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Back to News & Press The Sunshine Boys tickets for Neil Simon's classic comedy go on sale this Sunday Friday, 19 July 2013 David Krumholtz joins Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch in Neil Simon’s classic comedy “The Sunshine Boys,” which goes on sale Sunday, July 21, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre box office at the Los Angeles Music Center, through CTG’s Audience Services at (213) 972-4400 and online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org . Directed by Thea Sharrock, previews for “The Sunshine Boys” begin September 24, with the opening scheduled for October 2. Performances will continue through November 3. David Krumholtz is known for his vast array of characters over the many years, most notably in “Numb3rs” with Judd Hirsch (who played Krumholtz’s father). This summer he co-starred in the ensemble comedy “This Is the End,” and he recently starred in “Partners” and recurred on “The Newsroom.” Other TV includes “Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie” and “The Playboy Club.” Film credits include “Mr. Popper’s Penguins,” “Superbad,” “Walk Hard,” “Bobby,” “Ray,” “Serenity,” “The Santa Clause 2,” “Slums of Beverly Hills,” “The Mexican,” “Sidewalks of New York,” “Scorched,” “Ten Things I Hate About You,” all three “Harold and Kumar” films and Barry Levinson’s acclaimed “Liberty Heights.” DeVito and Hirsch are reuniting on the Ahmanson stage 30 years after they both starred in the landmark television series “Taxi.” In “The Sunshine Boys,” Willie Clark (DeVito) and Al Lewis (Hirsch) are former vaudevillian stars who, after a partnership of over 40 years, are no longer speaking to each other. When Clark’s nephew, Ben (Krumholtz), gets a lucrative television offer for Lewis and Clark to give one last show, the two are lured into a grudging reunion and sparks fly in this classic comedy of showbiz and friendship. Up Up

OUR STORY SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS (SFP) is one of the most prolific and influential theatre companies in the world. As of June 2026, Sonia Friedman Productions has developed, initiated and led over 300 productions. As lead producer, SFP have won a record-breaking 74 Laurence Olivier Awards, 62 Tony Awards and 381 major theatre awards worldwide. Led by Sonia Friedman CBE, who last year was named one of Vogue’s 25 most influential women working today and previously included in TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, SFP has developed and delivered an unparalleled body of work across the West End, Broadway and beyond, helping to redefine the theatrical landscape. OUR PRODUCTIONS " Sonia Friedman may just be the most prolific and powerful theater producer working today " New York Times "Sonia Friedman’s portfolio of shows is testament to the export value of this dynamic British industry " The Observer " Regarded as the world’s most successful theatre producer... Friedman’s Midas touch has been well documented " Financial Times "The credit ‘Sonia Friedman Productions’ is a guarantee of quality" Vogue OUR TEAM We have a wonderful team here at SFP, spanning Production, Development, Marketing, Sales & Ticketing, Finance, Administration, and Business Affairs, with team members based both in London and New York. MEET THE TEAM "The world's most successful theatre producer" Financial Times "The most powerful woman in theatre and the super producer behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child " The Sunday Times

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman celebrates with 20 Olivier Award nominations Monday, 29 February 2016 Sonia Friedman said: “It is extraordinary. I want to take the chance to congratulate all the writers, performers, composers, directors, designers, lighting designers, sound designers, musicians, co-producers, investors and of course my team at SFP. I also want to say a very big thank you to all the immensely talented artists involved in all the productions we produced and co-produced in 2015 /2016. Today I am feeling very proud. ” Full list of SFP nominees: Best Revival Hamlet at Barbican Theatre Best New Comedy A Christmas Carol at Noel Coward Theatre Virgin Atlantic Best New Play Farinelli and the King at Duke of York’s Theatre Mastercard Best New Musical Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre Mark Rylance for Farinelli and the King at Duke of York’s Theatre Best Actress Lia Williams for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre Best Director Robert Icke for Oresteia at Almeida Best Actress in a Musical Natalie Dew for Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre Best Actress in a Supporting Role Melody Grove for Farinelli and the King at Duke of York’s Theatre Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Preeya Kalidas for Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre Best Costume Design Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli and the King at Duke of York’s Theatre Katrina Lindsay for Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre Blue-I Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design Hildegard Bechtler for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre Es Devlin for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli and the King at Duke of York’s Theatre White Light Award for Best Lighting Design Natasha Chivers for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre Best Sound Design Christopher Shutt for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre Autograph Sound Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Bend It Like Beckham – Music by Howard Goodall, Lyrics by Charles Hart and Orchestrations by Howard Goodall and Kuljit Bhamra at Phoenix Theatre Farinelli and the King – Claire van Kampen for Musical Arrangements, the Musicians and Iestyn Davies and the singers who alternated the singing role of Farinelli at Duke of York’s Theatre 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

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman: the theatre producer behind West End showstoppers from Harry Potter to Hamlet Wednesday, 16 September 2015 Sonia Friedman is the production powerhouse behind dozens of West End shows, from Hamlet to Harry Potter. She tells Rosamund Urwin about tackling sexism on stage and remaining fearless. Read the full Evening Standard article here . Up Up

Back to News & Press STEREOPHONIC to release cast recording Friday, 19 April 2024 Producers Sue Wagner , John Johnson , Seaview , Sonia Friedman Productions , Linden Productions , Ashley Melone & Nick Mills , and Sony Masterworks Broadway are proud to announce that the season's most critically acclaimed new play, Stereophonic by David Adjmi , will release an original cast recording produced by Playwrights Horizons and featuring original songs by Academy Award® nominee and Grammy Award® winner Will Butler , formerly of Arcade Fire. The digital album arrives May 10, 2024, with the physical CO release set for June 14. The Album is available for preorder now. Direct from its smash hit world premiere engagement at Playwrights Horizons, Stereophonic is directed by Daniel Aukin and dominated the "Best Theater of 2023" lists, with top rankings in The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Time Out New York, Town & Country, TheaterMania, Theaterly, and The Spectator. The production is currently in performances at Broadway's Golden Theatre with an official opening night TONIGHT, Friday, April 19 for 14 weeks only. 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". Tickets on-sale now at StereophonicPlay.com . 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. Up Up

Back to News & Press SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES Released on Audible Theater Friday, 10 October 2025 Featuring Hugh Jackman and Ella Beatty, Hannah Moscovitch's award-winning New York Times Critic's Pick drama about desire, power, and blurred boundaries is now available on Audible. Jon is an acclaimed novelist and charasmatic professor staring down the collapse of his third marriage when he encounters Annie - a nineteen-year-old star student and devoted fan. An undeniable attraction pulls them into dangerous territory in Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes , a provocative, gripping exploration of agency and perspective that will leave you questioning your own own assumptions long after it ends. Available to listen here . Up Up

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman Productions wins 6 Tony Awards including 4 for The Ferryman Monday, 10 June 2019 The 73rd Annual Tony Awards were held on 9 June 2019 at Radio City Musical Hall in New York City. The Ferryman was awarded four awards: Best Play Best Direction of a Play, Sam Mendes Best Scenic Design of a Play, Rob Howell Best Costume Design of a Play, Rob Howell Ink won two awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, Bertie Carvel Best Lighting, Neil Austin Both productions continue to play on Broadway through 7 July. These award wins bring the collective total of Tony Awards won by Sonia Friedman Productions to 30. Up Up

Back to News & Press “STEREOPHONIC” the season's most acclaimed new play, by David Adjmi, to open on Broadway Wednesday, 17 January 2024 Producers Sue Wagner , John Johnson , Seaview , Sonia Friedman Productions , Linden Productions, and Ashley Melone & Nick Mills are proud to announce that the season’s most critically acclaimed new play, Stereophonic by David Adjmi , will open on Broadway, direct from its smash hit world premiere engagement at Playwrights Horizons. Directed by Daniel Aukin , Stereophonic , which features original songs by Academy Award® nominee and Grammy Award® winner Will Butler , formerly of Arcade Fire, dominated the “Best Theater of 2023” lists, with top rankings in The New York Times , New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Time Out New York , Town & Country , TheaterMania, Theaterly , and The Spectator. The production is set to begin performances at Broadway’s Golden Theatre (252 W. 45th Street) on Wednesday, April 3, with an official opening night on Friday, April 19 for 14 weeks only. The cast, reprising their highly lauded performances, will include Will Brill as Reg, Andrew R. Butler as Charlie, Juliana Canfield as Holly, Eli Gelb as Grover, Tom Pecinka as Peter, Sarah Pidgeon as Diana, and Chris Stack as Simon. 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”. Tickets are on-sale now at StereophonicPlay.com. 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. The Stereophonic creative team includes David Zinn (scenic designer), Enver Chakartash (costume designer), Jiyoun Chang (lighting designer), Ryan Rumery (sound designer), and Justin Craig (music director). Casting is by Alaine Alldaffer and Taylor Williams Up Up

Back to News & Press King Charles III to receive Australian premiere in March 2016 Wednesday, 9 September 2015 The production will run from 31 March until 30 April 2016. Robert Powell will reprise the role of Charles as performed on the UK Tour. The Almeida Theatre production of the 2015 Olivier Award winner for Best Play, King Charles III imagines the aftermath of the death of Elizabeth II when Prince Charles finally ascends the throne. Confronting the contradictions of monarchy and democracy and exploring power and betrayal, the ‘future history’ play turns a Shakespearean lens on relationships in the world’s most famous and exposed family. Written by Mike Bartlett and directed by Rupert Goold with Whitney Mosery, King Charles III is designed by Tom Scutt, with music composed by Jocelyn Pook, lighting by Jon Clark and sound by Paul Arditti. King Charles III is co-produced in Sydney by 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. Visit the Sydney Theatre Company website for more information. Up Up

Back to News & Press La Cage Aux Folles receives 11 Tony nominations Wednesday, 5 May 2010 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC was also nominated for Best Musical Revival, while Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury received nods for Best Actress and Best Featured Actress. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE also received 6 nominations with Liev Schreiber, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Hecht all aknowledged. The production was also nominated in the Best Play Revival category, an award won by SFP's productions for the past two years (BOEING-BOEING in 2008 and THE NORMAN CONQUESTS in 2009). It was also announced that David Hyde Pierce, set to star in SFP's upcoming production of LA BETE, will be honoured with a special award for his work in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Up Up

Back to News & Press Jez Butterworth's new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, to come to the West End Wednesday, 11 October 2023 Sonia Friedman Productions and Neal Street present a new play by Jez Butterworth , directed by Sam Mendes , The Hills of California . Following their multi-award-winning triumph, The Ferryman , Jez Butterworth , writer of Jerusalem , and Sam Mendes , director of The Lehman Trilogy , return to the West End to bring you The Hills of California . The latest play from the acclaimed playwright will run at Harold Pinter Theatre , for a limited season, from 27 January 2024. Casting for the production will be announced in due course. This house. It’s called ‘Sea View’. It’s just I’ve looked out of every window, and you can’t. You can’t see the sea. Blackpool, 1976. The driest summer in 200 years. The beaches are packed. The hotels are heaving. In the sweltering backstreets, far from the choc ices and donkey rides, the Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house, as she lies dying upstairs. The creative team for The Hills of California is Writer: Jez Butterworth , Director: Sam Mendes , Designer: Rob Howell , Lighting Designer: Natasha Chivers , Sound Designer, Composer and Arranger: Nick Powell , Choreographer: Ellen Kane , Musical Supervisor and Arranger: Candida Caldicot , Casting Director: Amy Ball , Young Person’s Casting Director: Verity Naughton and Associate Director: Zoé Ford Burnett . Sonia Friedman Productions and Neal Street deepen their commitment to making theatre more accessible, offering 1,000 tickets at £10 to NHS and key workers, those who are in receipt of government benefits, educational groups, community organisations, and those who currently access food banks. They are supported by Ambassador Theatre Group’s Creative Learning team. Organisations can register their interest via ATG’s West End Creative Learning Producer: Conor Hunt on conorhunt@theambassadors.com Tickets go on sale Friday 20 October at 12pm. Sign up for pre-sale access to tickets at www.hillsofcaliforniaplay.com , on sale from Wednesday, 18 October, 12pm. Up Up