Olivier Winner Philip Quast on Why - Broadway.com '"[10] Martin Gottfried wrote: "The concept behind Follies is theatre nostalgia, representing the rose-colored glasses through which we face the fact of age the show is conceived in ghostliness. Panic-stricken, he rushes off, screaming 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. Mr. DANNY BURSTEIN (Actor, singer): (as Buddy) (Singing) I've got those, God why don't you love me? reduced to mother r6Ies, but still hanging in there. The rest of the album consists of material from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, written by the . YOUNG BEN - Ben thirty years earlier, in 1940, when he was dating The Company of our. The music is so beautiful, classical, involved, intricate. Stephen Sondheim Songs from Musicals Follies the Musical - Broadway Baby Lyrics I'm just a Broadway Baby. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. [57], A concert was held at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, on December 8, 1996, and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on February 15, 1997. times, she's grateful just to have got through it, and confidently and Loveland calls, luring them back to a playground of [102] This production notably goes back to the original plan of a one-act performance. Solange proves she is still fashionable at what she claims is 66 ("Ah, Paris! "[9] Bernadette Peters quoted Sondheim on the character of "Sally": "He said early on that [Sally] is off-balance, to put it mildly. Ben pledging their love. The AP quoted Michael Coveney of the Financial Times, who wrote: "Follies is a great deal more than a camp love-in for old burlesque buffs and Sondheim aficionados. Portions of the concert were seen by audiences worldwide in the televised documentary about the making of the concert, also released on videotape and DVD, of 'Follies' in Concert. Suddenly, at the peak of madness and confusion, the couples are engulfed by their follies, which transform the rundown theater into a fantastical "Loveland", an extravaganza even more grand and opulent than the gaudiest Weismann confection: "the place where lovers are always young and beautiful, and everyone lives only for love". "[116], Frank Rich, in reviewing the 1985 concert in The New York Times, wrote: "Friday's performance made the case that this Broadway musical can take its place among our musical theater's very finest achievements. And usually SIMON: I mean a lot of big stars like to get out after three or four months, right? He creates what's necessary for the piece. A Broadway revival opened at the Belasco Theatre on April 5, 2001, and closed on July 14, 2001, after 117 performances and 32 previews. that she's Losing My Mind. SIMON: Stephen Sondheim wrote "Broadway Baby" in the early 1970s for "Follies," the award-winning musical he created with James Goldman. [54] This production received a full-length recording on two CDs, including not only the entire score as originally written but a lengthy appendix of songs cut from the original production in tryouts. Their ghostly younger selves appear, watching them go. EMILY WHITMAN - The female half of a cheerful song and dance team. At first too weary to stand, and wearing clunky spectacles, she is incongruously dowdy - comic and poignant. you can't turn the clock back: as Heidi Schiller reminds us in his mind, all the past evening's traumatic experiences are regurgitated Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more songs from RCA VICTOR RD 87128 - Concert recording Like an actor turns himself into another character. '"[46] The Times critic Irving Wardle stated "It is not much of a story, and whatever possibilities it may have had in theory are scuppered by James Goldman's book a blend of lifeless small-talk, bitching and dreadful gags". Most songs were therefore heavily abridged and several were left entirely unrecorded. Buddy leaves the shadows furious, and fantasizes about the girl he should have married, Margie, who loves him and makes him feel like "a somebody", but bitterly concludes he does not love her back ("The Right Girl"). [5] Sally, Phyllis, Ben, and Buddy show their "real and emotional lives" in "a sort of group nervous breakdown".[6]. "[123] The recording of the 2011 revival was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Musical Theater Album category. and soon Sally and Buddy, together with their younger selves, join How does she compare? Were Still Here! YOUNG BUDDY - The eager young beau of a Follies chorine. The production was broadcast live to cinemas worldwide on November 16 through the National Theatre Live program. in a revised version, 21 July 1987 with Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, To extend the show, it would have been necessary to negotiate new contracts with the entire company because of the Belasco's limited seating, it wasn't deemed financially feasible to do so. Phyllis kisses a waiter and confesses to him that she had always wanted a son. In 2001, a physically scaled-back but starry-cast production was mounted by the Roundabout Theatre Company. The cast starred Donna Murphy (Phyllis), Victoria Clark (Sally), Victor Garber (Ben) and Michael McGrath (Buddy). Sally and her younger self enter and Ben firmly tells Sally that he never loved her. Phyllis Rogers Stone, a stylish and elegant woman,[4] arrives with her husband Ben, a renowned philanthropist and politician. the surviving players of his lavish pre-war Follies, from the silver Arlington, VA, Camp Director at Traveling Players Ensemble the theatre is demolished to make way for a parking lot. wife, kids - and a mistress. 66. Finally, Weismann enters to greet his guests. Sally), telling us that if only juicy but drab Lucy and dressy The concert starred Barbara Cook (Sally), George Hearn (Ben), Mandy Patinkin (Buddy), and Lee Remick (Phyllis), and featured Carol Burnett (Carlotta), Betty Comden (Emily), Adolph Green (Theodore), Liliane Montevecchi (Solange LaFitte), Elaine Stritch (Hattie Walker), Phyllis Newman (Stella Deems), Jim Walton (Young Buddy), Howard McGillin (Young Ben), Liz Callaway (Young Sally), Daisy Prince (Young Phyllis), Andre Gregory (Dmitri), Arthur Rubin (Roscoe), and Licia Albanese (Heidi Schiller). For Sally and This page was last edited on 24 April 2023, at 21:33. Follies - Everything Sondheim Playing Hattie who sings "Broadway Baby" is Patti Davis Suarez. Thanks very much for being with us. It starred Alexis Smith (Phyllis), John McMartin (Ben), Dorothy Collins (Sally), Gene Nelson (Buddy), along with several veterans of the Broadway and vaudeville stage. I had always was aware of his shows but I never thought I'd ever be in any of his shows. THEODORE WHITMAN - Emily's husband. Paul Kerryson directed, and the cast starred David Durham as Ben, Kathryn Evans as Sally, Louise Gold as Phyllis, Julia Goss as Heidi and Henry Goodman as Buddy. [18], Goldman continued to revise the book of the musical right up to his death, which occurred shortly before the 1998 Paper Mill Playhouse production. [73] Tom Bosley originally was cast as Dimitri Weismann. A London revival was performed in the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre (August 22 until November 4, 2017 - later extended to January 3, 2018, as extensions are common practice at the National Theatre). Broadway impresario Dimitri Weismann arranges a reunion of the actors, singers, dancers, and personalities who peopled his famous Follies in the years between the World Wars, as a farewell tribute to the doomed building. It starred Toni Lamond (Sally),[60] Jill Perryman(Carlotta), Judi Connelli (Phyllis), Terence Donovan (Ben), Nancye Hayes (Hattie), Glenn Butcher (Buddy), Ron Haddrick (Dimitri), Susan Johnston (Heidi),[61] and Leonie Page, Maree Johnson, Mitchell Butel, Maureen Howard. Broadway Baby Album Reviews, Songs & More - AllMusic Solange purrs her way through the fake Gallic sophistication The production was directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, set design by Ray Klausen, lighting design by Tom Ruzika, costumes by Randy Gardell, sound design by Philip G. Allen, choreography by Kay Cole, musical director Gerald Sternbach.[71]. Buddy and Phyllis join their spouses and the foursome reminisces about the old days of their courtship and the theater, their memories vividly coming to life in the apparitions of their young counterparts ("Waiting For The Girls Upstairs"). (Soundbite of song, "Broadway Baby") SIMON: Stephen Sondheim wrote "Broadway Baby" in the early 1970s for "Follies," the award-winning musical he created with James Goldman. their dressing rooms - but for Ben these memories awake old regrets "[30] Prince planned to present the musical on the West Coast and then on a national tour. Ben tells Sally Ben replies by saying that he wants a divorce, and Phyllis assumes the request is due to his love for Sally. In 1971 or 2001, Follies validates the legend that a Broadway show can be an event worth dressing up for. a musical in one act. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. (1999 Broadway Revival Cast) Cole Porter, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Michael Berresse & Amy Spanger. I thought I wasn't a Sondheim girl. In the foreword to "Everything Was Possible", Frank Rich wrote: "From the start, critics have been divided about Follies, passionately pro or con but rarely on the fence Is it really a great musical, or merely the greatest of all cult musicals?" It is 1970 and on the stage of the Weismann Theatre, Sondheim. Other cast replacements included Millicent Martin as Phyllis. Di Botcher sits at her former dressing room table and sings Broadway Baby. ; later replaced by Marni Nixon), Larry Raiken (Roscoe) and an assortment of famous names from the past. It's so hard to put into words. "Follies' Restaged In London". With the endless variety of Stephen Sondheims score, a loving and brilliant pastiche of show music from the 20s, 30s, and 40s, and the time-travel trickery of James Goldmans book, Follies is a glamorous and fascinating peek into a bygone era, and a clear-eyed look at the transformation of relationships over time. explains: "Today, Follies is rarely performed twice in exactly the same version. Follies had its pre-Broadway tryout at the Colonial Theatre, Boston, from February 20 through March 20, 1971.[28][29]. Some productions substitute "Ah, but Underneath" when the actress portraying Phyllis is not primarily a dancer. Chapin relates that "there was one song that Dick Jones [producer of the cast album] didn't want to include on the album but which Steve Sondheim most definitely did. ", "Who Could Be Blue? According to Variety, the production was a "total financial failure, with a cumulative loss of $792,000. Inspired by a New York Times article about a gathering of former Ziegfeld Girls, they decided upon a story about ex-showgirls. And even when I saw it, I think it was about 2000 there was a revival, maybe 2001. 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. )"[36][37], The musical was produced at The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri in July 1972 and then transferred to the Shubert Theatre, Century City, California, running from July 22, 1972, through October 1, 1972. PS Classics co-founder Tommy Krasker stated "We've never had the kind of reaction that we've had for Follies. Sondheim's songs aren't parodies or deconstructions; they are evocations that recognize the power of a love song. Kinky Boots (Original 2013 Broadway Cast) Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter & Stark Sands. Sally is bitter, having never been happy with Buddy, although he has always adored her. The four characters are "whisked into a dream show in which each acts out his or her own principal 'folly'". Sally appears next, dressed as a torch singer, singing of her passion for Ben from the past - and her obsession with him now ("Losing My Mind"). we have to face reality: all we can hope for is One More Kiss - Broadway Baby from Follies | StageAgent 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. However, he thought that it was "wonderful" that, at the end of the first act, "the principal characters recognized their younger selves and were able to acknowledge them throughout the last thirty minutes of the piece. She then tells Ben that their marriage can't continue the way it has been. Ms. PETERS: (as Sally Durant Plummer) (Singing) The sun comes up, I think about you. Variety gave a very favorable review to the "lavish and entirely satisfying production", saying that Schaeffer directs "in methodical fashion, building progressively to a crescendo exactly as Sondheim does with so many of his stirring melodies. Rosemary Clooney says her present show at Rainbow & Stars will be her last. [124] The 2017 London revival cast was recorded after the production closed in January 2018, and was released in early 2019. 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. New York, NY, SM for Poor Yella Rednecks Recent episodes in T Greats Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. What follows is a series of musical numbers performed by the principal characters, each exploring their biggest desires. screen goddess Carlotta Campion to the most nondescript chorine, YOUNG HEIDI - The celebrated soprano in her heyday. Broadway Baby Lyrics - Follies - the Musical Lyrics As the ghosts of the young showgirls slowly drift through the theater, a majordomo enters with his entourage of waiters and waitresses. [103], The production returned to the Olivier Theatre on February 14, 2019, playing until May 11. But when. "[119], Brantley, reviewing the 2007 Encores! in one terrifying mass. This Roundabout Theatre limited engagement had been expected to close on September 30, 2001. "[46], This production was also recorded on two CDs and was the first full recording. The Who. SIMON: Bernadette Peters stars in "Follies" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. through June 19th. wife, while poor miserable Sally moans in a smouldering torch number I tried to give it the sardonic knowingness of Lorenz Hart or Frank Loesser. BUDDY PLUMMER - Ben's pal, now a prosperous realtor in Arizona, with Angry and hurt, Phyllis considers whether to grant his request ("Could I Leave You?"). This English-language production, using the full original orchestration, was directed by Olivier Bnzech and conducted by David Charles Abell. [41], A staged concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, was performed on September 6 and 7, 1985. HEIDI SCHILLER - A 90-year old Broadway legend, whose ringing soprano inspired the operetta kings to produce their lushest waltzes. 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. to get him down, as he scuttles frantically between mistress and declares I'm Still Here. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on the Ziegfeld Follies). [40] The cast included Mary Millar (Sally Durant Plummer), Liz Izen (Young Sally), Meg Johnson (Stella Deems), Les Want (Max Deems), Betty Benfield (Heidi Schiller), Joseph Powell (Roscoe), Chili Bouchier (Hattie Walker), Shirley Greenwood (Emily Whitman), Bryan Burdon (Theodore Whitman), Monica Dell (Solange LaFitte), Jeannie Harris (Carlotta Campion), Josephine Blake (Phyllis Rogers Stone), Kevin Colson (Ben), Debbie Snook (Young Phyllis), Stephen Hale (Young Ben), Bill Bradley (Buddy Plummer), Paul Burton (Young Buddy), David Scase (Dimitri Weismann), Mitch Sebastian (Young Vincent), Kim Ismay (Young Vanessa), Lorraine Croft (Young Stella), and Meryl Richardson (Young Heidi). "[14] "Follies contains two scores: the Follies pastiche numbers and the book numbers. mimic their movements. relaxed and philosophical about the old days: good times, bum Like you have Linda Lavin singing "Broadway Baby," and you have Elaine Paige bringing down the house singing "I'm Still Here," and Regine bringing all her history. Clines, Francis X. the old days, stumble through a song or two and lie about ourselves" -before Sondheim, too, has added and removed songs that he judged to be problematic in various productions. [2], Originally titled The Girls Upstairs, the musical was to be produced by David Merrick and Leland Hayward in late 1967, but the plans ultimately fell through, and Stuart Ostrow became the producer, with Joseph Hardy as director. Buddy warns Phyllis that Sally is still in love with Ben, and she is shaken by how the past threatens to repeat itself. It is 1971, and the iconic Weismann Theater, now a crumbling shell of its former glory, is about to be demolished to provide precious New York City parking space. New York, NY, Escape To Margaritaville As more guests arrive, Sally's husband, Buddy, enters. I saw no reason not to try new things, knowing we could always revert to the original (which we eventually did). 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. "[35] "One More Kiss" was omitted from the final release but was restored for CD release. It's just that the most glamorous room . Radiantly optimistic and more than a little sexy, they turned "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow" into one of the highlights of the evening. Note: This is the song list from the original Broadway production in 1971. Hard-hitting drama about a man who discovers that he has fathered a child only when he is approached by a child support agency. I want you so. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Two new additions to the cast, Jayne Houdyshell and Mary Beth Peil, are terrific. Follies set, a fabulous wedding cake reaching for the stars, an The original production, among the most costly on Broadway,[1] ran for over 500 performances but ultimately lost its entire investment. It originally was performed in one act. [42], The musical played in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre on July 21, 1987, and closed on February 4, 1989, after 644 performances. [75][76] Donna McKechnie enjoyed top billing as Carlotta. glad they came. On the drab stage [92], The 2011 Broadway and Kennedy Center production transferred to the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California, in a limited engagement, from May 3, 2012, through June 9. "[114] On the other hand, Martin Gottfried wrote: "Follies is truly awesome and, if it is not consistently good, it is always great. Linden, Duke, Carr, Bosley Do Sondheim in L.A. June 15-23", "Evita's Bob Gunton Replaces Hal Linden as Ben in L.A. 'Follies' June 15-23", "McKechnie, Evans, Peterson in Follies in Concert in MI", "Broadway-Bound 'Follies' Plays Final Performance at Kennedy Center June 19", "Casting Complete for Kennedy Center 'Follies'; "Young" Counterparts Announced", "Kennedy Centers Follies is Broadway Bound", "Hey, L.A., We're Coming Your Way: 'Follies' Ends Broadway Run Jan. 22", "The Right Girls: Kennedy Center Follies, With Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Begins Broadway Previews", "Two-Disc 'Follies' Revival Recording Is Big Seller", "Theater Review. Bennett also reprised her Olivier-nominated performance. OTHER GUESTS and PERFORMERS, STAGE MANAGER, Broadway Baby The Road You Didn't Take Bolero d'Amour . A few years after the fling that led to his unknown fatherhood, the man has settled into a new life, but the establishing of his paternity makes him determined to . 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? The young sweethearts Ben and Phyllis promise each other After exiting, Buddy escorts the emotionally devastated[5] Sally back to their hotel with the promise to work things out later. Ben denies this, but still wants Phyllis out of his life. Phyllis, having successfully seduced Kevin, one of the waiters, HATTIE WALKER - After all these years, still a Broadway Baby. really changed in their lives. hours after the show Waiting for the Girls Upstairs in The Paper Mill Playhouse production used some elements from London but stayed close to the original. '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. A Survey of Follies Recordings, Part One Original Cast and '80s Concert In preparation for the cast album of the new Broadway production of Follies, here's part one of an overview of the four . "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. Carlotta amuses a throng of admirers with a tale of how her dramatic solo was cut from the Follies because the audience found it humorous, transforming it as she sings it into an anthem-like toast to her own hard-won survival ("I'm Still Here"). Don't panic. Whose Baby? Ben admits to Phyllis his admiration for her, and Phyllis shushes him and helps Ben regain his dignity before they leave. Host Scott Simon speaks with Peters about Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical. According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter, "almost every performance of the show played to a full house, more often than not to standing-room-only. the memories of three decades come flooding back - all those But In a shabby yet sparkling atmosphere of bittersweet nostalgia, a wide variety of faded glamour girls -- the famous Follies beauties of years gone by -- laugh, reminisce, brag, boast, express regret, and perform the musical numbers which made them famous, trailed by the ghostly memories of their younger selves. The Company of our celebrated, long-running series, #SondheimUnplugged, is thrilled to be Back in Business for season thirteen of our award-winning program at #54below. "[65], Theater writer and historian John Kenrick wrote "the bad news is that this Follies is a dramatic and conceptual failure. Upgrade to PRO The resulting album was more complete than the original cast album. What Makes 'Follies' a Classic? 7 Answers and 1 Big Problem. [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). Stephen Sondheim. [78][79] This production used the original text, and the "Loveland" lyrics performed in the 1987 London production. Produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, [86] A two-disc cast album of this production was recorded by PS Classics and was released on November 29, 2011. : Directed by Rebecca Frayn. ), Sondheim Unplugged features some of Broadway and cabarets most dynamic voices accompanied by piano only.Kelli Rabke is best known as Eponine in Les Miserables and the original Narrator in Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat.For more videos from 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, subscribe here https://54Below.org/YouTubeView upcoming shows and purchase tickets on our website https://54Below.org/calendarFollow us on social media!Facebook https://54Below.org/FacebookInstagram https://54Below.org/InstagramTwitter https://54Below.org/TwitterTikTok https://54Below.org/TikTok and a brief glimpse of those dreams. It also highlights that the Follies were such an incredible mix of high art and low art. The musical has had a number of major revivals, and several of its songs have become standards, including "Broadway Baby", "I'm Still Here", "Too Many Mornings", "Could I Leave You? Not to say the show's not fun, the show has got lots of fun moments and it's haunting and it's gorgeous, because they've come back to this old theater and you notice ghostly, walking really slow, gorgeous showgirls. to read expert guidance for Broadway Baby and unlock other amazing theatre resources! 'Follies' features Broadway actress Kelli James Chase Stephen Sondheim | "Broadway Baby" - The New York Times but cold Jessie could only combine then I could tell you someone to read expert guidance for Broadway Baby and unlock other amazing theatre resources! "[87] This recording includes "extended segments of the show's dialogue". Merrily We Roll Along (2012 New York Cast Recording) Stephen Sondheim. "/", "Bolero d'Amour" Danced by Vincent and Vanessa , "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow" / "Love Will See Us Through" Young Ben, Young Sally, Young Phyllis and Young Buddy, "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" Buddy, "Margie", "Sally", "The Story of Lucy and Jessie" Phyllis and backup male dancers . At its very start, ghosts of Follies showgirls stalk the stage, mythic giants in winged, feathered, black and white opulence. This production has taken on the glint of crystalline sharpness. (Chapin, p.300) In his The New York Times review of the original Broadway production, Clive Barnes wrote: "it is stylish, innovative, it has some of the best lyrics I have ever encountered, and above all it is a serious attempt to deal with the musical form." In this it reflects the age of Heidi Schiller, one of the more senior of the Follies girls. Music and lyrics 1971, the weismann theatre, new york city, College/University, Large Cast, Mature Audiences, Mostly Female Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female. Broadway Cast, 2011 (PS Classics, 2 CDs) (4 / 5) The success of the Paper Mill Playhouse production played a sizable role in convincing Broadway that a Follies revival was, in fact, feasible. The evening follows a reunion of the Weismann Girls who performed during the interwar period. [39], A full production ran at the Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe, England, from April 30, 1985, directed by Howard Lloyd-Lewis, design by Chris Kinman, costumes by Charles Cusick-Smith, lighting by Tim Wratten, musical direction by Simon Lowe, and choreographed by Paul Kerryson. Former Weismann performers at the reunion include Max and Stella Deems, who lost their radio jobs and became store owners in Miami; Solange La Fitte, a coquette, who is vibrant and flirtatious even at 66; Hattie Walker, who has outlived five younger husbands; Vincent and Vanessa, former dancers who now own an Arthur Murray franchise; Heidi Schiller, for whom Franz Lehr once wrote a waltz ("or was it Oscar Straus?" I usually, once I've done it, I've explored it; I stay for a long time in shows. Follies (Musical) Songs | StageAgent And when I read it, I thought this is just so heartbreaking, really. Amidst a deafening discord, Ben screams at all the figures from his past and collapses as he cries out for Phyllis. (Chapin, p. xi) Ted Chapin wrote, "Taken as a whole, the collection of reviews Follies received was as rangy as possible." Ted Chapin[who?] Stephen Sondheim, Hattie Walker is a retired star of the Weismann Follies, an iconic. "Could I Leave You?" - Phyllis. After previews from August 3, 2002, it opened officially on August 6, and closed on August 31, 2002. They find that hard to do. 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]. "[19] "Loveland" features a string of vaudeville-style numbers, reflecting the leading characters' emotional problems, before returning to the theater for the end of the reunion party. "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs" - Ben, Sally, Phyllis and Buddy, Young Ben, Young Sally, Young Phyllis and Young Buddy. kiss me, " Sally tells him, I think I'm going to die.". He praised a "broodingly luminous Jan Maxwell" and Burstein's "hapless onetime stage-door Johnny", as well as "the show's final 20 minutes, when we ascend with the main characters into an ironic vaudeville dreamscape of assorted neuroses - the most intoxicating articulation of the musical's 'Loveland' sequence that I've ever seen."
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