AN EVENING WITH MARIA FRIEDMAN AND FRIENDS Will Play A One-Night Only Benefit Concert

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Alex Mecklosky
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Their opening doors! The new, one-night-only concert event Legacy: An Evening with Maria Friedman and Friends will celebrate the brilliance of Stephen Sondheim, Marvin Hamlisch and Michel Legrand on Monday, March 4th, 2024 at 8PM at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. The evening will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, TheStephen Sondheim Foundation and The Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards.

Four-time Olivier Award winner and director of this season’s critically acclaimed Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheimand George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along, Maria Friedman has crafted a special one-night-only concert, with friends old and new, that will explore the legacies of three titans of 20th century musical theatre. A universally praised interpreter oftheir works, Maria performed with Stephen Sondheim, Marvin Hamlisch and Michel Legrand multiple times throughouther career. This unique theatrical event will see her showcase many of their greatest hits with entertaining and personal memories that will make this evening with Maria Friedman a night to remember.

Collaborating with musical director and pianist Theo Jamieson, Legacy: An Evening with Maria Friedman and Friends is directed by Tony Award Winner Christopher Gattelli.

An internationally renowned director and actor, Maria Friedman has originated roles on Broadway and the West End andhas performed on television, film and in concert halls around the world. Her many accolades include nine Olivier Awardnominations and four wins and Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Award nominations for her 2022 pre-Broadwayproduction of Merrily We Roll Along at New York Theatre Workshop. Merrily We Roll Along marks her Broadwaydirectorial debut. Maria’s West End directing credits include Merrily We Roll Along, High Society and Stepping Out. Outsideof London, her directorial credits include the British tour of Dusty - The Dusty Springfield Musical and A Little Night Music inTokyo.

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Alex Mecklosky

As a native New Yorker, Alex has always loved everything involving theatre. With a degree in Theatre and New Media from Marymount Manhattan College, Alex realized that, since he was not talented enough to be on Broadway, the next best thing would be to write about it!