Palace Theatre, London Theatre in 1957. In the 1960s, "The Sound of Music" ran for 2,385 performances, from 1961, and "Cabaret" followed in 1968. The Danny La Rue revue "Danny at the Palace" played for two years from 1970. Two more exceptional runs took place at The Palace during the last decades of the 20th century: "Jesus Christ Superstar" (3,358 performances from 1972 to 1980) and "Les Misérables", which played at the theatre for nineteen years after moving from the Barbican Centre on 4 December 1985. The production moved to the Queen's Theatre on April 2004 to continue its record-setting run. In between,
Theatre at the Center nine years, during which time the theater established their first permanent home at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, additionally increasing subscriptions from 3,000 to 9,000 patrons. Under Friedman’s management, the budget grew from $800,000 to $2.9 million. He has produced commercial shows including "Always...Patsy Cline" at the Apollo Theater Chicago, "The Guys" at the Lakeshore Theater featuring Jeremy Piven, Joan Cusack and Daniel J. Travanti and "Jim Post's Heart of Christmas" also at the Lakeshore Theatre. Friedman has consulted in performing arts management with companies including Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre and Mordine and Company Dance. He served