Sisters Sonia and Maria Friedman Are Taking New York Theater By Storm

Legendary dynasties abound in theater history: the Rothschilds, the Barrymores, the Redgraves. Add to that list the Friedmans, as in Sonia and Maria. Sonia is a prolific and successful theater producer with Tonys galore, not to mention Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, Funny Girl, The Piano Lesson, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child currently on the New York boards and a slew of other productions on the West End. Maria is a lauded actress turned director with eight Olivier nominations to her name, having won for both Passion and Ragtime. Last winter, with Sonia producing and Maria directing, they assembled perhaps… Read Full Article