Stephen Sondheim Old Friends - Sondheim / TV / Gielgud

[couldileaveyou]

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Most of the usual people but a couple of intriguing names

[idinafanzel]

Hope I get tickets x x x

[karloscar]

It would be lovely to hear Julia McKenzie sing again. She may not have been satisfied with the sound she was making when she stopped, but she's still one of the best interpreters of Sondheim's work, and would be the highlight of any tribute concert.

[Deleted]

Take my money now.
The only person in that list who i dont recall being in a Sondheim show is Petula Clark.

[couldileaveyou]

I think she has some ear issue that prevents her from hearing the pitch

[couldileaveyou]

[Being Alive]

EP will do I'm Still Here I'm sure.
Waddingham Children Will Listen.
Michael and Imelda A Little Priest?
Adrian Lester Being Alive.

It's a super interesting line up and with more to be announced - but like...Pet cannot sing anymore so what is she gonna croak out?

[mrbarnaby]

This will be a hot ticket. I expect they will add a second performance.

I wonder which song Petula is planning on murdering- I mean singing.

[couldileaveyou]

Mar 4, 2022 0:11:51 GMT mrbarnaby said:

This will be a hot ticket. I expect they will add a second performance.

I wonder which song Petula is planning on murdering- I mean singing.

Liaisons?
Hannah W might do Send in the Clown

[mrbarnaby]

Mar 4, 2022 0:14:02 GMT couldileaveyou said:

Mar 4, 2022 0:11:51 GMT mrbarnaby said:

This will be a hot ticket. I expect they will add a second performance.

I wonder which song Petula is planning on murdering- I mean singing.

Liaisons?
Hannah W might do Send in the Clown

They’ve already said that Judi is doing Send in the Clowns

I’d love to hear Petula try Broadway Baby just to laugh at the sounds she makes while attempting the big notes.

[couldileaveyou]

Mar 4, 2022 0:16:43 GMT mrbarnaby said:

Mar 4, 2022 0:14:02 GMT couldileaveyou said:

Liaisons?
Hannah W might do Send in the Clown

They’ve already said that Judi is doing Send in the Clowns

I literally posted that tweet myself and yet 🤦‍♂️

[mrbarnaby]

I personally would rather hear them all sing new songs that we’ve not heard from them before. I’d love to hear Imelda tackle Send in the Clowns for instance.

[mrbarnaby]

Mar 4, 2022 0:21:30 GMT mrbarnaby said:

I personally would rather hear them all sing new songs that we’ve not heard from them before. I’d love to hear Imelda tackle Send in the Clowns for instance.

But having said that- Judis version is definitive

[jaggy]

I never thought I'd get the chance to hear Judi sing Send in the Clowns live. This is a must. I wonder when tickets will go on sale.

[couldileaveyou]

Mar 4, 2022 1:00:08 GMT jaggy said:

I never thought I'd get the chance to hear Judi sing Send in the Clowns live. This is a must. I wonder when tickets will go on sale.

On the 15th

[jaggy]

Mar 4, 2022 1:02:24 GMT couldileaveyou said:

Mar 4, 2022 1:00:08 GMT jaggy said:

I never thought I'd get the chance to hear Judi sing Send in the Clowns live. This is a must. I wonder when tickets will go on sale.

On the 15th

Amazing. Thank you!

[couldileaveyou]

Mar 4, 2022 1:04:06 GMT jaggy said:

Mar 4, 2022 1:02:24 GMT couldileaveyou said:

On the 15th

Amazing. Thank you!

sondheimoldfriends.com/

[alece10]

Mar 4, 2022 1:00:08 GMT jaggy said:

I never thought I'd get the chance to hear Judi sing Send in the Clowns live. This is a must. I wonder when tickets will go on sale.

This is going to be impossible to get tickets for.

Judi will definately do Send in the clowns
She did it at his 80th birthday Proms concert and had said on many occasions that it's the definitive version.
I think Bernadette could do Being Alive.
Julia Mackenzie might just make a Little
Speech as she hasn't sung in a long time.

[jaggy]

Mar 4, 2022 1:15:14 GMT alece10 said:

Mar 4, 2022 1:00:08 GMT jaggy said:

I never thought I'd get the chance to hear Judi sing Send in the Clowns live. This is a must. I wonder when tickets will go on sale.

This is going to be impossible to get tickets for.

Judi will definately do Send in the clowns
She did it at his 80th birthday Proms concert and had said on many occasions that it's the definitive version.
I think Bernadette could do Being Alive.
Julia Mackenzie might just make a Little
Speech as she hasn't sung in a long time.

I know. I'm going to try my damndest. 


I think it's for certain Judi will sing Send in the Clowns. And it is the definitive version. 
Bernie could sing Not a Day Goes By or Being Alive.
Adrian Lester could sing Being Alive instead or Johanna (most likely Johanna).
Not sure if Julia would be up for some speak singing... The Worst Pies in London? I don't know what her health is like. Like you said, maybe just a speech.

[mattnyc]

Oh God, PLEEEEASE let this be filmed.

[jaggy]

Mar 4, 2022 1:47:59 GMT mattnyc said:

Oh God, PLEEEEASE let this be filmed.

I'm praying for this too. PBS and/ or BBC could broadcast it. It just depends on what that toad, Mackintosh, decides to do. Ultimately, it should be filmed and broadcast.

[alece10]

Having problems sleeping tonight and now my mind is racing to figure out who will sing what. Could keep me occupied for hours!
Michael Ball could do Sweeney but could also do something from Passion.
Imelda could do Sweeney, Follies or even Roses Turn from Gypsy.
I think Adrian will do Being Alive so Bernadette could do Move On or she could also do Roses Turn.
Daniel Evans something from Merrily or the opening song from Frogs as he is good at comedy songs.

Happy to lend my services if required to choose the songs


This is the best line up for a tribute concert I've seen in years. The last big one I went to was a charity concert at Drury Lane years ago for Sondheim when the world and his wife appeared and I went to the after show party. It was an amazing evening.

[jaggy]

Mar 4, 2022 2:14:01 GMT alece10 said:

Having problems sleeping tonight and now my mind is racing to figure out who will sing what. Could keep me occupied for hours!
Michael Ball could do Sweeney but could also do something from Passion.
Imelda could do Sweeney, Follies or even Roses Turn from Gypsy.
I think Adrian will do Being Alive so Bernadette could do Move On or she could also do Roses Turn.
Daniel Evans something from Merrily or the opening song from Frogs as he is good at comedy songs.

Happy to lend my services if required to choose the songs


This is the best line up for a tribute concert I've seen in years. The last big one I went to was a charity concert at Drury Lane years ago for Sondheim when the world and his wife appeared and I went to the after show party. It was an amazing evening.

I very much enjoy Ball's version of Losing My Mind but they'll probably give that to someone else. It would be nice to hear him sing something from Passion. He's the best one on that concert/ cast album. I could see him doing Sweeney with Imelda too.

I hope Adrian doesn't sing Being Alive. His version isn't my favourite and the song is too vocally demanding for him. It should be given to someone else.

I'm positive some actors will be performing more than once (Imelda).

I could imagine something like the actors who played the same role or the same show doing a performance together. Bernie, Maria Friedman and Jenna Russell for instance. Members of the original London cast of Into the Woods perform Children Will Listen with actors from the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, maybe throw in some from the Donmar production. The possibilities are endless.

Wonder who will sing Finishing the Hat.

Everyone sing Sunday or Move On at the end? I'm getting emotional thinking about it. I would also love for Beautiful to be performed. 

Yes, a breath-taking line-up and there's probably so many more to be announced. Was the concert you went to called Hey, Old Friends?

[couldileaveyou]

Bernadette is singing Losing My Mind

[mattnyc]

I could see Gyllenhaal going over to do “Finishing the Hat”.