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Taking pride in spoofing prejudices

From Donald Trump to Costa Georgiadis, no one is safe from barbs.

The Canberra Times

The week in theatre: Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends; Noises Off; Imposter 22 – review

An all-star tribute to the acid genius of the late composer offers a terrific medley of hits, Michael Frayn’s clever farce also proves timeless, and seven neurodivergent actors put on a singular drama

The Guardian - UK

Search for Liz Truss actor is on as ex-PM gathers new support

Will Gillian Anderson play Truss in a film?

Evening Standard

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Old Friends at the Gielgud Theatre review: musical big guns pay tribute to the genius of Stephen Sondheim

Broadway legend Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga and Bonnie Langford were among those taking the audience on a starry spin through the great composer and lyricist’s dazzling back catalogue

Evening Standard

Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends review – merrily they roll along

A cleverly cast tribute, featuring Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga and Bonnie Langford, reflects on the passing of time with comedy and melancholy

The Guardian - UK

Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version

Jake Heggie's version of “Dead Man Walking” reaches the Metropolitan Opera for the season’s opening night in a production by Tony and Olivier Award winner Ivo van Hove starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen Prejean

The Independent UK

Shakespeare served straight and in a musical updating

My Cousin Vlad is also returning with a new comedy show.

The Canberra Times

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Bernadette Peters: ‘Sondheim’s music is about the big, important things’

The American film and stage actor, renowned for her roles in the composer’s musicals, on making her West End debut in a celebration of his music

The Guardian - UK

Marriott brings something new to ‘Gypsy’: a Mama Rose we can relate to

Lucia Spina’s performance can feel shockingly down to earth for a stage mother whose delusions of grandeur are her one constant.

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside Stephen Sondheim’s impressive New York City Townhouse – on the market for $7 million

The former home of iconic music composer Stephen Sondheim has been listed on the market for $7 million

Homes & Gardens

Sweeney Todd review – a solid, haunting take on Sondheim’s demon barber

Drama theatre, Sydney Opera HouseThis dark and theatrical production doesn’t carve out new territory but its commanding cast deliver a crowd pleaser

The Guardian - AU

Krysta Rodriguez Revives Cinderella Role In Critically Acclaimed Into The Woods Tour

Krysta Rodriguez returns as Cinderella in final weeks of Into the Woods national tour engagement

Zenger

Parting is indeed sweet sorrow for Barbara Gaines as she departs Chicago Shakespeare Theater

After nearly 40 years, Gaines is exiting the world-renowned theater company she founded with a Chicago rooftop production.

Chicago Sun-Times

Groundhog Day review: a simply sublime return to The Old Vic

Stephen Sondheim once thought about turning the 1993 film “Groundhog Day” into a stage musical. He gave up on the idea, saying: “It cannot be improved. It’s perfect the way it is.” And he may have been right about that, said Clive Davis in The Times – but this “glorious…

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The Independent UK

Tony Award-nominee Sara Bareilles sees a future with both stage work and her music

When Sara Bareilles signed on for a two-week, stripped down production of “Into the Woods” off-Broadway, she had no idea the adventure would lead to Broadway and a Tony Award nomination

Chicago Sun-Times

Things to do in Chicago June 1-7: The Mix

The Chicago Gospel Music Festival, ‘The Lloyd Price Musical’ and an Andy Warhol art exhibit are among the highlights of the week ahead.

WhatToWatch

Schmigadoon season 2: all the musicals referenced in the show

After parodying the '50s, Schmigadoon season 2 references musicals from the '60s and '70s throughout its episodes. Here's all the ones we’ve caught.

Chicago Sun-Times

A marvelous, minimalist ‘Into the Woods’ puts focus on Sondheim’s music

The human-scale simplicity serves the story in beautifully sung and deeply felt touring production.

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The Guardian - US

Sweeney Todd: behind the blockbuster take on Sondheim’s Broadway hit

Stephen Sondheim’s darkly funny quasi-opera has been remounted as one of the year’s biggest new productions

The Independent UK

'Schmigadoon!' gently mocks Broadway musicals in new season

Aaron Tveit has starred in some amazing Broadway shows, but some of the classics have eluded him

Tribune News Service

Review: ‘Sweeney Todd’ on Broadway lets Sondheim’s tragedy howl. It will be a hot ticket

NEW YORK — Many Broadway revivals of musicals from decades past insist on revising, reconsidering and imposing. Thomas Kail’s triumphant revival of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” does none of that. At once funny, scary and disarmingly moving, this must-see production is content to peel back any…

The Guardian - US

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street review – dazzling Broadway revival

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford play Stephen Sondheim’s murderous Victorian couple in a bold and barnstorming take

The Guardian - AU

Into The Woods review – Australian take on Sondheim masterpiece needs more time to soar

With standout turns from Esther Hannaford and Tamsin Carroll, and some inventive, whimsical choices, the fractured-fairytale musical fails to truly take off

The Independent UK

Stephen Sondheim's last musical finds a New York City stage

Stephen Sondheim’s last musical will be given an off-Broadway stage this year

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: The Boys Are Kissing, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Hans Christian Andersen on skates, a verbatim play five years in the making and poems from Ukraine

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