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Gwyneth Goes Skiing

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Gwyneth Goes Skiing is a 2024 British play by Linus Karp and Joseph Martin with music by Leland.[1][2] It depicts the story of the 2023 court case between actress Gwyneth Paltrow and optometrist Terry Sanderson over a ski collision.[3][4][5]

It first played off-West End in London's Pleasance Theatre in December 2023[6] before a second London run in February 2024[4] and a 2024 UK tour.[2] It is set to be revived in January 2025 at the Egyptian Theatre, Park City, in Utah, the state where the ski collision and the court case occurred.[1] In all of the productions of the show to date, Gwyneth and Terry have been played by the writers, Linus Karp and Joseph Martin. The singing voices of Gwyneth and Terry are provided by Catherine Cohen and Darren Criss respectively. Trixie Mattel also appears in a video cameo as Paltrow's mother, Blythe Danner.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gwyneth Goes Skiing". Egyptian Theatre Historic Park City. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. ^ a b c Higgins, Molly. "Gwyneth Goes Skiing to Embark on U.K. and Ireland Tour", Playbill, June 10, 2024
  3. ^ Moses, Claire (2023-11-15). "Gwyneth Paltrow's Ski Trial Is Getting the Musical Treatment". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  4. ^ a b Logan, Brian (2024-02-04). "Gwyneth Goes Skiing review – camp cartoonish courtroom drama revels in all the razzmatazz and idiocy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  5. ^ Curtis, Nick (2024-02-05). "Gwyneth Goes Skiing at The Pleasance: arch, sarky and wilfully OTT". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  6. ^ Hall, Margaret. "New Musical Gwyneth Goes Skiing to Play London", Playbill, November 15, 2023