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Tony nominated actor Andrew Rannells (BOOK OF MORMON) stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about his upcoming role in the highly-anticipated Broadway revival of FALSETTOS. He tells hosts Kathie Lee and Hoda that he watched the original cast perform on The TONY AWARDS in 1992 when he was still a young boy in Nebraska.
Later, the actor discusses his recent appearance in Broadway's HAMILTON, and his role on the hit HBO series GIRLS. "It's an embarrassment of riches," shared the actor of his career in the entertainment industry. Watch the appearance in full below!
Lincoln Center Theater's new production of William Finn and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos began previews on Thursday, September 29, and run for 14 weeks only at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48 Street). Opening night will be Thursday, October 27. The company will include Anthony Rosenthal (as Jason), Tracie Thoms(as Dr. Charlotte), Brandon Uranowitz (as Mendel), Betsy Wolfe (as Cordelia), Stephanie J. Block(as Trina), Christian Borle (as Marvin), and Andrew Rannells (as Whizzer).
FALSETTOS, which won two TONY AWARDS for its score by William Finn and book by William Finn and James Lapine, combines the duo's 1981 musical March of the Falsettos with their 1990 sequel Falsettoland, to tell the story of a gay man named Marvin, his lover Whizzer, Marvin's wife Trina, and their extended family from the early '80s through the early days of the AIDS crisis.
The 2016 Falsettos will be directed by James Lapine. The production will have choreography bySpencer Liff, sets by David Rockwell, costumes by Jennifer Caprio, lighting by Jeff Croiter, sound by Dan Moses Schreier, and musical direction by Vadim Feichtner, conducting Michael Starobin's original orchestrations.
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