Mamma Mia stars Meryl Streep and Christine Baranski reunite for Sondheim birthday concert

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meryl Streep reunited with her Mamma Mia co-star Christine Baranski for a special performance to celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday. Streep and Baranski, who starred together in 2008’s film adaptation of Mamma Mia, were joined by Broadway legend Audra McDonald in a raucous rendition of “Ladies Who Lunch” from the Sondheim musical Company. Following success in the West End, War Horse director Marianne Elliott’s production of Company starring Katrina Lenk and Patti Lupone was due to transfer to Broadway on Sondheim’s actual birthday, but was not able to go ahead due to the New York theatre shutdown over Covid-19. Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration featured performances from Jake Gyllenhaal and and Lin-Manuel Miranda, with the show also serving as a virtual fundraiser for Artists Striving to End Poverty.