Follies

*Follies*
Follies
	Original Broadway windowcard with artwork by David Edward Byrd
Music	Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics	Stephen Sondheim
Book	James Goldman
Productions	1971 Broadway; 1972 Los Angeles; 1985 Lincoln Center concert; 1987 West End; 2001 Broadway revival; 2002 Los Angeles; 2002 West End revival; 2007 New York City Center concert; 2011 Washington, D.C.; 2011 Broadway revival; 2012 Los Angeles; 2012 Madrid; 2017 London revival;
Awards	1971 - New York Drama Critics' Award for Best Musical; 1972 - Tony Award for Best Score; 1971 - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music; 1971 - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics; 1987 - Laurence Olivier Award for Musical of the Year; 2012 - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical; 2018 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival;

Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman.

The plot centers on a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on the Ziegfeld Follies). The evening follows a reunion of the Weismann Girls who performed during the interwar period. Several of the former showgirls perform their old numbers, often accompanied by the ghosts of their younger selves. The score offers a pastiche of 1920s and 1930s musical styles, evoking a nostalgic tone.

The original Broadway production, directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, with choreography by Bennett, opened April 4, 1971. The musical was nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won seven. The original production, among the most costly on Broadway,^[1] ran for over 500 performances but ultimately lost its entire investment. The musical has had a number of major revivals, and several of its songs have become standards, including "Broadway Baby", "I'm Still Here", "Too Many Mornings", "Could I Leave You?", and "Losing My Mind".

^ Follies, sometimes is called the most expensive musical production in Broadway history at the time (theater historian Ethan Mordden names the 1969 musical Coco, starring Katharine Hepburn, as era's actual record holder)Mordden, Ethan (2003). One More Kiss: The Broadway Musical in the 1970s. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 39. ISBN 1-4039-6539-0.

[1] Follies, sometimes is called the most expensive musical production in Broadway history at the time (theater historian Ethan Mordden names the 1969 musical Coco, starring Katharine Hepburn, as era's actual record holder)Mordden, Ethan (2003). One More Kiss: The Broadway Musical in the 1970s. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 39. ISBN 1-4039-6539-0.

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