Rehearsals begin today and full casting is confirmed for the Broadway transfer of the Kennedy Center's acclaimed production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES, directed by Eric Schaeffer, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore. FOLLIES will begin previews on Sunday, August 7, 2011 and open on Monday, September 12, 2011 at the Marquis Theatre. Tickets are now on sale.
With a 28-piece orchestra, FOLLIES features a cast of 41 and stars two-time Tony Award winner
Bernadette Peters as Sally Durant Plummer, four-time Tony Award nominee
Jan Maxwell as
Phyllis Rogers Stone, two-time Tony Award nominee
Danny Burstein as Buddy Plummer, three-time Emmy Award nominee
Ron Raines as Benjamin Stone and Olivier Award winner
Elaine Paige as Carlotta Campion.
The production also stars
Don Correia as Theodore Whitman,
Christian Delcroix as Young Buddy, Grammy & Emmy Award winner
Rosalind Elias as Heidi Schiller,
Colleen Fitzpatrick as Dee Dee West,
Lora Lee Gayer as Young Sally,
Michael Hayes as Roscoe,
Leah Horowitz as Young Heidi, Tony Award nominee
Jayne Houdyshell as Hattie Walker,
Florence Lacey as Sandra Crane, Tony Award nominee
Mary Beth Peil as Solange LaFitte,
David Sabin as Dimitri Weismann,
Kirsten Scott as Young Phyllis,
Frederick Strother as Max Deems,
Nick Verina as Young Ben, Tony Award nominee
Susan Watson as Emily Whitman and
Terri White as Stella Deems.
Rounding out the ensemble are
Lawrence Alexander,
Brandon Bieber,
John Carroll, Mathew deGuzman,
Sara Edwards,
Leslie Donna Flesner,
Jenifer Foote,
Suzanne Hylenski,
Danielle Jordan,
Joseph Kolinski,
Amanda Kloots-Larsen,
Brittany Marcin,
Erin N. Moore,
Pamela Otterson,
Clifton Samuels,
Kiira Schmidt,
Brian Shepard,
Jessica Sheridan,
Amos Wolff,
Ashley Yeater.
Elaine Paige is appearing with the support of
Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge
Actors' Equity Association for its assistance to this production.
FOLLIES features scenic design by
Derek McLane, costume design by
Gregg Barnes, lighting design by
Natasha Katz, sound design by
Kai Harada, and the original orchestrations by
Jonathan Tunick.
When former members of the "Weismann Follies" reunite on the eve of their theater's demolition, two couples remember their past and face the harsher realities of the present. Reminiscing of their younger selves and the years gone by, the crumbling theater brings back memories for both couples of good times and bad. FOLLIES echoes the songs, exuberance and romance of the vaudeville days between the two World Wars. The score features some of
Stephen Sondheim's best-known songs, including "Broadway Baby," "I'm Still Here," "Too Many Mornings," "Could I Leave You?," and "Losing My Mind."
FOLLIES - featuring a book by
James Goldman and a score by
Stephen Sondheim - was originally produced on Broadway by
Harold Prince with orchestrations by
Jonathan Tunick. It opened on April 4, 1971 at the Winter Garden Theatre where it ran for 522 performances and received seven Tony Awards, including Best Original Score. FOLLIES played a limited engagement at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater opening on May 7 and closing with sold-out houses on June 19, 2011.
FOLLIES will be produced on Broadway by
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (David M. Rubenstein, Chairman; Michael M. Kaiser, President;
Max Woodward, Vice President).
Tickets for FOLLIES are available through
www.Ticketmaster.com, by calling 877-250-2929, and in person at the Marquis Theatre box office (1535 Broadway; 46th Street between Broadway & 8th Avenue). The box office schedule is Monday through Saturday (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and Sunday (12 p.m. to 6 p.m.). Tickets range in price from $47.00 to $137.00 (all prices include a $2.00 facility fee). Premium seating is available.
August 7 - September 11: Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm.
Beginning September 13: Tuesday evenings at 7pm, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm.
