Il y a un monde où c’est une de mes performances pref de “a little priest”.
 Vraiment iconique.

 C’ÉTAIT MEGA SLAY J’ai trop kiffé ?!

Il y a un monde où c’est une de mes performances pref de “a little priest”.
 Vraiment iconique.

 C’ÉTAIT MEGA SLAY J’ai trop kiffé ?!

This is a longer review, I get very passionate about Sondheim.

I saw this in its LA (US) premiere at the Ahmanson in February and I went to see Bernadette Peters, Gavin Lee, and Beth Leavel. This show was one of the best experiences I’ve had in the theater right next to Hamilton and Once Upon a Mattress. An amazing collection of 39 of Sondheim’s greatest and most under appreciated songs. Great choreography, powerhouse vocals, and a clear genuine love and admiration for the legacy Stephen Sondheim left. Into the Woods, Company, and Sweeney Todd are all in my top five favorite musicals and to see my favorite songs from them like “Hello Little Girl” ( RIP “Moments in the Woods”), “Being Alive”, and “A Little Priest”, respectively, was as entertaining as it was emotional.

This being the West End concert version, it was obviously very different. I enjoyed it very much, though there were many surprise guests I wasn’t familiar with. People who’d been stars in Sondheim’s UK productions. I am familiar with, and thoroughly enjoyed, performers like Julian Ovenden, Rosalie Craig, Maria Friedman, and Bonnie Langford. Of course there were the worldwide stars we all know and love like Bernadette Peters, Imelda Staunton, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Judi Dench. The US productions added Lea Salonga to the incredible cast. The only cast recording of this show is a live recording of the West End production and I’ve listened to it more than anything else this year I feel. It reimagined some of my favorites like “Could I Leave You” and “Being Alive” and introduced me to new favorites like “Live Alone and Like It” and “Everybody Ought to Have a Maid”.

If I did have to compare and say which I like better, it would be the current US running show. I enjoyed the cast more and the changes that were made from the West End only improved the show. This is a wonderfully directed celebration of the great music Sondheim created. The one artist who’s music has had the most influence on my life.

This is a longer review, I get very passionate about Sondheim.

I saw this in its LA (US) premiere at the Ahmanson in February and I went to see Bernadette Peters, Gavin Lee, and Beth Leavel. This show was one of the best experiences I’ve had in the theater right next to Hamilton and Once Upon a Mattress. An amazing collection of 39 of Sondheim’s greatest and most under appreciated songs. Great choreography, powerhouse vocals, and a clear genuine love and admiration for the legacy Stephen Sondheim left. Into the Woods, Company, and Sweeney Todd are all in my top five favorite musicals and to see my favorite songs from them like “Hello Little Girl” ( RIP “Moments in the Woods”), “Being Alive”, and “A Little Priest”, respectively, was as entertaining as it was emotional.

This being the West End concert version, it was obviously very different. I enjoyed it very much, though there were many surprise guests I wasn’t familiar with. People who’d been stars in Sondheim’s UK productions. I am familiar with, and thoroughly enjoyed, performers like Julian Ovenden, Rosalie Craig, Maria Friedman, and Bonnie Langford. Of course there were the worldwide stars we all know and love like Bernadette Peters, Imelda Staunton, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Judi Dench. The US productions added Lea Salonga to the incredible cast. The only cast recording of this show is a live recording of the West End production and I’ve listened to it more than anything else this year I feel. It reimagined some of my favorites like “Could I Leave You” and “Being Alive” and introduced me to new favorites like “Live Alone and Like It” and “Everybody Ought to Have a Maid”.

If I did have to compare and say which I like better, it would be the current US running show. I enjoyed the cast more and the changes that were made from the West End only improved the show. This is a wonderfully directed celebration of the great music Sondheim created. The one artist who’s music has had the most influence on my life.

this is possibly the perfect tribute? the only thing better was seeing it on the westend. i sob everytime, thank you sondheim <3

this is possibly the perfect tribute? the only thing better was seeing it on the westend. i sob everytime, thank you sondheim <3

impossible try not to cry challenge

impossible try not to cry challenge