Maria Friedman, accompanied by an 11-piece band, will play just twenty-five performances of her most recent solo show Maria Friedman: Re-arranged at the Trafalgar Studios from 27 November 2008 - 4 January 2009. Earlier this year Maria Friedman: Re-arranged enjoyed a sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory where the show was acclaimed by audiences and critics alike
Maria Friedman's band comprises some of the UK's best soloists, playing among them over 50 instruments, and will feature a mix of the original Menier Chocolate Factory programme with some exciting new additions. The running time of this show will be 90 minutes with no interval.
Some of the most renowned orchestrators and arrangers in the world have re-arranged versions of Maria's firm favourites and contemporary songs, including the work of
Irving Berlin,
Leonard Bernstein,
Jerry Herman,
Michel Legrand,
Andrew Lloyd Webber,
Randy Newman,
Stephen Sondheim,
Charles Strouse and
Suzanne Vega.
Maria Friedman's first solo show in London at the
Donmar Warehouse, By Special Arrangement, seen 13 years ago, won her an Olivier Award. She subsequently won two further Oliviers for Ragtime and Sondheim's Passion and has been nominated for several others. Her many musical theatre credits include Chicago, Sunday in the Park with George, Lady in the Dark, The Woman in White and Sweeney Todd in which she played Mrs Lovett opposite
Bryn Terfel for the re-opening of the Royal Festival Hall. She has also played three acclaimed concert seasons at the legendary Café Carlyle in New York and regularly performs her one-woman shows worldwide and has a busy concert career. As well as numerous cast recordings, Friedman's solo albums include
Maria Friedman,
Maria Friedman Live and Now and Then.
Performance schedule is as follows:
Thursday 27 November 8:30pm
Friday 28 November 8:30pm
Saturday 29 November 9:00pm
Sunday 30 November 6:00pm
Monday 1 December no performance
Tuesday 2 December no performance
Wednesday 3 December 8:30pm
Thursday 4 December 8:30pm (press night)
Friday 5 December 8:30pm
Saturday 6 December 9:00pm
Sunday 7 December no performance
Monday 8 December no performance
Tuesday 9 December no performance
Wednesday 10 December 8:30pm
Thursday 11 December 8:30pm
Friday 12 December 8:30pm
Saturday 13 December 9:00pm
Sunday 14 December 6:00pm
Monday 15 December no performance
Tuesday 16 December 8:30pm
Wednesday 17 December 8:30pm
Thursday 18 December 8:30pm
Friday 19 December 8:30pm
Saturday 20 December 9:00pm
Sunday 21December 6:00pm
Monday 22 December no performance
Tuesday 23 December no performance
Wednesday 24 December no performance
Thursday 25 December no performance
Friday 26 December no performance
Saturday 27 December 9:00pm
Sunday 28 December 6:00pm
Monday 29 December no performance
Tuesday 30 December 8:30pm
Wednesday 31 December no performance
Thursday 1 January no performance
Friday 2 January 8:30pm
Saturday 3 January 9:00pm
Sunday 4 January 6:00pm
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