SIMON: Does this story reach you now in a way it might not have during the 1970s? "Loveland" has dissolved back into the reality of the crumbling and half-demolished theater; dawn is approaching. A celebrity panel meet the child of a well-known person, and guess who their parents are. And, in the haze of nostalgia, the past This show recreated the original Broadway score.[58]. seems to be seeping into the present. In a jazzy dance number, accompanied by a squadron of chorus boys, Phyllis reflects on the two sides of her personality, one naive and passionate and the other jaded and sophisticated and her desire to combine them ("The Story of Lucy and Jessie"). [5] Sally, Phyllis, Ben, and Buddy show their "real and emotional lives" in "a sort of group nervous breakdown".[6]. The London production had new songs and dialogue. Although many of the album's most enduring highlights capitalize on the unhinged genius of drummer Keith Moon ("Won't Get Fooled Again," "Baba O'Riley"), the gorgeous ballads . Kelli Rabke sings "Broadway Baby" from Follies at 54 Below 54 Below 25K subscribers Subscribe 0 Share No views 1 minute ago #SondheimUnplugged #54below We're Still Here! Stephen Sondheim, Hattie Walker is a retired star of the Weismann Follies, an iconic. [43], Critics who had seen the production in New York (such as Frank Rich) found it substantially more "upbeat" and lacking in the atmosphere it had originally possessed. In 1971, on the soon-to-be-demolished stage of the Weismann Theatre, a reunion is being held to honor the Weismann's Follies shows past and the beautiful chorus girls who performed there every year between the two world wars. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on the Ziegfeld Follies). The Who. It's quite an interesting beautiful show with some rip-roaring numbers. Mr. DANNY BURSTEIN (Actor, singer): (as Buddy) (Singing) I've got those, God why don't you love me? The theatermania.com reviewer wrote that "The result is an album that, more so than any of the other existing recordings, allows listeners to re-experience the heartbreaking collision of past and present that's at the core of the piece. "[19][84], The production transferred to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in a limited engagement starting previews on August 7, 2011, with the official opening on September 12, and closing on January 22, 2012, after 151 performances and 38 previews. concert for The New York Times, wrote: "I have never felt the splendid sadness of Follies as acutely as I did watching the emotionally transparent concert production At almost any moment, to look at the faces of any of the principal performers is to be aware of people both bewitched and wounded by the contemplation of who they used to be. 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Ben becomes frenzied, while the dancing ensemble continues as if nothing was wrong. How does she compare? Vance, David. "MOT Box Office Opens Sept. 11 For Fall Season". Sally is bitter, having never been happy with Buddy, although he has always adored her. to read expert guidance for Broadway Baby and unlock other amazing theatre resources! In 2001, a physically scaled-back but starry-cast production was mounted by the Roundabout Theatre Company. Follies set, a fabulous wedding cake reaching for the stars, an with Live, Love, Laugh, singing of how clever and adept [95], For its first production in France, Follies was presented at the Toulon Opera House in March 2013. I usually, once I've done it, I've explored it; I stay for a long time in shows. Christine Baranski played Carlotta, and Lucine Amara sang Heidi. YOUNG STELLA - The singer and dancer as she was in 1940. Before she has a chance to really let loose, they are both called on to participate in another performance Stella Deems gets Sally, Phyllis, Emily, Hattie, and some others to perform an old number ("Who's That Woman? Lastly Ben takes the stage Leading Lady / Broadway Baby / Another Openin' Another Show: Jill Perryman: 1975: Medley: Broadway Baby: Bernadette Peters: 1981: Broadway Baby: Dorothy Loudon: 1986: Broadway Baby: Daisy Eagan: February 23, 1993: (Who's That Woman), shadowy wraiths of their younger selves an eerie operetta waltz, all dreams are a sweet mistake and eventually out the inadequacies of their marriages. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Sally Durant Plummer, "blond, petite, sweet-faced" and at 49 "still remarkably like the girl she was thirty years ago",[4] a former Weismann girl, is the first guest to arrive, and her ghostly youthful counterpart moves towards her. Tickets always were tough to come by. What is. SIMON: Bernadette Peters stars in "Follies" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. through June 19th. "[14] "Follies contains two scores: the Follies pastiche numbers and the book numbers. : With David Nixon, Richard Coleman, Jimmy Young, Diana Coupland. The majority of the Broadway cast reprised their roles, with the exception of Bernadette Peters, who had prior concert commitments and was replaced by Victoria Clark in the role of Sally, a role she has previously played in New York. The original production, among the most costly on Broadway,[1] ran for over 500 performances but ultimately lost its entire investment. A concert production at the Michigan Theater in January 2003 reunited the four principal young ghosts of the original Broadway cast: Kurt Peterson, Harvey Evans, Virginia Sandifur, and Marti Rolph. The music is so beautiful, classical, involved, intricate. A concert version at the Melbourne Recital Centre,[97][98] staged with a full 23-piece orchestra and Australian actors Philip Quast (Ben), David Hobson (Buddy), Lisa McCune (Sally), Anne Wood (Phyllis), Rowan Witt (Young Buddy), Sophie Wright (Young Sally), Nancy Hayes (Hattie), Debra Byrne (Carlotta), and Queenie van de Zandt (Stella). A Broadway revival opened at the Belasco Theatre on April 5, 2001, and closed on July 14, 2001, after 117 performances and 32 previews. [52] The 1998 Paper Mill Playhouse production (Millburn, New Jersey) was directed by Robert Johanson with choreography by Jerry Mitchell and starred Donna McKechnie (Sally), Dee Hoty (Phyllis), Laurence Guittard (Ben), Tony Roberts (Buddy), Kaye Ballard (Hattie ), Eddie Bracken (Weismann), and Ann Miller (Carlotta). Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. YOUNG SALLY - A Follies chorine, 20 years old in 1940, and caught "[33], Among the reasons the concert was staged was to provide an opportunity to record the entire score. They find that hard to do. Read is the book writer, writing a new ending to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, alongside a score comprising the pop music of Grammy . Note: This is the song list from the original Broadway production in 1971. She had nodes that she had to have removed. Follies premiered on Broadway on April 4, 1971, at the Winter Garden Theatre. Not only has it already outsold every other album at our website, but the steady stream of emails from customers has been amazing. Once the party gets under way it isn't long before the regulars that You're Gonna Love Tomorrow, and for young Sally and THEODORE WHITMAN - Emily's husband. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. [128], In November 2019, it was announced that Dominic Cooke will adapt the screenplay as well as direct, following the successful 2017 National Theatre revival in London, which returned in 2019 due to popular demand.[129]. Variety singer and performer Joan Savage sang "Broadway Baby". What follows is a series of musical numbers performed by the principal characters, each exploring their biggest desires. At its best momentsand there are manyit is the most imaginative and original new musical that Broadway has seen in years. Tysons, VA, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Stephen Sondheim. 'A truly fantastic evening,' The Financial Times concluded, while the London Daily News stated 'The musical is inspired,' and The Times described the evening as 'a wonderful idea for a show which has failed to grow into a story. [73] Tom Bosley originally was cast as Dimitri Weismann. Rich, in his review, noted that "As performed at Avery Fisher Hall, the score emerged as an original whole, in which the 'modern' music and mock vintage tunes constantly comment on each other, much as the script's action unfolds simultaneously in 1971 (the year of the reunion) and 1941 (the year the Follies disbanded). the theatre is demolished to make way for a parking lot. Whose Baby? "[20], Major changes were made for the original production in London, which attempted to establish a lighter tone and favored a happier ending than the original Broadway production. Young Daisy Eagan sings "Broadway Baby" from Sondheim's "Follies."This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 1992 concert DVD "Sondheim: A Celebrat. [43], The book "was extensively reworked by James Goldman, with Sondheim's cooperation and also given an intermission." Ted Chapin[who?] [121] The original cast album has always been controversial, because significant portions of the score were cut to fit onto one LP. This Roundabout Theatre limited engagement had been expected to close on September 30, 2001. Were Still Here! Only Carlotta seems to get him down, as he scuttles frantically between mistress and of the derelict theatre Loveland rises - the apotheosis of a Weismann And even when I saw it, I think it was about 2000 there was a revival, maybe 2001. The production was broadcast live to cinemas worldwide on November 16 through the National Theatre Live program. Most songs were therefore heavily abridged and several were left entirely unrecorded. The Paper Mill Playhouse production used some elements from London but stayed close to the original. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. [56], The Dublin Concert was held in May 1996 at the National Concert Hall. ", "Little White House", "It Wasn't Meant to Happen", "Pleasant Little Kingdom", "That Old Piano Roll Rag", "The World's Full of Girls", "Bring On The Girls"[7] [8] and "Uptown Downtown". Peter Marks of The Washington Post wrote that the revival "takes an audience halfway to paradise." ); and Carlotta Campion, a film star who has embraced life and benefited from every experience. Resplendent in top hat and tails, Ben begins to offer his devil-may-care philosophy ("Live, Laugh, Love"), but stumbles and anxiously calls to the conductor for the lyrics, as he frantically tries to keep going. Ben drunkenly propositions Carlotta, with whom he once had a fling, but she has a young lover and coolly turns him down. a Follies girl. Rounding out the ensemble is Lawrence Alexander, Brandon Bieber, John Carroll, Sara Edwards, Leslie Flesner, Jenifer Foote, Leah Horowitz, Suzanne Hylenski, Danielle Jordan, Joseph Kolinski, Amanda. Facts never interest her; what matters is the song! SALLY DURANT PLUMMER - Buddy's well-to-do wife, still gushy and girlish and matronly starlets, veterans of a more innocent age of entertainment, "Sondheim's 'Follies' closes despite packed performances; Run of the show ends with the expiration of special Equity deal". HATTIE WALKER - After all these years, still a Broadway Baby. relaxed and philosophical about the old days: good times, bum we have to face reality: all we can hope for is One More Kiss - It was directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, with choreography by Bennett, scenic design by Boris Aronson, costumes by Florence Klotz, and lighting by Tharon Musser. the resurrection of their distant pasts only serves to point their dressing rooms - but for Ben these memories awake old regrets The net result was four new songs For reasons which I've forgotten, I rewrote "Loveland" for the London production. [85] The four principal performers reprised their roles, as well as Paige as Carlotta. "Great American Musicals in Concert" series featured Follies as its 40th production for six performances in February 2007 in a sold out semi-staged concert. Prince made a mistake by giving the recording rights of Follies to Capitol Records, which in order to squeeze the unusually long score onto one disc, mutilated the songs by condensing some and omitting others. 66. I'm Scott Simon. Follies has had 20 productions including Broadway which opened in 1971, Broadway which opened in 1971, US Tour which opened in 1972, Off . PHYLLIS ROGERS STONE - Ben's 50-year old society wife, smart, tart, vicious [89], The Broadway production won the Drama League Award, Distinguished Production of a Musical Revival for 2011-2012[90] and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Burstein) and Outstanding Costume Design (Barnes). enchanted citadel where the two couples can re-visit their individual Stephen Sondheim | "Broadway Baby" By Barbara Anastacio October 16, 2017 The song from his 1971 musical "Follies," as sung by employees of The New York Times. The Company of our. the giddy hopefuls of 1940. But when Bernadette Peters sings the song, it could be a kind of anthem. EMILY WHITMAN - The female half of a cheerful song and dance team. This show features the wistful torch song Losing My Mind, the wry showstopper Im Still Here, and Broadway Baby, that determined ode to making it in show business. New York, NY, SM for Poor Yella Rednecks Don't panic. (It did get recorded but didn't make its way onto the album until the CD reissue years later. [82] Also featured were Rosalind Elias as Heidi, Rgine as Solange, Susan Watson as Emily, and Terri White as Stella. Ms. Peters plays Sally Durant Plummer, a one-time showgirl who attends a bittersweet reunion with her fellow performers, in a cast that includes Elaine Paige, Linda Lavin, and Regine. The budget was reported to be $7.3 million. The show closed on July 1, 1972, after 522 performances and 12 previews. There were only four showgirls in this version, and each one carried a shepherd's crook with a letter of the alphabet on it."[22]. The supporting role of Carlotta was created by Yvonne De Carlo and usually is given to a well-known veteran performer who can belt out a song. [26] By the time the 2011 Broadway revival opened, it was performed with an intermission in two acts. It originally was performed in one act. A recording of the National Theatre production was released on January 18, 2019.[104]. Directed by Matthew Warchus with choreography by Kathleen Marshall, it starred Blythe Danner (Phyllis), Judith Ivey (Sally), Treat Williams (Buddy), Gregory Harrison (Ben), Marge Champion, Polly Bergen (Carlotta), Joan Roberts (Laurey from the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! WAITERS, WAITRESSES, PHOTOGRAPHERS, SHOWGIRLS, etc. It's just that the most glamorous room . Follies is a blend of both, and the new production is rounded out with production numbers celebrating love's simple hope for young lovers, its extravagant fantasies for Ziegfeld aficionados, and its fresh lesson for the graying principals. "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow" / "Love Will See Us Through" - Young Ben, Young Sally, Young Phyllis and Young Buddy. The young sweethearts Ben and Phyllis promise each other Sally), telling us that if only juicy but drab Lucy and dressy Two new additions to the cast, Jayne Houdyshell and Mary Beth Peil, are terrific. The reason the final curtain came down Saturday was that being a production by the Roundabout Theatre Company a subscription-based 'not-for-profit' theater company it was presented under special Equity terms, with its actors paid a minimal fee. The original Broadway production, directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, with choreography by Bennett, opened April 4, 1971. 1971, the weismann theatre, new york city, College/University, Large Cast, Mature Audiences, Mostly Female Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female. Upgrade to PRO The cast featured Diana Rigg (Phyllis), Daniel Massey (Ben), Julia McKenzie (Sally), David Healy (Buddy), Lynda Baron, Leonard Sachs, Maria Charles, Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson. The cast featured Charlotte Page (Sally), Liz Robertson (Phyllis), Graham Bickley (Ben), Jrme Pradon (Buddy), Nicole Croisille (Carlotta), Julia Sutton (Hattie) and Fra Fee (Young Buddy).[96]. years ago". Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. Kiss Me, Kate! Songs. "[113], Walter Kerr wrote in The New York Times about the original production: "Follies is intermissionless and exhausting, an extravaganza that becomes so tedious because its extravaganzas have nothing to do with its pebble of a plot. He predicted that the show eventually would achieve recognition as a Broadway classic. YOUNG HEIDI - The celebrated soprano in her heyday. Do again. 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Theater", "Follies at the Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe, partial listing", "Concert Performances of Sondheim's Follies Win Sydney Raves", "Roundabout's Revival of Follies Starts Previews at Belasco, March 8", "Peters Withdraws from London Follies; Casting Almost Complete", "What Follies! Ms. PETERS: Do over. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. They've come a long way from those in one terrifying mass. Dimitri Weismann's reunion; they'll have to find out whether anything's Phyllis, both now married to their respective stage-door Johnnies, and soon Sally and Buddy, together with their younger selves, join Whose Baby? "[114] On the other hand, Martin Gottfried wrote: "Follies is truly awesome and, if it is not consistently good, it is always great. She shakes loose from the memory and begins to dance with Ben, who is touched by the memory of the Sally he once cast aside. "[17], "Loveland", the final musical sequence, (that "consumed the last half-hour of the original" production[18]) is akin to an imaginary 1941 Ziegfeld Follies sequence, with Sally, Phyllis, Ben and Buddy performing "like comics and torch singers from a Broadway of yore. At its very start, ghosts of Follies showgirls stalk the stage, mythic giants in winged, feathered, black and white opulence. Solange purrs her way through the fake Gallic sophistication Ms. PETERS: Oh, you know, what's great about it is that there's no comparison. He creates what's necessary for the piece. [91] Out of seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical, it won only one, for Barnes' costumes. It depends on how you like to work. (1999 Broadway Revival Cast) Cole Porter, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Michael Berresse & Amy Spanger. Julia McKenzie and David Healy. (Soundbite of song, "The God Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues"). Against this volatile atmosphere of drunken remembrances, a decades-old love quadrangle receives a revival when Follies dancers Sally and Phyllis, and their respective husbands, Buddy and Ben -- who used to hang around backstage, waiting for their girls -- meet again.
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