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Falsettos (1987-03-Albery Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original London
Théâtre: Noel Coward Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 3 semaines
Nombre : 29 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : mardi 24 mars 1987
Dernière : samedi 18 avril 1987
Mise en scène : Paul Kerryson • Roger Haines •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Martin Smith (Marvin), Simon Green (Whizzer), Barry James (Mendel), Paddy Navin (Trina), Damien Walker/James Trickett (Jason)
Commentaires : Originally part of a series of off-Broadway shows - In Trousers (1985), March of the Falsettos (1981) and Falsettoland (1990) - the works would later be amalgamated into an on-Broadway production “Falsettos” (1992) and would win a Tony Award for the book and score. This London production of the middle show was first staged at the Manchester Library Theatre in January 1986 and was originally planned and directed by Howard Lloyd-Lewis, the dynamic and rising artistic director at Manchester Library, who sadly died at the age of 42 from a heart attack as rehearsals began. The London audiences dismissed this virtually sung-through show as an “over-rated Broadway cult”, while New Yorkers considered it to be a masterly story of gay life in modern
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Falsettos (2016-10-Walter Kerr Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Walter Kerr Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : jeudi 29 septembre 2016
Première : jeudi 27 octobre 2016
Dernière : dimanche 08 janvier 2017
Mise en scène : James Lapine •
Chorégraphie : Spencer Liff •
Producteur :
Avec : Stephanie J. Block (Trina), Christian Borle (Marvin), Andrew Rannells (Whizzer), Anthony Rosenthal (Jason), Tracie Thoms (Dr. Charlotte), Brandon Uranowitz (Mendel), Betsy Wolfe (Cordelia)
Commentaires : Revered musical Falsettos returns to Broadway in 2016 for the first time in 23 years. Helming this revival is the original co-writer and director James Lapine, who has three Tonys to his name and helmed the 2012 revival of Annie. Tony winner Christian Borle (Something Rotten!) stars as Marvin, with Andrew Rannells (Book of Mormon) as Whizzer and Stephanie J. Block (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) as Trina!

First performed on The Great White Way in 1992, Falsettos made for a thoroughly subversive Broadway show, exploring the all-too-recent AIDS crisis in the form of a wholesome song and dance musical. It was nominated for seven Tonys, taking home two awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Score, and remains a landmark of gay theater to this day.
Presse : "There’s hardly a moment in the exhilarating, devastating revival of the musical “Falsettos” that doesn’t approach, or even achieve, perfection. This singular show, about an unorthodox family grappling with the complexities of, well, just being a family — unorthodox or otherwise — has been restored to life, some 25 years after it was first produced, with such vitality that it feels as fresh and startling as it did back in 1992." Charles Isherwood for New York Times

"Plan on being deeply touched and richly satisfied at this show." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News

"Few musicals have the range, idiosyncrasy and emotional punch of this profoundly unconventional and personal work." Adam Feldman for Time Out New York

"Finn brilliantly uses musical comedy to explore what constitutes a family, while humanizing the extensive tragedy of the AIDS epidemic." Jennifer Farrar for Associated Press

"A sweetheart of a show, tuned to perfection." David Rooney for Hollywood Reporter

"This surprisingly fresh revival has been directed by original director Lapine, who plainly understands the bittersweet humor and provisional joy of that period. March on." Marilyn Stasio for Variety

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Falsettos (2019-09-The Other Palace - Main-London)

Type de série: Original London
Théâtre: The Other Palace (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Main Theatre
Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : vendredi 30 août 2019
Première : jeudi 05 septembre 2019
Dernière : samedi 23 novembre 2019
Mise en scène : Tara Overfield-Wilkinson •
Chorégraphie : Tara Overfield-Wilkinson •
Producteur :
Avec : Natasha J Barnes, Daniel Boys, Gemma Knight-Jones, Joel Montague, Laura Pitt-Pulford, Oliver Savile, Albert Atack, George Kennedy, Elliot Morris and James Williams.
Commentaires : Falsettos receive its European premiere at The Other Palace in August 2019.
Originally created under the spectre of the AIDS crisis, this ground-breaking musical about family dynamics manages to remain buoyant and satirically perceptive even as it moves towards its heartbreaking conclusion.