Sonia Friedman

British theatre producer

  • Fame47.2
  • Momentum1.3
  • Wikipedia1.8K
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Born 1965 · age 61United Kingdom

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  • Age
    61
    Born 1965
  • Known for
    King Lear
    2018
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Updated 2026-06-26

Sonia Friedman is a British West End and Broadway theatre producer, hailed as a Variety500 Honoree seven years in a row, as well as "the most powerful producer working in theater" by the New York Times in 2025. Friedman was also listed as one of Vogue’s 25 most influential women working today in 2025. On 27 January 2017, Friedman was named Producer of the Year for the third year running at The Stage Awards, becoming the first person to win the award three times. In 2018, Friedman was featured in "TIME100", Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018 and was named Broadway Briefing's Show Person of the Year. In 2019, Sonia Friedman Productions was ranked The Stage 's most influential theatre producer in The Stage 100. Sonia Friedman CBE was featured in The Standard 100, a celebratory feature of the key power players shaping London in 2024.

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47.2
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Momentum1.3
Historical7.1
Source confidence60.0
Completeness65.0
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