Follies
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- Country of origin
- United States
- Composer
- Stephen Sondheim
- Librettist
- James Goldman
- Lyrics by
- Stephen Sondheim
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- P407
- English language
- P7937
- musical
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45 sectionsContents
- 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.