Cameron Mackintosh presented a tribute concert to Stephen Sondheim on 3 May 2022 at the Sondheim Theatre in London, in memory of the great composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
Mackintosh has followed this extraordinary concert with a West End run of the show, playing the Gielgud Theatre in London until 6 January 2024 staring Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Bonnie Langford, Janie Dee, Bradley Jaden and many more.
Here’s the full song list and performers for the 2022 gala concert of Old Friends at the Sondheim Theatre, and the 2023-2024 West End run of the show at the Gielgud Theatre. What a line up!
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Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – Gielgud Theatre in the West End
From 21 September 2023 to 6 January 2024. The cast includes: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Christine Allado, Janie Dee, Bonnie Langford, Jeremy Secomb, Beatrice Penny-Touré, Joanna Riding, Jac Yarrow, Clare Burt, Damian Humbley, Bradley Jaden, Gavin Lee, and Jason Pennycooke; plus Marley Fenton, Harry Apps, Bella Brown, and Monique Young.
ACT I
- Sunday in the Park With George
- Side By Side
- Comedy Tonight
- Company
- The Little Things You Do Together
- You Could Drive A Person Crazy
- Live Alone and Like It
- Loving You
- Getting Married Today
- Into The Woods
- On The Steps Of The Palace
- Agony
- I Know Things Now
- Hello, Little Girl
- Children Will Listen
- A Weekend in the Country
- Send In The Clowns
- The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
- The Worst Pies in London
- My Friends
- Pretty Women
- A Little Priest
- The Ladies Who Lunch
- Sunday
ACT II
- Entracte – Overture from Merrily We Roll Along
- Somewhere
- Tonight Quintet
- Broadway Baby
- Everybody Ought To Have a Maid
- You Gotta Get A Gimmick
- Waiting For The Girls Upstairs
- I’m Still Here
- Could I Leave You?
- Buddy’s Blues
- The Boy From…
- Losing My Mind
- Everything’s Coming Up Roses
- Not A Day Goes By
- Being Alive
- Old Friends
- Side By Side Finale
Gala Concert – 3 May 2022
ACT I
- Sunday in the Park with George – Daniel Evans
- Side by Side – Ashley CampbellI, Rosalie Craig, Josefina Gabrielle, Amy Griffiths, Bradley Jaden, Julia McKenzie and Jenna Russell
- Comedy Tonight – Rob Brydon, Clive Rowe, Gary Wilmot and West End All Stars
- Company – West End All Stars
- The Little Things You Do Together – Rob Brydon and Haydn Gywnne
- You Could Drive a Person Crazy – Anna-Jane Casey, Janie Dee, Josefina Gabrielle
- Live Alone and Like It – Clive Rowe
- Loving You – Michael Ball
- Getting Married Today – Anna-Jane Casey, Holly-Anne Hull and Jon Robyns
- Into the Woods – West End All Stars
- Agony – Julian Ovenden and Michael D. Xavier
- I Know Things Now – Bernadette Peters
- Hello Little Girl – Damian Lewis and Bernadette Peters
- Children Will Listen – Bernadette Peters
- A Weekend in the Country – Desmonda Cathabel, Janie Dee, Rob Houchen, Holly-Anne Hull, Julian Ovenden, Michael D. Xavier and West End All Stars
- Send in the Clowns – Judi Dench
- The Ballad of Sweeney Todd – Michael Ball and West End All Stars
- The Worst Pies in London – Michael Ball and Maria Friedman
- My Friends – Michael Ball
- Pretty Women – Michael Ball and Jeremy Secomb
- A Little Priest – Michael Ball and Maria Friedman
- The Ladies Who Lunch – Haydn Gwynne
- Sunday – Daniel Evans, Bernadette Peters and West End All Stars
ACT II
- Entr’acte – Overture from Merrily We Roll Along – The Orchestra
- Tonight Quintet – Shan Ako, Christine Allado, Louis Gaunt, Rob Houchen and Students from the Royal Academy Musical Theatre Company and Mountview
- Broadway Baby – Helena Bonham Carter, Rosalie Craig, Maria Friedman, Josefina Gabrielle, Amy Griffiths, Haydn Gwynne, Bonnie Langford, Julia McKenzie, Bernadette Peters, Jenna Russell and Gary Wilmot
- Everybody Ought to Have a Maid – Rob Brydon, Damien Lewis, Julian Ovenden and Siân Phillips
- You Gotta Get A Gimmick – Anna-Jane Casey, Bonnie Langford and Bernadette Peters
- Waiting For The Girls Upstairs – Ashley Campbell, Rob Houchen, Bradley Jaden and Charlie Stemp
- I’m Still Here – Petula Clark
- Could I Leave You? – Michael Ball
- Buddy’s Blues – Gary Wilmot
- The Boy From…… – Janie Dee
- Losing My Mind – Bernadette Peters
- Everything’s Coming Up Roses – Imelda Staunton
- Not A Day Goes By – Michael Ball, Rosalie Craig, Maria Friedman, Julia McKenzie, Bernadette Peters, Jenna Russell and West End All Stars
- Being Alive – Michael Ball, Rob Brydon, Rosalie Craig, Haydn Gwynne, Bradley Jaden, Bonnie Langford, Julian Ovenden, Jon Robyns, Jenna Russell, Jeremy Secomb, Michael D. Xavier and West End All Stars
- Old Friends – Full Company
- Side By Side – Full Company
- Our Time – Full Company
WEST END ALL STARS
Shan Ako, Christine Allado, Holly-Anne Hull, Ashley Campbell, Anna-Jane Casey, Desmonda Cathabel, Aoife Dunne, Josefina Gabrielle, Louis Gaunt, Amy Griffiths, Rob Houchen, Bradley Jaden, lan McLarnon, Jeremy Secomb, Jordan Shaw, Matthew White
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