Maria Friedman and Old Friends celebrate Stephen Sondheim

Following the sudden passing of Stephen Sondheim just after Thanksgiving, four-time Olivier award winner Maria Friedman returns to Crazy Coqs with a brand-new show celebrating the lasting legacy of ‘The Titan of the American Musical’ (New York Times).

A friend and collaborator of the great man, and long Sondheim’s “favourite singer of my work”, her 2013 production of Merrily We Roll Along won more 5* reviews than any other musical in West End history. This unique occasion will showcase many of Sondheim’s greatest songs – including Being Alive, The Worst Pies in London, Send in the Clowns – with the entertaining and enlightening stories that make a Friedman cabaret a night to remember.

Collaborating with musical director, Theo Jamieson with special guests to be announced soon, this show promises to be a celebration worthy of the most influential composer and lyricist of the last 70 years.

“Maria Friedman is a consummate performer. This is proper cabaret with all the elements that go into making such a wonderful evening.” – London Theatre 1

“You don’t so much leave at the end of this concert, as sail away from it on a wave of euphoria.” – British Theatre

“Freidman offers seemingly definitive versions of some of the most extraordinary songs ever.” – Theatre Pizzazz NYC 

“In a concert, a cabaret show, or musical theater, Friedman…drives her songs with a fine actor’s awareness, building her show like a play and singing with strength, effervescence, and deep emotion.” – Cabaret Scenes NYC