SONDHEIM 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION to be shown on TV over Christmas

Photo credit: Chris Christodoulou/BBC Proms

BBC Proms have announced that their 2010 Sondheim 80th Birthday Celebration concert will be shown on BBC Four on 27 December at 7pm, before being made available on BBC iPlayer.

Celebrating one of Broadway’s great innovators, the concert features numbers from his iconic musicals including A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and many more, performed by a star studded cast and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Performers include Simon Russell Beale, Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Maria Friedman, Caroline O’Connor, Julian Ovenden, Jenna Russell and Bryn Terfel.

Are you ready to relive this glorious celebration, Besties?