For Sally and When Sally sees Ben, her former lover, she greets him self-consciously ("Don't Look at Me"). The show and the score have a double vision: simultaneously squinting at the messes people make of their lives and wide-eyed at the lingering grace and lift of the music they want to hear. As their younger counterparts approach them, Phyllis comments to Ben about their past. "[120], There have been six recordings of Follies released: the original 1971 Broadway cast album; Follies in Concert, Avery Fisher Hall (1985); the original London production (1987); the Paper Mill Playhouse (1998); the 2011 Broadway revival; and the 2017 London revival. [33] However, director Herbert Ross took some liberties in adapting the book and score for the concert formatdance music was changed, songs were given false endings, the new dialogue was spoken, reprises were added, and Patinkin was allowed to sing "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" as a solo instead of a trio with two chorus girls. [31], Frank Rich, for many years the chief drama critic for The New York Times, had first garnered attention, while an undergraduate at Harvard University, with a lengthy essay for the Harvard Crimson about the show, which he had seen during its pre-Broadway run in Boston. The once resplendent theater is now little but planks and scaffolding ("Prologue"/"Overture"). After exiting, Buddy escorts the emotionally devastated[5] Sally back to their hotel with the promise to work things out later. She made her Broadway debut in 1967 in "How Now, Dow Jones" and went on to play roles in "Promises, Promises" and "Applause." 'Follies'. Ms. PETERS: She is horribly disappointed with her life, comes back to the Follies Theater that she performed in 30 years ago, where she was the happiest in her life, and trying to recapture the happiness again and think she is actually, that evening. : Directed by Rebecca Frayn. Performance: Broadway Baby by Ethel Shutta | SecondHandSongs [67][68][69] This production conducted by Julian Kelly featured the original Broadway score. "[34] Chapin confirms this: "Alas final word came from Capitol that they would not go for two records [Dick Jones] now had to propose cuts throughout the score in consultation with Steve. "[122] Music and lyrics [41], A staged concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, was performed on September 6 and 7, 1985. Follies girls through "the mirror number" "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. Other cast replacements included Millicent Martin as Phyllis. In this it reflects the age of Heidi Schiller, one of the more senior of the Follies girls. However, the show did not do well in its Los Angeles engagement and plans for a tour ended. 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. Only Carlotta seems for a first and last reunion: an invitation "to glamorize Tysons, VA, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. The young sweethearts Ben and Phyllis promise each other Broadway Baby Broadway Baby Follies Hattie Walker See more songs from James Goldman Stephen Sondheim Overview KEY INFORMATION Song Title Broadway Baby Show Follies Character Hattie Walker Gender Female Age Range Mature Adult, Elderly Vocal Part (s) Alto High Note B4 Low Note G3 Style Uptempo, Comedic, Belt Tags YOUNG STELLA - The singer and dancer as she was in 1940. Oh. EMILY WHITMAN - The female half of a cheerful song and dance team. Whose Baby? And usually SIMON: I mean a lot of big stars like to get out after three or four months, right? 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She then tells Ben that their marriage can't continue the way it has been. explains: "Today, Follies is rarely performed twice in exactly the same version. Former MGM and onetime Broadway star Betty Garrett, best known to younger audiences for her television work, played Hattie. Whose Baby? (TV Movie 2004) - IMDb The original production, among the most costly on Broadway,[1] ran for over 500 performances but ultimately lost its entire investment. Join the StageAgent community That paradox is crystallized in " One More Kiss ," warbled by an ancient Viennese soprano while . 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? 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 . 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). [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]. Ben drunkenly propositions Carlotta, with whom he once had a fling, but she has a young lover and coolly turns him down. 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. (Who's That Woman), shadowy wraiths of their younger selves Follies premiered on Broadway on April 4, 1971, at the Winter Garden Theatre. [80], The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts production at the Eisenhower Theater started previews on May 7, 2011, with an official opening on May 21, and closed on June 19, 2011. Broadway Baby from Follies | StageAgent All rights reserved. ), 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 It's just that the most glamorous room . Follies Original West End Musical Cast 1987 | West End World [74] Having originated the young ghosts over 30 years prior, the actors portrayed the older versions of their Broadway roles. SIMON: All the featured roles you've played on Broadway, including several obviously noteworthy Sondheim roles, I mean: "Annie Oakley," Mama Rose in "Gypsy," Witch in "Into the Woods," where does Sally Durant Plummer fit in? I am happy to report that since then, Ms Peters has connected with her inner frump, Mr. Raines has found the brittle skeleton within his solid flesh, and Ms. Maxwell and Mr. Burstein have only improved. The good news is that it also features some of the most exciting musical moments Broadway has seen in several seasons. Kelli Rabke sings "Broadway Baby" from Follies at 54 Below Two new additions to the cast, Jayne Houdyshell and Mary Beth Peil, are terrific. He tells Sally that he's done, but she is lost in a fantasy world and tells him that Ben has asked her to marry him. Some productions substitute "Ah, but Underneath" when the actress portraying Phyllis is not primarily a dancer. 66. 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"). indestructibly, a Broadway Baby. It's quite an interesting beautiful show with some rip-roaring numbers. The cast recording of the 2011 Broadway revival, by PS Classics, was released officially on November 29, 2011, and was in pre-sale before the store release. Ms. PETERS: And then I got the call when I was I was performing at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, James Lapine called me to say he wrote this new show with Stephen Sondheim and it's to play an artist model. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. The budget was reported to be $7.3 million. 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. Sally and her younger self enter and Ben firmly tells Sally that he never loved her. As the guests reminisce, the stories of Ben, Phyllis, Buddy, and Sally unfold. CAPITOL S0761 - Original Cast Arlington, VA, Camp Director at Traveling Players Ensemble Phyllis begins wondering at her younger self, who worked so hard to become the socialite that Ben needed. the Weismann Follies. Ms. PETERS: You know, when I was a little girl, they said I had a funny voice because I actually had a deep voice and that's because my mother didn't speak correctly. the resurrection of their distant pasts only serves to point Ms. PETERS: Oh, you know, what's great about it is that there's no comparison. Sondheim, Stephen and Goldman, James (2001). 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. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. It originally was performed in one act. Follies - New Broadway Cast Recording Produced by Tommy Krasker and Philip Chaffin Executive Producers: Michael M. Kaiser, Sean Patrick Flahaven Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York City on October 3-4, 2011 Recorded and Mixed by Bart Migal Assistand Engineer: Bob Mallory, Tim Marchiafava, Tyler Hartman & Mike Bauer Music Coordinator: John Miller But they're both Recent episodes in T Greats I saw no reason not to try new things, knowing we could always revert to the original (which we eventually did). He forget his lines, the tune, the dance steps and finally, in 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]. Cast. Afterward, Phyllis and Ben angrily discuss their lives and relationship, which has become numb and emotionless. Julia McKenzie and David Healy. The net result was four new songs For reasons which I've forgotten, I rewrote "Loveland" for the London production. I'll see you later blues. enchanted citadel where the two couples can re-visit their individual [43] During the run, Eartha Kitt replaced Gray, sparking somewhat of a comeback (she went on to perform her own one-woman show at The Shaftesbury Theatre to sell-out houses for three weeks from March 18, 1989, after Follies closed). Ms. PETERS: Oh, it's my pleasure to be here again. Sally is bitter, having never been happy with Buddy, although he has always adored her. I like the run and I like to keep going deeper and deeper and see what I can learn and experience about life. kiss me, " Sally tells him, I think I'm going to die.". Kirkeby, Marc (released April 1971). SIMON: Bernadette Peters stars in "Follies" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. through June 19th. Hal Prince said: "Follies examines obsessive behavior, neurosis and self-indulgence more microscopically than anything I know of. Lastly Ben takes the stage Variety singer and performer Joan Savage sang "Broadway Baby". Ms. PETERS: Wow. Pounding Forty-Second Street To be in a show. Broadway Baby, Learning how to sing and dance, Waiting for that one big chance To be in a show.Oh.Gee.' I'd like to be On some marquee, All twinkling lights, Variations are discussed in Versions. The music is so beautiful, classical, involved, intricate. SIMON: When did you first realize that you could sing? For Sally and Buddy, Phyllis and Ben, Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more songs from "[35] "One More Kiss" was omitted from the final release but was restored for CD release. The 2017 production was nominated for 10 Laurence Olivier Awards and won 2 for Best Musical Revival and Best Costume Design (by Vicki Mortimer). Follies had its pre-Broadway tryout at the Colonial Theatre, Boston, from February 20 through March 20, 1971.[28][29]. Whose Baby? 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. Accuracy and availability may vary. The original Broadway production, directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, with choreography by Bennett, opened April 4, 1971. The emotional high generated by the reunion of the Follies girls ultimately gives way to anger, disappointment, and weary resignation to reality. 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