Final Sondheim Musical 'Here We Are' To Receive World Premiere This Fall

The New Yorker Festival 2014 - Stephen Sondheim In Conversation With Adam Gopnik

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Producer Tom Kirdahy is thrilled to announce the world premiere of Here We Are, the final musical by legendary composer Stephen Sondheim. The musical, formerly known as Square One, features a book by Tony Award nominee David Ives and is inspired by the two films The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Exterminating Angel by Luis Buñuel.

Direction of the new musical is by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. Executive Producers are Sue Wagner, John Johnson and Jillian Robbins. Co-presented by The Shed; Artistic Director Alex Poots, President and COO Maryann Jordan, and Chief Executive Producer Madani Younis. The strictly limited engagement will begin September 2023 in The Shed’s Griffin Theater. Ticket on-sale information and casting will be announced soon