Overview

• ‘Here We Are,’ Stephen Sondheim’s last musical, is running at the National Theatre in London until June 28, 2025, following its 2023 premiere in Manhattan.
• The production, inspired by Luis Buñuel’s surrealist films, satirizes the trivial pursuits of the wealthy through a group’s comical quest for brunch.
• The ensemble cast features Jane Krakowski, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Rory Kinnear, with 17 performers bringing the absurdist comedy to life.
• Critics praise the inventive staging, developed over seven years, and the witty satire, though the unfinished second act’s sparse music draws criticism.
• The creative team, led by David Ives and Joe Mantello, embraced the musical’s incomplete state, preserving its surreal, meta-theatrical essence.