Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move
OLD FRIENDS, a musical review of Stephen Sondheim’s greatest hits starring Bernadette Peters opened last night at the Ahmanson Theatre. And what a treat! Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA
There simply could not be a more fitting living tribute to the brilliance of Sondheim, the most important and celebrated composer and lyricist in the past sixty-plus years. The celebrated production, complete with its spectacular West End design elements, director Matthew Bourne working alongside Julia McKenzie, and featuring choreography by Stephen Mear, has transferred to the Ahmanson with much of its original British cast joined by some of the best performers working on the American stage today. Read more…
F. Kathleen Foley – Stage Raw
At the risk of sounding like a gushing teenage fangirl, let me say that Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, now at the Ahmanson for a limited run before its Broadway opening, is one of the most practically perfect productions I have seen in memory. Read more…
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania
A stellar production, showcasing remarkable performers with the chops to tell Sondheim’s sweeping stories through song, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends is a night to remember and a night to mourn that we’ll never hear a new Sondheim song again. Read more…