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Falsettos Original 1992 Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical Window Card 14x22"Excerpted From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Falsettos
is a
musical
with a book by
William Finn
and
James Lapine
, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of
March of the Falsettos
and
Falsettoland
, the last two installments in one trio of one-act
Off-Broadway
musicals (the first was
In Trousers
). The story involves Marvin, his ex-wife Trina, his psychiatrist Mendel, his son Jason, his lover Whizzer Brown, and his neighbors Cordelia and Dr. Charlotte. The musical premiered on
Broadway
in 1992 and was nominated for seven
Tony Awards
, of which it won
Best Book of a Musical
and
Best Original Score
. It was revived on Broadway in 2016, and the revival performance was nominated for five Tony Awards including
Best Revival of a Musical
.
Falsettos
opened on Broadway at the
John Golden Theatre
on April 29, 1992, and closed on June 27, 1993, after 487 performances and 23 previews. The musical was first presented Off-Broadway as two separate shows:
March of the Falsettos
(1981)
and
Falsettoland
(1990).
Directed by James Lapine, the cast included
Michael Rupert
as Marvin,
Stephen Bogardus
as Whizzer,
Barbara Walsh
as Trina,
Chip Zien
as Mendel (who played Marvin in the previous installment,
In Trousers
), Jonathan Kaplan as Jason,
Heather MacRae
as Charlotte, and
Carolee Carmello
as Cordelia. Rupert, Bogardus, and Zien reprised their roles from the original Off-Broadway productions of
March of the Falsettos
and
Falsettoland
, MacRae reprised her role from
Falsettoland
, and Walsh reprised her role from the Hartford Stage regional production. Scenic design was by Douglas Stein, costume design by
Ann Hould-Ward
, and lighting design by Frances Aronson.
Producer Jordan Roth announced in 2015 that he would revive the show under the direction of James Lapine in the spring of 2016.
The set design incorporated a cube made of large blocks that the characters rearranged throughout the show. The production began previews on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on September 29, 2016, and opened officially on October 27, directed by La pine.
Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Stephanie J. Block and Brandon Uranowitz played Marvin, Whizzer, Trina, and Mendel respectively. Tracie Thoms was Dr. Charlotte, Betsy Wolfe played Cordelia, and Anthony Rosenthal was Jason.
The production closed on January 8, 2017