Near the end of Old Friends, Salonga delivers a rousing performance of “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” the iconic Act 1 finale from Gypsy. The song has been done on Broadway by legendary ...

Old Friends Through June 15 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater, Manhattan; sondheimoldfriends.com. Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes. Jesse Green is the chief theater critic for The Times.

One wonders what the Broadway maestro would have made of “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” which opened Thursday at the Ahmanson Theatre in preparation for its move to Broadway in the spring.

“Old Friends” is the perfect musical for lovers of Stephen Songheim music. The show is a tribute to Sondheim, who died in 2021, leaving behind an unparalleled musical legacy. There are more ...