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Passion

Ages: 17+
Closing: January 07, 1995

Passion - 1994 Broadway History , Info & More


Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036

Based on the film Passione d'Amore directed by Ettore Scola


Based on the novel Fosca by I. U. Tarchetti

PASSION, winner of 4 Tony Awards including Best Music and Lyrics, Best Book, and Best Musical, features music and lyrics by the acclaimed Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Company, Follies, Into The Woods, Gypsy) and book by James Lapine (Falsettos, Into The Woods, Sunday In The Park With George).



PASSION opened on Broadway in 1994, and received its London revival in 2010 at the Donmar Warehouse as part of Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday celebrations.

Stephen Sondheim's PASSION revolves around a handsome Italian solider, Giorgio, separated from his beautiful mistress, who is shattered and ultimately changed by the unconditional and obsessive love of Fosca, his Colonel's chronically ill and plain cousin. Her unrelenting passions force him to re-evaluate his beliefs about love and attraction between two human beings.


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Passion History

Other Productions of Passion

1993   New York Workshop
New York
1994   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1996   West End London Revival
West End
1996   Regional (US) Regional Revival
Regional (US)
1997   West End London Concert
West End
2002   Regional (US) Sondheim Festival Production
Regional (US)
2003   Regional (US) Regional Concert
Regional (US)
2004   London Fringe Bridewell Production
London Fringe
2004   Broadway 10th Anniversary Concert
Broadway
2005   Broadway Concert [Broadway]
Broadway
2010   West End Donmar Warehouse Revival
West End
2013   Off-Broadway Classic Stage Company Production
Off-Broadway
2018   Washington, DC (Regional) Signature Theatre's Production
Washington, DC (Regional)

Passion - 1994 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Passion — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Musical Jere Shea
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Donna Murphy
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical James Lapine
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical James Lapine
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Beverly Emmons
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Stephen Sondheim
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical Passion
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestration Jonathan Tunick
1994 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design Andrianne Lobel
1994 The Hewes Awards Lighting Design Beverly Emmons
1994 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical James Lapine
1994 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Jane Greenwood
1994 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical James Lapine
1994 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Beverly Emmons
1994 Tony Awards Best Musical Scott Rudin
1994 Tony Awards Best Musical Roger Berlind
1994 Tony Awards Best Musical Capital Cities/ABC
1994 Tony Awards Best Musical The Shubert Organization
1994 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Stephen Sondheim
1994 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Tom Aldredge
1994 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Jere Shea
1994 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Marin Mazzie
1994 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Donna Murphy

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