MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 04, 1971
Closing Date
Jul 01, 1972
1st Preview
Mar 24, 1971
1st Preview
Mar 24, 1971
Previews
12
Performances
522
MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Apr 04, 1971 - Jul 01, 1972)
Setting
A party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tonight.
Comments
"Follies" was originally titled "The Girls Upstairs"
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Harold Prince; Produced in association with Ruth Mitchell
Book by James Goldman; Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Musical Director: Harold Hastings; Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick; Dance arrangements by John Berkman; Choral arrangements by Harold Hastings; Assistant Musical Dir.: Paul Cianci
Directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett; Choreographed by Michael Bennett; Associate Choreographer: Bob Avian
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Florence Klotz; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Hairstylist: Joe Tubens; Make-Up Design by Ted Azar; Sound Design by Jack Mann; Make-up executed by Charles La France; Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz, John J. Moore and James F. Göhl; Assistant to Ms. Musser: Spencer Mosse; Assistant to Miss Klotz: Domingo Rodriguez and Joseph E. Miller
General Manager: Carl Fisher
Production Stage Manager: Fritz Holt; Stage Manager: George Martin; Production Supervisor: Ruth Mitchell; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Grigas
Party Musician: Taft Jordan, Aaron Bell, Charles Spies and Robert Curtis; Music published by Tommy Valando; Music Copyist: Mathilde Pincus
Press Representative: Mary Bryant, Stanley F. Kaminsky, Sadie Stein and Susan L. Schulman; Assistant to Mr. Prince: Annette Brafman Meyers; Assistant to Mr. Bennett: Graciela Daniele and Mary Jane Houdina; Casting: Joanna Merlin; Dance Captain: George Martin; Advertising: Ingram Ash; Production Assistant: Ted Chapin
Dorothy Collins
Sally Durant Plummer
John McMartin
Benjamin Stone
Gene Nelson
Buddy Plummer
Alexis Smith
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Yvonne De Carlo
Carlotta Campion
Roy Barry
Singer and Dancer
Michael Bartlett
Roscoe
Helon Blount
Dee Dee West
Steven Boockvor
Singer and Dancer
Suzanne Briggs
Showgirl
Trudy Carson
Showgirl
Ethel Barrymore Colt
Christine Crane
Kathie Dalton
Showgirl
Graciela Daniele
Young Vanessa
 
Singer and Dancer
Fifi D'Orsay
Solange LaFitte
Harvey Evans
Young Buddy
Victor Griffin
Vincent
John Grigas
Chauffeur
Mary Jane Houdina
Young Hattie
 
Singer and Dancer
Justine Johnston
Heidi Schiller
Fred Kelly
Willy Wheeler
Dick Latessa
Major-Domo
Sonja Levkova
Sandra Donovan
Victoria Mallory
Young Heidi
John J. Martin
Max Deems
Ursula Maschmeyer
Showgirl
Mary McCarty
Stella Deems
Michael Misita
Young Vincent
 
Singer and Dancer
Arnold Moss
Dimitri Weismann
Joseph Nelson
Singer and Dancer
Ralph Nelson
Kevin
 
Singer and Dancer
Rita O'Connor
Singer and Dancer
Julie Pars
Singer and Dancer
Linda Perkins
Showgirl
Kurt Peterson
Young Ben
Suzanne Rogers
Singer and Dancer
Marti Rolph
Young Sally
Virginia Sandifur
Young Phyllis
Ethel Shutta
Hattie Walker
Sheila Smith
Meredith Lane
Marcie Stringer
Emily Whitman
Margot Travers
Showgirl
Jayne Turner
Vanessa
Kenneth Urmston
Singer and Dancer
Peter Walker
Chet Richards
Donald Weissmuller
Singer and Dancer
Charles Welch
Theodore Whitman
Standby: Sheila Smith (Phyllis Rogers Stone, Carlotta Campion, Solange LaFitte) and Edwin Steffe (Dimitri Weismann)
Understudies: Helon Blount (Christine Crane, Hattie Walker, Stella Deems), Ethel Barrymore Colt (Sally Durant Plummer, Heidi Schiller), Fred Kelly (Major-Domo, Theodore Whitman, Dimitri Weismann), Dick Latessa (Buddy Plummer), Sonja Levkova (Vanessa), Peter Walker (Benjamin Stone) and Donald Weissmuller (Vincent)

Winter Garden Theatre (Apr 04, 1971 - Jul 01, 1972)

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani
Company Manager: John Caruso
Assistant Stage Mgr: Donald Weissmuller
Party Musician: John Blowers

Cast

Camila Ashland
Emily Whitman
Roy Barry
Kevin
Alexandra Borrie
Young Phyllis
Jan Clayton
Christine Crane
Susanna Clemm
Showgirl
Joel Craig
Singer and Dancer
Patricia Garland
Singer and Dancer
John Johann
Young Ben
Dick Latessa
Theodore Whitman
Ted Lawrie
Theodore Whitman
Marion Marlowe
Meredith Lane
Jennifer Nairn-Smith
Showgirl
Christopher Nelson
Kevin
Joseph Nelson
Major-Domo
Jacqueline Payne
Young Hattie
 
Singer and Dancer
Denise Pence
Singer and Dancer
Marti Rolph
Young Heidi
David Roman
Singer and Dancer
Rita Rudner
Singer and Dancer
Terry Saunders
Christine Crane
Rosemary Shevlin
Showgirl
Margot Travers
Young Vanessa
Donald Weissmuller
Willy Wheeler
Standby: Jan Clayton (Sally Durant Plummer), Ted Lawrie (Buddy Plummer) and Marion Marlowe (Phyllis Rogers Stone, Carlotta Campion)
Understudies: Sonja Levkova (Solange LaFitte), Ralph Nelson (Young Buddy), Suzanne Rogers (Young Phyllis) and Ken Urmston (Young Ben)
music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Beautiful Girls
Roscoe and Company
Don't Look at Me
Benjamin Stone and Sally Durant Plummer
Waiting for the Girls Upstairs
Buddy Plummer, Benjamin Stone, Phyllis Rogers Stone, Sally Durant Plummer, Young Buddy, Young Ben, Young Phyllis and Young Sally
Rain on the Roof
Emily Whitman and Theodore Whitman
Ah, Paris!
Solange LaFitte
Broadway Baby
Hattie Walker
The Road You Didn't Take
Benjamin Stone
Bolero d'Amour
Vincent and Vanessa
In Buddy's Eyes
Sally Durant Plummer
Who's That Woman?
Stella Deems and Company
I'm Still Here
Carlotta Campion
Too Many Mornings
Benjamin Stone and Sally Durant Plummer
The Right Girl
Buddy Plummer
One More Kiss
Heidi Schiller and Young Heidi
Could I Leave You?
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Loveland
Ensemble
You're Gonna Love Tomorrow
Young Phyllis and Young Ben
Love Will See Us Through
Young Sally and Young Buddy
The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues
Buddy Plummer, Buddy's Blues "Margie" and Buddy's Blues "Sally"
Losing My Mind
Sally Durant Plummer
The Story of Lucy and Jessie
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Live, Laugh, Love
Benjamin Stone

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1972 Nominee
Produced by Harold Prince
 

Best Book of a Musical

1972 Nominee
Book by James Goldman

Best Original Score

1972 Winner
Music by Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Best Actress in a Musical

1972 Winner
Alexis Smith
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1972 Nominee
Dorothy Collins
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1972 Nominee
Gene Nelson

Best Scenic Design

1972 Winner
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson

Best Costume Design

1972 Winner
Costume Design by Florence Klotz

Best Lighting Design

1972 Winner
Lighting Design by Tharon Musser

Best Choreography

1972 Winner
Choreographed by Michael Bennett

Best Direction of a Musical

1972 Winner
Directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Choreography

1971 Winner
Choreographed by Michael Bennett

Outstanding Lyrics

1971 Winner
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Outstanding Music

1971 Winner
Music by Stephen Sondheim

Outstanding Costume Design

1971 Winner
Costume Design by Florence Klotz

Outstanding Set Design

1971 Winner
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson

Outstanding Performance

1971 Winner
Alexis Smith

Outstanding Director

1971 Winner
Directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett
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