With his current acclaimed turn as Buddy Plummer in the hit revival of Follies, Broadway’s Danny Burstein is certainly not singing the blues. In fact, after jumping from The Drowsy Cha…
Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's 1971 musical about a host of former Weismann Follies stars who reunite for one last look across the footlights is back on Broadway. In a crumbling theatr…
Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's 1971 musical about a host of former Weismann Follies stars who reunite for one last look across the footlights is back on Broadway. In a crumbling theatr…
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Ever wonder about the routine of a Broadway actor on one of those grueling two-performance days? Christian Delcroix, currently appearing as Young Buddy in the revival of Follies, offers Pla…
The fall releases from Masterworks Broadway, drawing from a deep vault of recordings held by Sony, include reissues of studio recordings of Babes in Arms and Shuffle Along and Blackbirds of …
Masterworks Broadway has announced some recordings that it will re-release digitally and as disc-on-demand. The company will issue a new release of the 1985 Follies in Concert recording in …
Michael Riedel reports in today's New York Post that producers of FOLLIES on Broadway had been trying to convince the Nederlanders to allow the show to extend past its current January 22, 20…
Stephen Sondheim is being tossed to the curb for Andrew Lloyd Webber. The revival of Sondheim's "Follies," a surprise hit and a bright spot in an otherwise dreary fall, is grossing more than…
With a book by James Goldman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and directed by Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's associate artistic director Gary Griffin (The Color Purple, The Apple Tree)…
As one of the original stars of Singin’ in the Rain, Debbie Reynolds knows a fabulous musical when she sees one, and on October 15, she saw one on Broadway: Follies! The actress settle…
At This Performance, the ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys and understudies, continues Oct. 17.
The music of Follies is heavy on the hooks, making the score pleasantly infectious. The cast is chockfull of heavy hitters who know how to use the power of their voices for maximum effect. I…
2011 is the year of "Follies," with the Kennedy Center's production of the Stephen Sondheim/James Goldman classic transferring to Broadway amidst critical acclaim and near sellout houses. In…
OMG are you sick of me writing about this stupid show yet? Well, there’s the door, kiddo. No, that’s the closet. Nope, that’s the way to the robot collection. Oh gosh. Neve…
Alex Sanchez, who also choreographed the Broadway production of Fosse, offers a glimpse into the rehearsal process for Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies, which recently open…
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has extended Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies through November 12. Gary Griffin will direct the production In the musical, when former members…
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies, which officially opened Oct. 12 following previews from Oct. 4, has extended its limited engag…
At this point, it's impossible to not have heard or read about the rave reviews of recent revival of Sondheim’s Follies, directed by Eric Schaeffer. The New York Times calls it, …
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Follies runs through November 6, on Navy Pier. Starring in the Chicago production, directed by Gary Griffin, are Hollis Resnik as Carlotta, Br…
If you are passionately in love with show business " with tour-de-force production numbers, torch songs that burn the edges off your heart and soul, classic vaudeville routines, song-and-dan…
Susan Moniz as Sally Durant Plummer in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s “Follies” Something magical’s happening on Navy Pier, and it’s not the weekly fireworks spe…
Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies opened at Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Courtyard Theater Oct. 12, following previews that began Oct. 4. The limited engagement conti…
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Follies runs through November 6, on Navy Pier. Starring in the Chicago production, directed by Gary Griffin, are Hollis Resnik as Carlotta, Br…
Brent Barrett, Caroline O'Connor, Susan Moniz and Robert Petkoff star in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies.