Falsettos
Falsettos is a musical with a book by James Lapine and William Finn and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, the last two in a trio of one-act Off-Broadway plays (the first was In Trousers). The story involves Marvin, his ex-wife Trina, his psychiatrist Mendel, his son Jason, and his gay lover Whizzer Brown. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1992. This production of FALSETTOS will mark a happy reunion for producer Andre Bishop, composer/lyricist William Finn, and playwright/director James Lapine.
“Falsettos” at the Walter Kerr Theatre
First Preview 29 Sept, 2016
Opening Night 27 Oct, 2016
Closing Date 08 Jan, 2017
Reviews
In 1981, while Artistic Director of Playwrights Horizons, Bishop produced Finn and Lapine new one-act musical March of the Falsettos in the theater second floor 75-seat space. The story of a gay man named Marvin, his lover Whizzer, Marvin’s wife Trina, son Jason, and their psychiatrist Mendel, March of the Falsettos was a critical success, described by The New York Times as a musical find. It eventually moved to Playwrights Horizons larger downstairs theater for an extended engagement before enjoying a long run Off-Broadway at what was then known as the Westside Arts Theatre. Fast forward to 1990, when a second new musical by Finn and Lapine, Falsettoland, opened at Playwrights Horizons. A continuation of the story of Marvin and his extended family in the early days of the AIDS crisis, Falsettoland repeated the success of its predecessor with rave reviews and a move to the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Cast
Christian Borle – Marvin
Andrew Rannells – Whizzer
Anthony Rosenthal – Jason
Tracie Thoms – Dr. Charlotte
Brandon Uranowitz – Mendel
Betsy Wolfe – Cordelia
Colin Hanlon
Tally Sessions
Peyton Lusk
Courtney Balan
Stephanie Umoh
Creative
Music by William Finn
Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Original Orchestrations by Michael Starobin
Musical Director: Vadim Feichtner
Directed by James Lapine
Choreographed by Spencer Liff
Scenic Design by David Rockwell
Costume Design by Jennifer Caprio
Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter
Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier
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