Follies

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

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Contents

Background
Plot
Songs
Analysis
Versions
Productions
1971 original Broadway
1972 Los Angeles
1979 Australian Premiere
1985 Wythenshawe and Lincoln Center
1987 West End
U.S. regional productions
1996 and 1998 concerts
Dublin concert
London concert
Sydney concert
2001 Broadway revival
2002 London revival
2002 Los Angeles
2003 Ann Arbor
2007 New York City Center Encores!
2011 Kennedy Center and Broadway
2012 Los Angeles
2013 Toulon Opera House (France)
2016 Australian concert version
2017 London revival
2024 Carnegie Hall concert
Casts and characters
Notable replacements
Broadway (1971–1972)
Broadway (2001)
Broadway (2011)
Critical response
Recordings
Film adaptation
Awards and nominations
Original Broadway production
Original London production
2001 Broadway revival
2011 Broadway revival
2017 London revival
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

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.