⭐ COLOUR & LIGHT – SONDHEIM CONCERT ANNOUNCED ⭐
A special candlelit concert celebrating the music of Stephen Sondheim, COLOUR & LIGHT, has been announced.
To mark five years since the passing of Stephen Sondheim (22nd March 1930 – 26th November 2021), The Stephen Sondheim Society are delighted to partner with LIVEWIRE, an up-and-coming production company, to produce a uniquely special event for Sondheim lovers.
COLOUR & LIGHT will celebrate the music, lyrics and storytelling of Sondheim with an amazing group of leading, acclaimed Sondheim interpreters.
The evening will be hosted by, and feature, Tony and Olivier award winner Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat).
They will be will be joined by seasoned Sondheim performers: Three-time Olivier Award winner David Bedella (Sweeney Todd), Olivier nominated Stewart Clarke (Les Misérables), Two-time Olivier nominated Clare Foster (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Grammy Award-winning mezzo soprano Lucy Schaufer (Light in the Piazza).
Also starring Alfie Friedman (Laughing Boy), SSSSPOTY 2025 finalist Georgie Lagden (Oh Mary!) and Chad St Louis (Cry-Baby).
The concert will also platform a company of 14 young, emerging Sondheim performers, chosen from a highly competitive field of over 260 video submissions.
Featuring Isabel Askew, Samuel Louis Bennett, Paula Sarmiento Caceres, Tom Carroll, Adrianna Cordero Marino, Ruby Decent and Issey Dodd, with Cait du Feu, Adam Haddour, Hudson Harden Scheel, Will Hopkins, Freya Mactavish, April Perrott and Olly
Rymer.
COLOUR & LIGHT will present a carefully curated set list highlighting the genius of Sondheim’s music, lyrics and storytelling. Simple but beautiful arrangements will ensure that this glorious collection of voices and storytelling talent will shine, alongside a subtle accompaniment of piano, string and woodwind.
COLOUR & LIGHT will be directed by Emily Phillips, with musical direction by John Haslam. Also featuring selected arrangements by Tony Award nominee and Sondheim orchestrator Jason Carr. Produced by The Stephen Sondheim Society and LIVEWIRE.
COLOUR & LIGHT will take place at St James’s, Piccadilly, London, on Saturday 21st November 2026 – 7.30pm, with tickets on sale now.
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