Sondheim's Old Friends US premiere cast
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will be joined by a cast including Brits Bonnie Langford, Jason Pennycooke and Jo Riding for the North American premiere of Sondheim's Old Friends, which opens on 8 February at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles ahead of its Broadway opening on 8 April.
Tickets on sale now for Ahmanson and Samuel J. Friedman theatres.
CAST
Bernadette Peters
Lea Salonga
Jacob Dickey
Jasmine Forsberg
Kate Jennings Grant
David Harris
Bonnie Langford
Beth Leavel
Gavin Lee
Jason Pennycooke
Joanna Riding
Jeremy Secomb
Kyle Selig
Maria Wirries
Daniel Yearwood
Kevin Earley
Paige Fauer
Alexa Lopez
Peter Neureuther
CREATIVES
CAMERON MACKINTOSH
Producer
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics
MATTHEW BOURNE
Musical Staging & Direction
Side by side with
JULIA McKENZIE
STEPHEN MEAR
Choreography
ALFONSO CASADO TRIGO
Conductor
STEPHEN BROOKER
Musical Supervisor
STEPHEN METCALFE
Musical Arrangements
MATT KINLEY
Set Design
GEORGE REEVE
Projection Design
JILL PARKER
Costume Design
WARREN LETTON
Lighting Design
MICK POTTER
Sound Design
PRESS RELEASE
Sondheim's Old Friends USA premiere:
Center Theatre Group (CTG) is pleased to announce the North American premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters (Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun) and Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Here Lies Love), and directed by Sir Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake, My Fair Lady), playing at the Ahmanson Theatre from February 8—March 9, 2025.
The production is the first to be announced from Center Theatre Group’s upcoming 2024/25 season. Additional season programming will be revealed in the coming weeks. Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods), and devised by Cameron Mackintosh (Cats, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera), Old Friends opened in London’s West End to an array of 5-star reviews, playing its final performance at the Gielgud Theatre on January 6, 2024.
Celebrating the life and work of the great Stephen Sondheim, the show has been called “a five-star celebration, gloriously performed by a stellar cast” by the Financial Times. The Daily Telegraph proclaimed the show as “the musical theatre equivalent of the superhero team-up.”
“The North American premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at the Ahmanson promises to be one of the theatrical events of the year and I am beyond thrilled to welcome three theatrical legends to Center Theatre Group as part of this production. Bernadette Peters, who will be making her CTG debut, along with two artists who we have a long history with; Lea Salonga, who appeared with us in Flower Drum Song, and Matthew Bourne, who was just here with his production of Romeo and Juliet,” said Snehal Desai, Center Theatre Group Artistic Director.
“This celebration of the music and legacy of Stephen Sondheim will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of our upcoming 2024/25 season."
After making its North American premiere with Center Theatre Group, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends will make its Broadway premiere with Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre beginning March 25, 2025.
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