March of the Falsettos
- Music by William Finn
- Directed by James Lapine
WILLIAM FINN is well known for the trilogy of short musical shows: In Trousers, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. Falsettos, the combination of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, ran for 486 performances on Broadway and won Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Book, the latter shared with James Lapine. Finn and Lapine's other collaborations include Little Miss Sunshine, the Tony Award-winning The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and A New Brain, which won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical. Mr. Finn wrote the lyrics for world premiere musical Dangerous Games - Two Tango Pieces (1989), a co-production of La Jolla Playhouse, American Music Theater Festival and Spoleto Festival U.S.A. He is also the composer ofRomance in Hard Times and Elegies, A Song Cycle.
Bio as of January, 2011.
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Moved to Mainstage and then to Westside Arts Theater.
Featuring:
Stephen Bogardus
Alison Fraser
James Kushner
Michael Rupert
Chip Zien
Scenic Design: Douglas Stein
Costume Design: Maureen Connor
Lighting Design: Frances Aronson
Music Director: Michael Stockler
Production Stage Manager: Johnna Murray
Photos of (1) Chip Zien, James Kushner, and Alison Fraser; (2) Michael Rupert, Alison Fraser, James Kushner, Chip Zien, and Stephen Bogardus; and (3) Chip Zien, Michael Rupert, Alison Fraser, Stephen Bogardus, and James Kushner by Susan Cook
Has an exhilarating champagne tang...In an operatic mode, sans dialogue, Finn...unveils the bitter sweet saga of Marvin, who divorces his wife o be with his male lover...In astringency and cleverness, Finn is the child of Stephen Sondheim.
One feels the unmistakable charge of pure talent.