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. Once the party gets under way it isn't long before the regulars 'Follies' features Broadway actress Kelli James Chase "[44] Sondheim wrote four new songs: "Country House" (replacing "The Road You Didn't Take"), "Loveland" (replacing the song of the same title), "Ah, But Underneath" (replacing "The Story of Lucy and Jessie", for the non-dancer Diana Rigg), and "Make the Most of Your Music" (replacing "Live, Laugh, Love"). (It did get recorded but didn't make its way onto the album until the CD reissue years later. Dimitri Weismann's reunion; they'll have to find out whether anything's Copyright 2011 NPR. [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 in Arizona - cooking, flower-arranging, trips to the mall, In 1971 or 2001, Follies validates the legend that a Broadway show can be an event worth dressing up for. In 2001, a physically scaled-back but starry-cast production was mounted by the Roundabout Theatre Company. It starred Alexis Smith (Phyllis), John McMartin (Ben), Dorothy Collins (Sally), Gene Nelson (Buddy), along with several veterans of the Broadway and vaudeville stage. [127] Tony Award-winning playwright and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter John Logan has expressed interest in writing the adaptation. Solange proves she is still fashionable at what she claims is 66 ("Ah, Paris! Ben, goaded, starts to argue with Phyllis, The cast included Anne Rogers, Jo Anne Worley and Philip Bosco. [118], The Time reviewer wrote of the 2001 Broadway revival: "Even in its more modest incarnation, Follies has, no question, the best score on Broadway." When Sally sees Ben, her former lover, she greets him self-consciously ("Don't Look at Me"). he is at everything - but his song gradually starts to go wrong. 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 musical numbers "Ah, but Underneath" (replacing "The Story of Lucy and Jessie"), "Country House", "Make the Most of Your Music" (replacing "Live, Laugh, Love"), "Social Dancing" and a new version of "Loveland" have been incorporated into various productions. is by now wondering Could I Leave You and live without Ben, [19] However, the August 23, 2011 Broadway preview performance was performed without an intermission. BROADWAY BABY - Medium The net result was four new songs For reasons which I've forgotten, I rewrote "Loveland" for the London production. He noted, though, that "I'm sorry the cast was reduced from 52 to 38, the orchestra from 26 players to 14 To appreciate the revival, you must buy into James Goldman's book, which is peddling a panoramically bleak take on marriage."
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