Folk music legend, 87, shares four-word response to potential retirement Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: The Farewell Tour is named for the song that Stephen Stills wrote for the folk singer The Independent UK · Oct 15
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 · Sep 22
Sunday in the Park With George musical cancelled, after Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey both drop out The star-studded Sondheim musical has hit the buffers after a second star, Jonathan Bailey, joined his Wicked colleague Ariana Grande and left the production The Guardian - UK · Sep 14
Ariana Grande Finished Her Final Tour Show, Then Immediately Got Trapped in an Elevator Ariana Grande shared photos after getting stuck in a lift moments after her final Eternal Sunshine Tour show, capping an emotional London farewell before her planned step back from public life. International Business Times UK · Sep 14
Jonathan Bailey Quits Ariana Grande Show After Barbican Artistic Director's Exit Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande have both exited the West End revival of 'Sunday in the Park with George', leading to recasting efforts for the 2027 Barbican production. International Business Times UK · Sep 3
Jonathan Bailey withdraws from Sunday In The Park With George after Ariana Grande exit The 38-year-old said his support for Grande is ‘unwavering’ after she stepped down from the show last month The Independent UK · Sep 1
Jonathan Bailey drops out of Barbican musical revival following Ariana Grande exit Broadchurch star’s departure comes one month after his Wicked co-star also pulled out of the production Evening Standard · Sep 1
Isaac Mizrahi on stage, style and the legacy of Unzipped: ‘Fashion has no real spine any more’ The designer defined the glory days of 90s style with a wit that made him every supermodel’s best friend. As he gears up for a new cabaret show, he’s as outspoken as ever The Guardian - US · Aug 11
'Endless Scrutiny': Ariana Grande Quits London Stage Role to Step Back From Public-Facing Work Ariana Grande has abruptly cancelled her 2027 London stage debut in Sunday in the Park with George, choosing to completely step back from public life following years of intense media scrutiny. International Business Times UK · Aug 3
Ariana Grande: London theatre sends message of support as singer pulls out of play Grande had been due to star in Sunday In The Park With George at the Barbican. The Independent UK · Aug 3
London theatre wishes Ariana Grande ‘nothing but the best’ as she quits play The singer had been due to star in Sunday In The Park With George at the Barbican. Evening Standard · Aug 3
Ariana Grande to take ‘a step back’ from public life due to ‘endless, ongoing scrutiny’ Singer was due to reunite with Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in London production of Sunday in the Park With George The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Ariana Grande pulls out of London musical to take a break from public scrutiny The singer was due to reunite with her Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in the show. Evening Standard · Aug 2
‘Being American feels helpless and scary’: actor Ben Platt on nerves, queer songs and why he couldn’t do it without his husband The star of Dear Evan Hansen plays a 1960s Greenwich Village crooner in hit queer musical Midnight at the Never Get. It’s the perfect outlet for his anxiety, he says The Guardian - UK · Jul 20
The Independent UK · Jul 18 Ben Platt: ‘My parents always knew I was gay – I asked for a fog machine at 7’ THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ actor is the biggest musical theatre star of his generation, and is about to make his major London debut in a tender new musical about queer love. He speaks to Adam White about audience etiquette, (finally!) playing gay on stage, and the ‘pain’…
Evening Standard · Jul 16 Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey fans face ticket delay for Sunday in the Park with George in West End The Wicked co-stars will reunite on stage at the Barbican Centre next summer for a new production of Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16 Sweeney Todd review – Sondheim’s demon barber is still a cut above With tremendous singing from Ramin Karimloo and Meow Meow, Joe Murphy’s superb staging of the story is full of dark gothic humour
BANG Premier · Jun 4 Jonathan Groff reuniting with Daniel Radcliffe on war thriller after Merrily We Roll Along Jonathan Groff is joining the cast of Trust The Man, which will star his Merrily We Roll Along castmate Daniel Radcliffe.
The Guardian - UK · May 21 Stephen Sondheim by Daniel Okrent review – a superb biography of the musical master Packed with gossip and incident, this book is also a fascinating study in the gestation of genius
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12 Olivier awards 2026: full list of winners Paddington: The Musical, Evita, All My Sons and Punch were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony – find out who won what
Cinemablend · Apr 12 It'll Be 15 Years Before The Merrily We Roll Along Movie Is Finished, And I Have Concerns I want this to work, but I wonder if it can.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5 Paddington and Into the Woods up for 11 Olivier awards each Two musicals dominate nominations while Tom Hiddleston and Bryan Cranston vie for best actor, with Cate Blanchett and Rosamund Pike up for best actress
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5 Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations Into the Woods and Paddington: The Musical are this year’s most-nominated shows with 11 nods each. See who else is in the running at this year’s awards
The Independent UK · Mar 5 Olivier Awards 2026: Full list of nominations as Paddington and Into the Woods dominate Nick Mohammed will host the Olivier Awards at The Royal Albert Hall in April
Evening Standard · Feb 26 Two previously unheard Stephen Sondheim songs to be played The podcast, Loving You: The Untold Sondheim, looks at the life of the American composer, who died in 2021.