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- Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. 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 evening follows a reunion of the Weismann Girls who performed during the interwar period.
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Feb 26, 2019 · Sondheim's 'Follies' is a wonderfully melancholy musical set in the '70s, where a group of faded actors reunite to remember their glory days.
Dec 7, 2018 · The story of the former ‘Follies’ performers gathering at a reunion on the old theatre’s stage to re-live half forgotten memories, and share old times is at times humourous, emotional and ...
The Follies’ story is set around a reunion of the past performers of the “Weissman’s Follies” and focuses on two couples who are attending the reunion, Buddy and Sally, and Benjamin and Phyllis, as well as some of the original “Follie’s girls”.
The evening follows a reunion of the Weismann Girls who performed during the interwar period. Several of the former showgirls perform their old numbers, often accompanied by the ghosts of their younger selves.
WLOS stepped back in time to the golden era of Broadway as we proudly presented Stephen Sondheims’ "Follies" in May. With its dazzling choreography, unforgettable music, and a heartwarming story that explores the complexities of love, regret, and nostalgia, this classic musical transport audiences to a world filled with glamour, dreams, and ...
Sep 7, 2017 · Those older figures traverse the minefield of the reunion — nostalgia, melancholy, regret — and none more so than the quartet at the show’s centre.
Sep 10, 2017 · First performed in 1971, it’s about the reunion of a chorus line of Weismann/Ziegfeld revue girls, now middle-aged or older, gathering in an about-to-be-demolished Broadway theatre.
