Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run

By: Jan. 22, 2012
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Performances began on Sunday, August 7th for James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES, directed by Eric Schaeffer, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore. The production finishes performances on Broadway today, prior to a spring limited run in Los Angeles. Get a look back at FOLLIES' journey to Broadway, from its Kennedy Center run onward, below!

In FOLLIES, when former members of the "Weismann Follies" reunite on the eve of their theatre's demolition, two couples remember their past and face the harsher realities of the present. Reminiscing about their younger selves and the years gone by, the crumbling theatre brings back memories for both couples of good times and bad. Containing such well-known songs as "Broadway Baby," "I'm Still Here," "Too Many Mornings," "Could I Leave You?" and "Losing My Mind," "Follies" echoes the songs, exuberance and romance of the vaudeville days between the two World Wars.

It was recently announced that this Kennedy Center production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES on Broadway will transfer to the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for six weeks only, May 3 through June 9, 2012. The opening is scheduled for May 9. For tickets and more information, visit www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/Follies or call (213) 972-4400. 

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
The FOLLIES artwork atop the Kennedy Center.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Jan Maxwell at the Kennedy Center.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Ron Raines and Bernadette Peters in the Kennedy Center production; Peters' dress was altered by costume designer Gregg Barnes for the Broadway production.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Jenifer Foote, Danny Burstein and Kiira Schmidt at the Kennedy Center.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Danny Burstein in the Broadway production.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Bernadette Peters in the Broadway production.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Ron Raines and Bernadette Peters in the Broadway production.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Kirsten Scott, Nick Verina, Lora Lee Gayer and Christian Delcroix in the Broadway production.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Elaine Paige in the Broadway production.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Bernadette Peters, Danny Burstein and Jayne Houdyshell take a bow on FOLLIES' Broadway opening night.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Terri White takes a bow on opening night.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Ron Raines, Jan Maxwell, Bernadette Peters, Danny Burstein, Jayne Houdyshell and Susan Watson on opening night.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Jan Maxwell on opening night.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Bernadette Peters and Danny Burstein on opening night.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Choreographer Warren Carlyle and director Eric Schaeffer celebrate opening night on Broadway.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Jenifer Foote receives the Gypsy Robe.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Jenifer Foote receives the Gypsy Robe from HAIR's Arbender Robinson.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Harvey Evans and Christian Delcroix at FOLLIES' Gypsy Robe ceremony.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Elaine Paige and director Eric Schaeffer at the Gypsy Robe ceremony.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Serendipity's FOLLIES sundae.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
Sara Edwards, Kirsten ScottJenifer FooteAmanda Kloots-Larsen, Mathew deGuzmanPamela Otterson and Brittany Marcin unveil Serendipity's FOLLIES sundae.

Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run


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