Back to News & Press Nice Work receives ten Tony nominations Tuesday, 22 May 2012 NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT has ten Tony Award nominations include Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Joe DiPietro), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Kelli O'Hara), Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Michael McGrath), Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Judy Kaye), Best Direction of a Musical (Kathleen Marshall), Best Choreography (Kathleen Marshall), Best Orchestrations (Bill Elliott), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Martin Pakledinaz), Best Sound Design of a Musical (Brian Ronan). The nine Drama Desk Award nominations include Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Kelli O’Hara), Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Judy Kaye), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Michael McGrath), Outstanding Director of a Musical (Kathleen Marshall), Outstanding Choreography (Kathleen Marshall), Outstanding Book of a Musical (Joe DiPietro), Outstanding Costume Design (Martin Pakledinaz), Outstanding Orchestrations (Bill Elliott). The show won two Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Judy Kaye) and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Michael McGrath). The Tony-nominated Best Musical NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, featuring music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, stars twotime Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O’Hara. The production is directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. The production is playing at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street). In addition to Matthew Broderick as Jimmy Winter and Kelli O’Hara as Billie Bendix, the production also stars Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons as Millicent Winter, Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye as Estonia Dulworth, Tony Award nominee Michael McGrath as Cookie McGee, Tony Award nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson as Eileen Evergreen, Chris Sullivan as Duke Mahoney, Robyn Hurder as Jeannie Muldoon, Stanley Wayne Mathis as Chief Berry and Terry Beaver as Senator Max Evergreen. The cast also features Cameron Adams, Clyde Alves, Kaitlyn Davidson, Jason DePinto, Kimberly Faure, Robert Hartwell, Stephanie Martignetti, Barrett Martin, Michael X. Martin, Adam Perry, Jeffrey Schecter, Jennifer Smith, Joey Sorge, Samantha Sturm, Kristen Beth Williams and Candice Marie Woods. The creative team includes scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Martin Pakledinaz, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, sound design by Brian Ronan and orchestrations by Bill Elliott. The music supervisor is David Chase and the music director Tom Murray. This new musical features a veritable hit parade of iconic George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin songs as well as some unknown gems in their catalog, and a book by Joe DiPietro. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT follows Billie Bendix (Kelli O'Hara), a bootlegger who meets wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter (Matthew Broderick) on the weekend of his nuptials. Mayhem ensues. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT is produced on Broadway by Scott Landis, Roger Berlind, Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman, Standing CO Vation, Candy Spelling, Freddy DeMann, Ronald Frankel, Harold Newman, Jon B. Platt, Raise the Roof 8, Takonkiet Viravan, William Berlind/Ed Burke, Carole L. Haber/Susan Carusi, Buddy and Barbara Freitag/Sanford Robertson, Under the Wire/Jim Herbert, Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization. Up Up

Back to News & Press First Listen of "Pretty Little Dead Things" from PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL Thursday, 16 October 2025 It’s time for another first listen from PADDINGTON The Musical – here is a short excerpt from the song Pretty Little Dead Things . Written by PADDINGTON The Musical composer Tom Fletcher , this dramatic and deliciously dark number is performed by West End star Victoria Hamilton-Barritt , who brings to life the cunning and cruel Millicent Clyde - the villain who puts Paddington’s life in peril. In the show, Pretty Little Dead Things gives us a glimpse inside Millicent’s mind, as she plots to capture Paddington and add him to her museum of “rare specimens”. Wickedly witty, full of flair, and just a little bit frightening, it’s a song you won’t forget soon. Watch Victoria Hamilton-Barritt perform Pretty Little Dead Things in the official world premiere promo video, featuring the PADDINGTON The Musical cast and company in rehearsal. Watch the teaser here . With just about two weeks to go until we open at the Savoy Theatre, we can’t wait to welcome you to Paddington’s world. Packed with show-stopping songs, dazzling choreography, mishaps and mayhem at every turn – and of course, marmalade sandwiches – PADDINGTON The Musical is based on the iconic characters from Michael Bond’s books, with a story inspired by the award-winning 2014 film. Up Up

Back to Productions THE SUNSHINE BOYS This production began performances on 27th April and closed on 26th July 2012. Danny DeVito delivers something close to a masterclass in his West End debut. Watching DeVito on stage is a privilege. Evening Standard Kings of comedy, Willie Clark ( Danny DeVito ) and Al Lewis ( Richard Griffiths ) aka The Sunshine Boys haven’t spoken to each other in years. When CBS call for the vaudevillian greats to be re-united for a nostalgic History of Comedy, past grudges resurface as they take centre stage once more. Ageing ailments aside, can this legendary double-act overcome their differences for one last show? Old rivalry and vintage hilarity abound in Neil Simon’s classic comedy of showbiz and friendship. Hilarious. Danny DeVito dazzles. It is a privilege to see him owning one of our stages. Magic. The Times Thea Sharrock directs Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths as the ageing vaudevillian team Willie Clark and Al Lewis in Neil Simon ’s award-winning comedy, The Sunshine Boys . Designs by Hildegard Bechtler with lighting by Neil Austin and sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph. Sonia Friedman Productions , Richard Willis , Tulchin Bartner Productions , Roger Berlind , Rupert Gavin in association with Olympus Theatricals and Scott & Brian Zeilinger present “THE SUNSHINE BOYS ”. A golden evening that is full of joy and sunshine. This pitch-perfect production shows Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths at the top of their game. Daily Telegraph CAST In order of appearance DANNY DEVITO – Willie Clark ADAM LEVY – Ben Silverman RICHARD GRIFFITHS – Al Lewis WILLIAM MAXWELL – Patient/Understudy Willie PETER CADDEN – Voice of TV Director/Understudy Al/Understudy Patient NICK BLAKELEY – Eddite/Understudy Ben REBECCA BLACKSTONE – Miss MacKintosh JOHNNIE FIORI – Registered Nurse OLIVER STONEY – Understudy Eddie/Understudy TV Director CLEMENTINE MARLOEW-HUNT – Understudy Miss MacKintosh/Understudy Registered Nurse CREATIVES THEA SHARROCK – Director HILDEGARD BECHTLER – Designer NEIL AUSTIN – Lighting ADRIAN JOHNSTON – Music IAN DUCKINSON – Sound

Back to News & Press Fiddler on the Roof extends for a final time due to public demand Wednesday, 26 June 2019 Trevor Nunn directs Andy Nyman (Tevye), Maria Friedman (Golde), Anita Dobson (Yente), Nicola Brown (Chava), Harriet Bunton (Hodel), Dermot Canavan (Lazar Wolf), Stewart Clarke (Perchik), Joshua Gannon (Motel), Matthew Hawksley (Fyedka), and Molly Osborne (Tzeitel), as well as Miles Barrow , Sofia Bennett , Philip Bertioli , Lottie Casserley , Elena Cervesi, Lia Cohen , Talia Etherington , Shoshana Ezequiel , Isabella Foat, Fenton Gray , James Hameed , Adam Linstead , Adam Margilewski , Robert Maskell , Robyn McIntyre , Gaynor Miles , Ellie Mullane , Tania Newton , George Olney , Craig Pinder , Valentina Theodoulou , Ed Wade and Taylor Walker in the reconfigured auditorium. ★★★★★ ‘Musically, geopolitically, emotionally, this Fiddler raises the roof.’ The Guardian Direct from its sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Tony and Olivier award-winning director Trevor Nunn’s ‘exuberant revival’ (Daily Telegraph) of the classic Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof is now playing in the West End for a strictly limited run. The Playhouse Theatre has been transformed into an intimate space especially for this production. ★★★★★ ‘An evening to be celebrated as a spikily poignant reminder of what it is to be human in politically dark times. Both whirlingly energetic and achingly moving, it marks itself out straight away as one of the most uplifting nights possible to be had in the West End right now.’ The Arts Desk Old traditions and young love collide in this joyous and timely celebration of life. Tevye’s daughters’ unexpected choice of husbands opens his heart to new possibilities, as his close-knit community also feel winds of change blowing through their tiny village. Featuring the iconic score including ‘Tradition’, ‘Matchmaker, Matchmaker’, ‘Sunrise, Sunset’ and ‘If I Were a Rich Man’, and featuring original choreography from Tony Award-winning Jerome Robbins alongside new choreography by Matt Cole , Fiddler on the Roof ‘bursts from the stage’ (Financial Times), bringing new life to one of the most beloved musicals of all time. Up Up

Back to News & Press Merrily We Roll Along announces "Rooftop Writers Initiative" Wednesday, 17 January 2024 The critically acclaimed, first-ever Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth ’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is proud to announce the Rooftop Writers Initiative , in partnership with the Stephen Sondheim Foundation and American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Larson Grant. The Rooftop Writers Initiative will select 100 young writers to receive two complimentary tickets to a special performance of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG on Thursday, February 29, 2023, followed by a talkback with the cast. In honor of the Rooftop Writers Initiative , a percentage of proceeds from a special MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG pen sold at the Hudson Theatre merchandise stands and online will be donated directly to the Stephen Sondheim Foundation and American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Larson Grant. For more information on the Rooftop Writers Initiative , including contest rules and conditions, and to submit for consideration, please visit https://merrilyonbroadway.com/writers . Established after his passing, the Stephen Sondheim Foundation is the largest single beneficiary of future royalties from Sondheim ’s work. It aims to aid emerging playwrights, composers, and lyricists working in the theatre during the early stages of their careers by assisting financially in the development and advancement of their careers. The American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Larson Grants are awarded annually to exceptional, early-career musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists, or writing teams. Recipients are given a platform to amplify stories and free rein in the application of the grant – which serves as pivotal support to take their professional development to the next level and, in many cases, their work from creative concept to stage. The grants regularly serve as an indicator of who will be the next great theater-makers and culture-shapers, and past recipients include such luminaries as Pasek & Paul (Dear Evan Hansen ), Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop ), Shaina Taub (Suffs ), Chad Beguelin and Matt Sklar (The Prom, Elf ), Amanda Green (Bring it On, Mr. Saturday Night ), Nell Benjamin (Mean Girls, Legally Blonde ), Matt Gould (Lempicka, Invisible Thread ), Laurence O’Keefe (Heathers, Legally Blonde ), Dave Malloy (The Great Comet ), Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square ), Steven Lutvak (A Gentleman’s Guide ), Glenn Slater (Sister Act, School of Rock ), Joe Iconis (Be More Chill ), Kait Kerrigan (The Great Gatsby ), Bree Lowdermilk (The Mad Ones ), and more. Starring Daniel Radcliffe as Charley Kringas, Jonathan Groff as Franklin Shepard, and Lindsay Mendez as Mary Flynn, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG also features Krystal Joy Brown as Gussie Carnegie, Katie Rose Clarke as Beth Shepard, and Reg Rogers as Joe Josephson. The company currently includes Calvin James Davis , Max Rackenberg , Brady Wagner , Sherz Aletaha , Maya Boyd , Leana Rae Concepcion , Morgan Kirner , Ken Krugman , Corey Mach , Talia Simone Robinson , Amanda Rose , Jamila Sabares-Klemm , Brian Sears , Evan Alexander Smith , Christian Strange , Koray Tarhan , Vishal Vaidya , Natalie Wachen , and Jacob Keith Watson . MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is directed by multi-Olivier Award® winner Maria Friedman , features music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim , a book by George Furth , and is based on the original play by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart . MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG officially opened on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Up Up

Back to News & Press Conor McPherson’s adaptation of Uncle Vanya to air on PBS Tuesday, 6 April 2021 Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson breathes new life into Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece with his acclaimed adaptation of the drama, portraying life at the turn of the 20th century filled with tumultuous frustration, dark humor and hidden passions. Recorded in August 2020 from the Harold Pinter Theatre in London after the production’s sold-out run closed early due to the coronavirus pandemic, the play is directed by Ian Rickson and directed for screen by Ross MacGibbon . Starring Toby Jones in the title role and Richard Armitage as Astrov, the cast also features Rosalind Eleazar as Yelena, Aimee Lou Wood as Sonya, Anna Calder Marshall as Nana, Dearbhla Molloy as Mariya, Roger Allam as Serebryakov and Peter Wight as Telegin. Uncle Vanya begins as Sonya and her Uncle Vanya throw their lives into maintaining the crumbling family estate occasionally visited by the radical and inspiring local doctor Astrov. However, when Sonya’s father, Professor Serebryakov, suddenly returns with his restless, alluring new wife, Yelena, long-hidden truths begin to emerge. Throughout its more than 40-year history on PBS, Great Performances has provided an unparalleled showcase of the best in all genres of the performing arts, serving as America’s most prestigious and enduring broadcaster of cultural programming. The series is available for streaming simultaneously on all station-branded PBS platforms, including pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app, which is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Chromecast. PBS station members can view episodes via Passport (contact your local PBS station for details). Great Performances is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Great Performances: Uncle Vanya is a Sonia Friedman Productions and Angelica Films co-production in association with BBC Arts. Producers are Sonia Friedman and Sally Angel; Executive Producer for the BBC is Emma Cahusac. For Great Performances: Bill O’Donnell is Series Producer and David Horn is Executive Producer. Major funding for Great Performances is provided by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Jody and John Arnhold, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Rosalind P. Walter, The Starr Foundation, the Seton Melvin Charitable Trust, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, Ellen and James S. Marcus, public television viewers and PBS. Websites: http://pbs.org/gperf, facebook.com/GreatPerformances, @GPerfPBS, https://www.youtube.com/greatperformancespbs/ #PBSForTheArts Up Up

Back to Productions FARINELLI AND THE KING – BROADWAY This production began performances on 5th December 2017 and closed on 25th March 2018. ★★★★★ Mark Rylance leads a pitch-perfect production The Independent King Philippe V of Spain ( Mark Rylance ), plagued by insomnia, lies awake in his chamber. The Queen, desperate for a cure, hears of Farinelli - a castrato with a voice so divine it has the power to captivate all who hear it. Philippe is astonished when Farinelli sings, and begs him to stay. But will Farinelli, one of the greatest celebrities of his time, choose a life of solitude over fame and fortune in the opera houses of Europe? ★★★★★ John Dove’s spellbinding, superbly staged production Mail on Sunday In its five-star review, The Independent hailed FARINELLI AND THE KING as a “profoundly funny and haunting meditation on the power of music in a pitch-perfect production by John Dove. Mark Rylance’s Phillipe is like the love child of Stan Laurel and Hamlet.” FARINELLI AND THE KING originally premiered to rave reviews and played a sold-out run at Shakespeare’s Globe’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in February 2015. The production later played a sold-out engagement in the West End in Fall 2015, where it was the highest-grossing show in the history of the Duke of York’s Theatre, and received six Olivier Award nominations. FARINELLI AND THE KING returns Mark Rylance to the Belasco, where he triumphed with the double bill staging of Twelfth Night and Richard III in the 2013-2014 season. Mark Rylance won his third Tony Award for his performance as Olivia in Twelfth Night and was also Tony-nominated for his performance in the title role of Richard III . FARINELLI AND THE KING is Mark Rylance ’s first return to Broadway since he won the 2016 Academy Award for his performance in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies . ★★★★★ An evening that no theatre or music lover can afford to miss Sunday Express CAST MARK RYLANCE SAM CRANE HUSS GARBIYA COLIN HURLEY EDWARD PEEL IESTYN DAVIES – Singing voice of Farinelli CREATIVES CLAIRE VAN KAMPEN – Playwright JOHN DOVE – Director JONATHAN FENSOM – Set and Costume Designer CLAIRE CAN KEMPEN – Musical Arrangements

Back to News & Press A Christmas Carol rehearsal images released Friday, 13 November 2015 Rehearsal photography is released today of the cast and creative team for A Christmas Carol, giving the first, behind-the-scenes look at Academy award-winning actor Jim Broadbent preparing for his long-awaited return to stage as Ebenezer Scrooge alongside fellow cast Adeel Akhtar, Amelia Bullmore, Keir Charles and Samantha Spiro with puppeteers Jack Parker and Kim Scopes completing the ensemble. View the photographs here. This new version of A Christmas Carol, adapted by Patrick Barlow from Charles Dickens' classic story of greed, grief, ghoulish ghosts and eleventh-hour redemption will play a strictly limited run at the Noël Coward Theatre from 30 November to 30 January. Many performances are sold out with best availability in January. 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 at the Noël Coward Theatre this winter. 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, who is responsible for the iconic production 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. A Christmas Carol and The Mackintosh Foundation are proud to be supporting St Martin-in-the-Fields’ Christmas Appeal by donating 50 pence for each ticket purchased. The appeal raises money to assist homeless people with shelter, food, help and advice. Customers, as part of the purchasing process, will be asked if they would also like to donate 50 pence with each ticket purchased. Registered charity no 1156305/261359. Up Up

Back to News & Press Full cast announced for the tour of Funny Girl across the UK & Ireland Wednesday, 11 January 2017 Playing opposite Sheridan Smith is Chris Peluso as Nick Arnstein - they will perform in Manchester, Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Bristol, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Southampton, Bradford, Southend, Cardiff and Dublin. Also announced today, the run will extend for a further two weeks, returning to Manchester to complete its run with Smith and Peluso playing the final dates. Natasha J Barnes and Darius Campbell will play Fanny Brice and Nick Arnstein in Stoke, Aberdeen, Woking, Canterbury, Glasgow, Nottingham, Norwich, Llandudno, Wolverhampton and Plymouth. Patrons should check with venues for the performance playing schedule. They are joined by Nigel Barber (Florenz Ziegfeld), Zoë Ann Bown (Mrs. Meeker), Martin Callaghan (Mr. Keeney), Jennifer Harding (Emma), Rachel Izen (Mrs Brice), Joshua Lay (Eddie) and Myra Sands (Mrs. Strakosh); with Rhianne Alleyne, Kit Benjamin, Lloyd Davies, Flora Dawson, Joseph Dockree, Abigayle Honeywill, Brontë Lavine, David Mcintosh, Peter Nash, Gillian Parkhouse, Tom Partridge, Nova Skipp, Alexandra Waite-Roberts, Sam Wingfield and Alexandra Wright. ★★★★★ ‘Don’t believe this five-star hype? Go see for yourselves… if you can get in.’ Daily Telegraph Funny Girl brought global fame to Barbra Streisand 50 years ago and boasts some of the most iconic songs in film and theatre history, including People and Don’t Rain On My Parade. This ‘iconic, legendary, laugh-out-loud’ (The Times) musical tells the story of Fanny Brice, whose vocal talents and comedic ability see her rise from Brooklyn music hall singer to Broadway star. ‘Michael Mayer’s vivacious production has wit, charm and energy, sparkly choreography, and a strong, ebullient cast.’ Financial Times Sheridan Smith reprises her smash hit performance in the role of Fanny Brice. Her other theatre work includes A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Michael Grandage Company at the Noel Coward Theatre), Hedda Gabler (Old Vic), Flare Path (Theatre Royal Haymarket – Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress, Evening Standard Theatre Award and Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress), Legally Blonde (Savoy Theatre – Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical), Tinderbox (Bush Theatre), The People are Friendly (Royal Court) and Into the Woods (Donmar Warehouse). For television, her credits include The Moorside Project , Blackwork , The C Word , Cilla , The Widower , The 7.39 , Dates , Mr Stink , Mrs Biggs (BAFTA Award for Best Actress), Accused , Scapegoat , Little Crackers , Jonathan Creek , Gavin & Stacey , Larkrise to Candleford , Grown Ups , Love Soup , Two Pints of Larger and a Packet of Crisps , The Royle Family and Wives and Daughters ; and for film, The Huntsman , Powder Room , Quartet , Tower Block and Hysteria . Chris Peluso plays Nick Arnstein. His theatre work in the UK includes Show Boat (New London Theatre) and Miss Saigon (Prince Edward Theatre); and in the US, Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden Theater), Beautiful (Stephen Sondheim Theater), Wicked (tour), The Glorious One (The Lincoln Center), Assassins (Studio 54) and Lestat (Palace Theater). Natasha J Barnes returns to play Fanny Brice, a role she performed to critical acclaim as alternate to Sheridan Smith during the West End run. She is currently playing the title role in the all-star Cinderella at the London Palladium. Her other theatre work includes American Idiot (Arts Theatre), The Boy Who Fell Into a Book (Stephen Joseph Theatre), Chess (Union Theatre), Snow White (Old Vic Theatre and tour), Come Dancing , I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Lend Me a Tenor (Gielgud Theatre) and Spring Awakening (Lyric Hammersmith and Novello Theatre). Following runs at the Menier and in the West End, Darius Campbell returns to play Nick Arnstein. His theatre work includes in the West End, Chicago , Guys and Dolls , Gone with the Wind , and From Here to Eternity ; Carmen (Europe and 02) and The History of the Big Bands (tour). Also a recording artist, his first single Colourblind went to #1 in the UK singles chart. Director Michael Mayer’s West End credits include Spring Awakening (Lyric Hammersmith and Novello Theatre) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Shaftesbury Theatre). For Broadway his work includes Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony Award nomination for Best Director), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever , American Idiot (Drama Desk Award for Best Director of a Musical), Spring Awakening (Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Drama Desk Award for Best Direction of a Musical) and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical). For television, his work includes Smash and Alpha House , and for film his credits include A Home at the End of the World , Flicka and currently in post-production, Chekhov's The Seagull . He made his Metropolitan Opera debut with a celebrated new production of Rigoletto . Up Up

Back to News & Press New York Theatre Workshop announce MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Monday, 7 March 2022 New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) (Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker) announced today that Merrily We Roll Along , featuring music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim , a book by George Furth , and based on the original play by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart , will complete its 2022/23 Season. Directed by Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman and choreographed by Tim Jackson , Merrily We Roll Along is presented by special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions , the Menier Chocolate Factory (Artistic Director, David Babani), and Patrick Catullo , and will star Daniel Radcliffe as Charley. Merrily We Roll Along is planned for late 2022 at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E 4th Street, New York, NY 10003). Additional details, including the full cast, will be announced at a later date. Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. An inventive, cult-classic ahead of its time, Merrily We Roll Along features some of Stephen Sondheim ’s most celebrated and personal songs. Maria Friedman first directed the musical at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory which subsequently transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre to critical acclaim—the most five-star reviews in West End history—winning the Olivier Award for Best Musical. NYTW also announced today two new cross-season membership packages, offering a special deal for the remaining 2021/22 season, as well as guaranteeing access to the 2022/23 season. Cross-season memberships (7-Play Premiere for $425 or 7-Play Cross-Season for $335) are on sale now at NYTW.org or by calling 212-460-5475. Early renewal for current members is also available for the 2022/23 season. Merrily We Roll Along will complete the NYTW 2022/23 season. It joins the previously announced productions of Anton Chekhov ’s Three Sisters , in a new adaptation by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron (Dance Nation, You Got Older ), directed by Tony Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Sam Gold (Othello, Fun Home ); american (tele)visions by Tow Playwright-in-Residence Victor I. Cazares (Pinching Pennies with Penny Marshall ), directed by NYTW Usual Suspect Rubén Polendo (); 2019 winner of the Yale Drama Prize, How to Defend Yourself by Liliana Padilla (Born 1000 Times ), co-directed by Tony Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown ), Padilla and Helen Hayes Award winner Steph Paul (The Last Match ); and The Half-God of Rainfall by Inua Ellams (Barber Shop Chronicles ). Up Up

Back to News & Press Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording Now Available Digitally Thursday, 17 May 2018 The album is available now at all DSPs and streaming services; physical CDs will now arrive in stores nationwide on Friday, June 8. “Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording ” is produced by Jeff Richmond , Nell Benjamin , Tina Fey , Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Lorne Michaels and co-produced by Pete Ganbarg and John Clancy . Mean Girls , produced by Lorne Michaels , Stuart Thompson , Sonia Friedman , and Paramount Pictures , features a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey , based on her screenplay for the film, music by three-time Emmy Award winner Jeff Richmond ; and lyrics by two-time Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin . Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs. The Broadway production is currently nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical; Best Book for Tina Fey ; Best Original Score for Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin ; Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography for Casey Nicholaw . Fey is this year’s Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Outstanding Book of a Musical. The production is also nominated for 10 Drama Desk Awards and 3 Drama League Awards including Best Musical. It recently won the Helen Hayes (Washington D.C.) Award for Outstanding Visiting Production. Mean Girls opened on Broadway last month to rave reviews at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street), where it has played to sold-out houses since beginning previews in March. The show had its world premiere at the National Theatre in Washington D.C., playing a sold-out run October 31 to December 3, 2017. It was recently announced that Mean Girls will launch a National Tour in the fall of 2019. New York Magazine calls Mean Girls “HILARIOUS ! A smart, splashy new musical that delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.” Chicago Tribune said “Tina Fey writes FUNNIER, SMARTER, SHARPER satire than anyone else in the business.” People Magazine calls the show “FRESH, FUN AND INFECTIOUS – Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin’s songs keep the laughs coming!” The New York Daily News said Mean Girls “TICKLES THE EARS, EYES AND FUNNY BONE – the direction by Casey Nicholaw packs style, invention and red bull-force energy.” And, Entertainment Weekly calls it “A MARVEL: DAZZLING & HILARIOUS !” Up Up

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman will executive produce The Dresser for BBC Two Wednesday, 19 November 2014 The Dresser will be executive produced by Sonia Friedman for Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender for Playground Entertainment and Ben Stephenson for the BBC. Sir Richard Eyre will direct the evocative portrait of theatre life backstage, commissioned by BBC Drama and BBC Arts for BBC Two. Inspired by Ronald Harwood’s own experiences as dresser to distinguished actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit and set against the backdrop of World War II. The play explores the tempestuous relationship between ailing actor-manager 'Sir' (Anthony Hopkins) who runs a troupe of traveling Shakespearean players and his devoted dresser Norman (Ian McKellen) as they struggle to hold together their touring company. Up Up