy Award winner Elaine Stritch return to Broadway in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award-winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Tony Award-winner Trevor Nunn. One for the books! New York Post CAST BERNADETTE PETERS – Desiree Armfeldt ELAINE STRITCH – Madame Armfeldt CREATIVES STEPHEN SONDHEIM – Music and Lyrics HUGH WHEELER – Book TREVOR NUNN – Director DAVID FARLEY – Set and Costume Designer CAROLINE HUMPHRIES – Musical Supervision LYNNE PAGE – Choreography HARTLEY T. A. KEMP – Lighting Designer GARETH OWEN – Sound Designer PAUL HUNTLEY – Wig Designer JASON CARR – Orchestrations TOM MURRAY – Musical Director

  • LA CAGE AUX FOLLES – BROADWAY | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions LA CAGE AUX FOLLES – BROADWAY This production began performances on 6th April 2010 and closed on 1st May 2011. The Tony Award and Olivier Award-winning musical comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES is on the road! The acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory production dazzled London and went on to earn several Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, running at Broadway's Longacre Theatre from April 18, 2010 to May 1, 2011. The US tour will kick off in Des Moines, Iowa in October 2011, and will continue on to cities including Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Fort Lauderdale, St. Louis, Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles. LA CAGE AUX FOLLES features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein , based on the play by Jean Poiret. This freshly reconceived production is choreographed by Lynne Page and directed by Terry Johnson . The Menier Chocolate Factory production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES played from November 23, 2007, to March 8, 2008, earning across-the-board raves and moving to the West End's Playhouse Theatre on October 30, 2008, where it won the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and delighted audiences through until January 2, 2010. Sonia Friedman Productions, David Babani, Barry and Fran Weissler and Edwin W. Schloss, Bob Bartner/ Norman Tulchin, Broadway Across America, Matthew Mitchell, Raise The Roof 4 Winkler/ Besinger Taylor/ Laudenslager Bergere, Arlene Spivak, Jerry Frankel/ Bat-Barry Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Inc/ Harvey Weinstein present the Menier Choclate Factory Production “LA CAGE AUX FOLLES”. CAST NICK ADAMS CHRISTINE ANDREAS FRED APPLEGATE CHRISTOPHE CABALLERO SEAN A. CARMON VEANNE COX NICHOLAS CUNNINGHAM ROBIN DE JESUS SEAN PATRICK DOYLE KELSEY GRAMMER DALE HENSLEY CHRIS HOCH DOUGLAS HODGE LOGAN KESLAR TODD LATTIMORE TERRY LAVELL HEATHER LINDELL CAITLIN MUNDTH BILL NOLTE DAVID NATHAN PERLOW ELENA SHADDOW A. J. SHIVELY CHERYL STERN CREATIVES JASON CARR – Orchestrator JONATHAN DEANS – Sound Designer TODD ELLISON – Musical Director TERRY JOHNSON – Director RICHARD MAWBEY – Make-Up Designer/Wig Designer LYNN PAGE – Choreographer NICK RICHINGS – Lighting Designer TIM SHORTALL – Scenic Designer MATTHEW WRIGHT – Costume Designer

  • BOEING BOEING – BROADWAY | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions BOEING BOEING – BROADWAY This production began on 4th May 2008 and closed on 4th January 2009. In Boeing-Boeing, an architect living in Paris ( Whitford ) has been successfully juggling three flight attendant fiancées ( Gershon , Hahn and McCormack ) with his housekeeper (Baranski) reluctantly playing romantic air traffic controller as they fly in and out of his swank bachelor pad. But when an old school pal ( Rylance ) visits, things get rather turbulent. Schedules change, flights are delayed and chaos ensues in this whirl of mayhem and matchmaking. Winner of two Tony Awards: BEST REVIVAL and BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY (MARK RYLANCE ) Winner of two Drama Desk Awards: BEST REVIVAL and BEST ACTOR (MARK RYLANCE ) Christine Baranski , Mark Rylance , Bradley Whitford , Gina Gershon , Kathryn Hahn and Mary McCormack star in the London smash Boeing-Boeing. Marc Camoletti 's classic sixties comedy of errors now playing at Broadway's Longacre Theatre, directed by Matthew Warchus . . The London production was just honoured with two 2008 Oliver Award nominations: Best Revival and Best Actor in a Play, Mark Rylance . CAST CHRISTINE BARANSKI – Berthe MARK RYLANCE – Robert GREG GERNAMM – Bernard GINA GERSHON – Gabriella KATHRYN HAHN – Gloria MISSI PYLE – Gretchen CREATIVES MARC CAMOLETTI – Playwright BEVERLEY CROSS & FRANCIS EVANS – Translators MATTHEW WARCHUS – Director ROB HOWELL – Designer HUGH VANSTONE – Lighting Designer CLAIRE VAN KAMPEN – Original Music SIMON BAKER – Sound Designer

  • KING CHARLES III – BROADWAY | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions KING CHARLES III – BROADWAY This production began performances on 10th October 2015 and closed on 31st January 2016. Rupert Goold’s superb production The Guardian 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. This is undoubtedly one of the most stimulating plays of the year Evening Standard Following its critically acclaimed run at the Almeida Theatre and in the West End, the 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 began previews October 10, 2015 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street, NYC). Stuart Thompson and Sonia Friedman Productions present “KING CHARLES III”, starring Tim Pigott-Smith as King Charles III Play of the year. A crowning achievement Mail on Sunday CAST TIM PIGOTT-SMITH – King Charles III CREATIVES RUPERT GOOLD – Director TOM SCUTT – Designer JON CLARK – Lighting PAUL ARDITTI – Sound

  • KING CHARLES III – UK TOUR | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions KING CHARLES III – UK TOUR This tour began on 4th September 2015 and ended on 5th March 2016. Rupert Goold’s superb production The Guardian The Queen is dead: after a lifetime of waiting, the prince ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule? This is undoubtedly one of the most stimulating plays of the year Evening Standard Following a sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre and a critically acclaimed West End run, Mike Bartlett ’s multi-award-winning new play King Charles III now tours the UK. Directed by the Almeida Theatre’s artistic director Rupert Goold, 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. Sonia Friedman Productions , Stuart Thompson Productions , Tulchin Bartner Productions , Charles Diamond and the Almeida Theatre in association with Birmingham Repertory and by arrangement with Lee Dean present The Almeida Theatre Production of “KING CHARLES III ”. True heir of greatness Daily Express CAST ROBERT POWELL – King Charles III CREATIVES MIKE BARLETT – Playwright RUPERT GOOLD – Director

  • A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions A CHRISTMAS CAROL This production began performances on 7th November 2015 and closed on 10th January 2016. ★★★★ Broadbent is a genius Scrooge... it’s Christmas cake, plum pudding AND trifle, all rolled into one The Times From Scrooge and Tiny Tim to Bob Cratchit and Mr. Fezziwig, Patrick Barlow ’s imaginative adaptation of A Christmas Carol will bring some of Dickens ’ most memorable characters to life. ★★★★ Sheds fresh light on Dickens' classic... there’s a mischievous twinkle about everything The Telegraph Academy Award-winning actor Jim Broadbent makes his long-awaited return to the stage to play Scrooge in a new comic re-telling of A Christmas Carol , adapted by Patrick Barlow from Charles Dickens's classic story of greed, grief, ghoulish ghosts and eleventh-hour redemption. Broadbent will be joined by Adeel Akhtar (Four Lions, Hamlet Young Vic), Amelia Bullmore (The Norman Conquests Old Vic, Scott & Bailey), Keir Charles (The White Devil RSC, Mydidae Soho Theatre) and Samantha Spiro (Hello Dolly Open Air Theatre, Bad Education). Puppeteers Jack Parker and Kim Scopes complete the ensemble. Coming together to create this innovative new work are some of our most loved and mischievous maverick theatre-makers. The play is written by the Olivier Award-winning and Tony-nominated Patrick Barlow (The 39 Steps) with whom Jim Broadbent performed for many years in Barlow’s cult comedy troupe The National Theatre of Brent. A Christmas Carol is directed by Olivier Award-winning Phelim McDermott , Artistic Director of Improbable, one of Britain’s most inventive theatre companies, and who was responsible for the iconic 1998 production of Shockheaded Peter. McDermott also directed Theatre of Blood at the National Theatre in which Broadbent last appeared on stage. Joining them is the critically acclaimed designer Tom Pye (The Testament of Mary, The Death of Klinghoffer, The Low Road) and Toby Sedgwick (War Horse, The 39 Steps) as Director of Movement. Peter Mumford will design the lighting and Gareth Fry will design sound. ★★★★ The return of the charismatic, hilarious Broadbent is as good a Christmas present as Theatreland could hope for Time Out CAST JIM BROADBENT ADEEL AKHTAR AMELIA BULLMORE KEIR CHARLES SAMANTHA SPIRO CREATIVES Adapted by PATRICK BARLOW from the Christmas story by CHARLES DICKENS PATRICK BARLOW – Author PHELIM MCDERMOTT – Director TOM PYE – Designer TOBY SEDGWICK – Director of Movement PETER MUMFORD – Lighting Designer GARETH FRY – Sound Designer STEVEN EDIS – Music Supervisor/Musical Arrangements SAME JONES CDG – Casting Director JACK PARKER – Puppeteer KIM SCOPES – Puppeteer

  • FATHERLAND | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions FATHERLAND This production began performances on 18 September and closes on 23 November 2024. Fatherland is the true story of an 18-year-old son who turned in his father to the FBI for his militant role in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Fast-paced and powerful, Fatherland has landed off-Broadway following a sold-out Los Angeles run which the LA Times hails "will leave you shaken." This compelling tale is told verbatim from public statements, case evidence, and official court transcripts from the explosive trial that ignited a media frenzy and grabbed headlines nationwide. CAST Featuring RON BOTTITTA PATRICK KELEHER ANNA KHAJA LARRY POINDEXTER CREATIVES Conceived and Directed by STEPHEN SACHS JOEL DAAVID – Scenic Design ALISON BRUMMER – Lighting Design DANYELE THOMAS – Costume Design STEWART BLACKWOOD – Sound Design ERICA MILLER – Company Management KARIE KOPPEL – Casting

  • UNCLE VANYA | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions UNCLE VANYA This production opened on 14th January and closed 15th March 2020. ★★★★★ An exquisite production. Perfection. The Guardian In the heat of summer, Sonya ( Aimee Lou Wood ) and her Uncle Vanya ( Toby Jones ) while away their days on a crumbling estate deep in the countryside, visited occasionally only by the local doctor Astrov ( Richard Armitage ). However, when Sonya’s father Professor Serebryakov ( Ciarán Hinds ) suddenly returns with his restless, alluring, new wife Yelena ( Rosalind Eleazar ) declaring his intention to sell the house, the polite facades crumble and long-repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences. ★★★★ Ian Rickson’s striking revival. Such compassion, such life. The Times Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson ’s stunning new adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, Uncle Vanya , is a portrayal of life at the turn of the 20th century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions. Critically acclaimed director Ian Rickson returns to Chekhov for the first time since his landmark production of The Seagull in 2007, reuniting with BAFTA and Olivier Award-winner Toby Jones (The Birthday Party) alongside Richard Armitage , who returns to the stage six years after his Olivier Award-nominated performance in The Crucible. Uncle Vanya is designed by Rae Smith , with lighting by Bruno Poet , music by Stephen Warbeck , sound by Ian Dickinson and casting by Amy Ball CDG . Don’t miss this astonishing combination of creative talent as they breathe new life into the treasured Chekhov classic. We’re thrilled that this production is now available for schools and universities to watch via DigitalTheatre+. ★★★★ This is a Vanya for our times. Evening Standard CAST TOBY JONES – Vanya RICHARD ARMITAGE – Astrov ROSALIND ELEAZAR – Yelena AIMEE LOU WOOD – Sonya ANNA CALDER-MARSHALL – Nana DEARBHLA MOLLOY – Grandmaman PETER WRIGHT – Telegin CIARÁN HINDS – Professor Serebryakov CREATIVES Adapted by CONOR MCPHERSON IAN RICKSON – Director RAE SMITH – Designer BRUNO POET – Lighting Designer STEPHEN WARBECK – Composer IAN DICKENSON – Sound Designer AMY BALL CDG – Casting Director

  • FUNNY GIRL | Sonia Friedman

    Back to Productions FUNNY GIRL This production began performances on 7th April and closed on 8th October 2016. If Sheridan Smith was a star before the lights went up on Funny Girl last night, she was twice the star by the time she took the thunderous curtain-call. Daily Telegraph This musical classic tells the fascinating bitter-sweet story of Fanny Brice ( Smith ), whose vocal talents and comedic ability see her rise from Brooklyn music hall singer to Broadway star and her tempestuous relationship with gambler Nicky Arnstein. Featuring some of the most iconic songs in film and theatre history, including “People” and “Don’t Rain On My Parade”. ★★★★ Smith is a constant joy to watch The Guardian Funny Girl , starring multi-award-winning stage and screen star Sheridan Smith , transferred to the Savoy Theatre following its sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. This bold new production, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Merrill , a book by Isobel Lennart from an original story by Miss Lennart , with revisions by Harvey Fierstein , is directed by Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Itch & Spring Awakening on Broadway) and promises to be the must-see musical of 2016. ★★★★ Only a fool would rain on Sheridan Smith’s parade Time Out CAST SHERIDAN SMITH – Fanny Brice VALDA AVIKS – Mrs Meeker NATASHA J BARNES – Emma/Mrs Nadler/Cover Fanny Brice DARIUS CAMPBELL – Nick Arnstein MARILYN CUTTS – Mrs Brice MAURICE LANE – Mr Keeney BRUCE MONTAGUE – Florenz Ziegfeld JOEL MONTAGUE – Eddie Ryan GAY SOPER – Mrs Strakosh PHILIP BERTIOLO – Cornet Man/Tenor Soloist/Ensemble EMMA CAFFREY – Bubbles/Ensemble SANCHIA AMBER CLARKE – Swing LUCINDA COLLINS – Swing JOELLE DYSON – Ensemble REBECCA FENNELLY – Polly/Ensemble LUKE FETHERSTON – John/Cornet Man/Ensemble MATTHEW GOODGAME – Director/Renaldi/Paul/Ensemble LEAH HARRIS – Ensemble KELLY HOMEWOOD – Vera/Ensemble SAMMY KELLY – Mimsey/Ensemble SAM MURPHY – Swing TOM MURPHY – Swing CLARE RICHARD – Swing OLIVER TESTER – Swing CREATIVES JULE STYNE – Music BOB MERRILL – Lyrics ISOBEL LENNART – Book HARVEY FIERSTEIN – Revised Book MICHAEL MAYER – Director LYNNE PAGE – Choreography MICHAEL PAVELKA – Set Designer MATTHEW WRIGHT – Costume Designer MARK HENDERSON – Lighting Designer RICHARD BROOKER – Sound Designer ALAN WILLIAMS – Musical Supervisor/Musical Arrangements CHRIS WALKER – Orchestrations THEO JAMIESON – Musical Director CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES – Wigs, Hair and Make-Up PIPPA AILION CDG/JIM ARNOLD CGD – Additional Casting NICK TRUMBLE – Dialect Coach RICHARD FITCH – Associate Director REBECCA HOWELL – Associate Choreographer ANDY BARNWELL – Orchestral Manager

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