Stephen Sondheim Old Friends - Sondheim / TV / Gielgud

That was such an amazing evening. As a very big Sondheim fan I have seen pretty much everything over my many years including several gala concerts and the Sondheim Proms and have to say that this concert wins hands down.
Really well staged with an orchestra of 26 and clever use of the stage (including the Les Mis baracades)the programme was so well put together and it flowed so well.
The wall of sound when everyone was singing was insane but bear in mind you had the best of the best all on stage at the same time.
As others have mentioned there were some stand out performances and mine would be, Judi's Send in the Clowns, Worst pies in London, Ladies Who Lunch, Broadway Baby, You gotta get a gimmick, I'm still here, Everything's coming up Roses and Sunday.
Bernadette Peters (as others have mentioned) was in several numbers and also AJ Casey who I feel should have been in the programme under the main cast. I was beyond thrilled to see Julia MacKenzie and to hear her sing. I only expected her to speak or introduce something but to hear her singing was a joy.
The "chorus" were sublime when they sang together and there was just a massive wall of sound. To be honest even if the concert only had what they called West End All Stars I would have been happy.
I have 4 favourite male performers Rob Houchen, Bradley Jaden, Julian Ovenden and Charlie Stemp so you can imagine my joy of seeing them all on the stage at the same time.
Minor gripe was that Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell were not used enough but looking at the programme I can see that 2 numbers at the start and 1 at the end were cut (due to time I would guess) and one of those cut would have been Daniel Evans singing Sunday in the Park.
I think someone mentioned last night that they would have liked numbers from some of the other Sondheim musicals but as Cameron said in his speech at the beginning that everyone has their favorites and it would have been impossible to put in everything but they had included shows that he had been involved with. This is why we didn't get anything from say Anyone Can Whistle.
The programme is lovely an a great idea about giving the set list at the end of the evening so as not to spoil the surprise and so we can remember who did what.
Audience was amazing and there were several standing ovations from everyone in the stalls where I was sitting and I am sure it was the same on the other 2 levels.
Others have mentioned some famous faces there. I was sitting a few seats away from Anne Reid, Biggins and Patricia Hodge were in the row in front of me and Dawn French behind.
Audience where I sat were a perfect example of well behaved audience. I didn't see a single person get up to go to the loo, no phones lighting up the theatre, no talking or scoffing sweets. It was so nice.

I'd love to hear the thoughts of anyone who went to the screening and find out how it came across and also if everyone joined in with the applause or just watched as if watching a film.

And can I finally just say - Bonnie Langford! high kicks and the splits!!!!

Did Elaine Paige not appear in the end? I wonder why? Maybe she was ill.

She was subtly removed from the lineup in publicity materials and on the website a few weeks ago so it wasn’t a last minute change, although they never actually announced she was no longer involved.

The atmosphere was electric and there are rarely so many standing ovations. It was so well put together and seemed to go without a hitch. Am i wrong or did Judi make a mistake at the start of SITC?