Category: Review
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THE TIMES REVIEW: Sondheim’s ‘Old Friends’
Five Stars: A Star-Spangled, Unforgettable Tribute to Stephen Sondheim by Clive Davis | The Times | May 4, 2022 Photo: Danny Kaan Excuse me if I gush, but this was one of those nights where it was difficult to focus on highlights simply because there were so many. Cameron Mackintosh’s memorial concert for Stephen Sondheim,…
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LONDON THEATRE REVIEW: Sondheim’s ‘Old Friends’
A Tribute for the Ages by Matt Wolf | London Theatre | May 4, 2022 “He’s left us with an impossible choice.†So the impresario Cameron Mackintosh told an entirely rapt crowd near the start of Old Friends, the one-off celebration of Stephen Sondheim that took place across three unforgettable hours May 3 at the…
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GUARDIAN REVIEW: Sondheim’s ‘Old Friends’
A Glorious All-Star Memorial Service: Five Stars, Ten If Rules Allowed by Mark Lawson | The Guardian | May 4, 2022 Photo: Danny Kaan Stephen Sondheim was so vast a talent that London on Tuesday night required two theatres to remember him, after his death in November aged 91. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and staged…
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DEADLINE REVIEW: Sondheim’s ‘Old Friends’
Vamping It Up by Baz Bamigboye | Deadline | May 3, 2022 Photo: Danny Kaan Cameron Mackintosh, the London theatre owner and impresario, nixed the idea of having a host introduce artists performing at Tuesday’s one-night-only Old Friends tribute show honoring the legacy of musical theatre genius Stephen Sondheim, who died in November at age…
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Damian Lewis Discusses the Future of Billions
“Axe Has Been Vanquished” by Jeremy Egner | New York Times | October 3, 2021 This article includes spoilers from Sunday’s Season 5 finale of “Billions.†One of TV’s last great antiheroes departed Sunday night on Showtime’s “Billions.†Bobby Axelrod, the proudly venal hedge-fund titan played by Damian Lewis, flew off into the sunset in…
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Billions Creators Discuss That Game-Changing Exit in Season 5 Finale
Postmortem by Derek Lawrence | Entertainment Weekly | October 3, 2021 “It feels like we’re at the end.” Sadly, Ben Kim, we are at the end of Bobby Axelrod… at least for now. So much went down in Sunday’s season 5 finale of Billions that we might need 43 hours to talk about it all,…
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Billions At a Crossroads: Showrunners Break Down Season 5 Finale
“We Knew We Had to Have All These Good-Byes” by Cynthia Littleton | Variety | October 3, 2021 SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not seen “No Direction Home,†the Season 5 finale of “Billions.†“Billions†will get a big reset in its upcoming sixth season as the durable Showtime drama shift its…
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Damian Lewis Won’t Be Back for Billions Season Six
Escaping the Grasp of Chuck Rhoades by Bethy Squires | Vulture | October 3, 2021 Spoilers for Sunday’s season 5 finale of Billions. Bobby Axelrod has finally escaped the grasp of Chuck Rhoades, but at what cost? All his dang money, is what cost! Shortly after the Billions season 5 finale, Deadline reported that Damian…