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Maria Friedman on playing a 16-year-old at 66: ‘I’m loving every second of it’

INTERVIEW: The veteran actor and director speaks to Louis Chilton about her unique role in the acclaimed musical ‘Kimberly Akimbo’, the brilliance of Stephen Sondheim, and why Brits don’t take musical theatre seriously enough

The Independent UK

Kimberly Akimbo review – hilarious musical about a sexagenarian teen is one for the ages

Maria Friedman plays a 15-year-old with a rare ageing condition in a heartfelt and funny show that manages to sustain its sweetness

The Guardian - UK

Kimberly Akimbo review – Quirky American musical manages to mine comedy from a strange, bleak premise

4/5 Sixty-six-year-old Maria Friedman shines as a teenage girl with a rare genetic condition in a lively and well-staged production

The Independent UK

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Kimberly Akimbo: Witty musical about a teen with an ageing disorder

4/5 This show at the Hampstead Theatre chooses subversive fun and features a star turn from Maria Friedman

Evening Standard

‘We all have an expiry date’: Kimberly Akimbo, the achingly funny musical about a teen with a 64-year-old body

The uplifting, award-winning show about a girl ageing four times too fast electrified New York. As it hits the UK, co-creator Jeanine Tesori talks about being inspired by the Aids crisis and all her friends who died young

The Guardian - UK

Don’t Sleep on These Films *Not* Directed by Men in 2025

Let's take a look back at the films woman and nonbinary directors released in 2025, from Academy Award winners to debut filmmakers.

The Mary Sue

Oh yes he is! Kiefer Sutherland dives into the world of panto

Hollywood megastars hit Leeds this year to make Tinsel Town, a feelgood festive comedy about panto. The 24 star, Rebel Wilson and more talk about their addiction to Greggs sausage rolls – and epic brawls with Danny Dyer

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The flop that finally flew: why did it take 40 years for Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to soar?

Its 1981 New York premiere was a disaster but this told-in-reverse musical became a Tony award-winning hit with Daniel Radcliffe. The film version is a tear-jerking joy

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the right to fail in the arts: a principle that must be upheld

Editorial: Not every great work of art is an instant hit – just look at Stephen Sondheim’s Tony-winning Merrily We Roll Along

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Radcliffe lands first Tony award as Angelina Jolie and Jeremy Strong win big on the night

The ceremony featured a surprise performance from Alicia Keys and Jay-Z

Evening Standard

Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches 'Merrily We Roll Along' to sing

On opening night of the Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” one person in the audience strangely wasn’t nervous — the director

The Independent UK

BBC EastEnders new family: Who are the cast members taking over the Queen Vic?

James Bond star Colin Salmon, Absolutely Fabulous' Harriet Thorpe, Strictly Come Dancing finalist Molly Rainford and actress Francesca Henry have joined the cast of the BBC soap opera

Wales Online

EastEnders announces return of character six years after exit as role recast

EastEnders fans will be seeing a past character return to the BBC soap later this year, but they will look very different since their last appearance in 2017

Daily Mirror

Commentary: What a difference a revival makes: 2 famously tricky Sondheim musicals shine in new outings

NEW YORK — At lunch recently in New York with a retired theater critic, I asked if he’d care to join me later in the week for a matinee of the touted Broadway revival of “Into the Woods.” No, he demurred. He had reviewed the original production, and the show,…

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Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ is Sondheim’s musical anew at New York Theatre Workshop

NEW YORK — In life, as God and Stephen Sondheim understand, we roll along whether or not we choose to do so merrily.

The Guardian - US

Merrily We Roll Along review – Sondheim flop finds new lease of life

The infamous 1981 disaster has returned off-Broadway with help from Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends review – a glorious all-star memorial service

Judi Dench, Rob Brydon, Imelda Staunton and Bernadette Peters joined the cast for this superb tribute to a genius

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Nora: A Doll’s House; The Key Workers Cycle; Legacy

Stef Smith’s Ibsen update can’t quite match the original for its sense of dread; the mystery play gets a Covid-era reboot; and Maria Friedman wallows in showtune nostalgia

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The Guardian - UK

Maria Friedman and Friends: Legacy review – who’s up for a cabaret lock-in?

Looking back at the work of Sondheim, Hamlisch and Legrand, with glorious songs and personal stories, this is a mixed bag of a show

The Independent UK

Maria Friedman: ‘One year you can be winning awards, the next year nothing because you’ve reached 45’

The three-time Olivier winner is returning to the stage with a new show celebrating the music of her friends and collaborators Stephen Sondheim, Michel LeGrand and Marvin Hamlisch. She speaks to Isobel Lewis about their lives, dyslexia and roles for women on stage

The Guardian - UK

Maria Friedman: ‘Sondheim was a kind man, but God, he could be very direct’

The musical theatre star on her new tribute show to Stephen Sondheim, her unconventional upbringing, and her happiest song…

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