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.

Follies stars five-time Tony Award nominee Jan Maxwell as Phyllis Rogers Stone, Tony Award winner Victoria Clark as Sally Durant Plummer, three-time Tony Award nominee Danny Burstein as Buddy Plummer, three-time Emmy Award® nominee and first time Tony Award nominee Ron Raines as Benjamin Stone, and Olivier Award winner Elaine Paige as Carlotta Campion. Maxwell, Burstein, Raines, and Paige are all returning to the roles they originated on Broadway.

Also returning to their Kennedy Center and Broadway roles are Christian Delcroix as Young Buddy, Colleen Fitzpatrick as Dee Dee West, Lora Lee Gayer as Young Sally, Michael Hayes as Roscoe, Leah Horowitz as Young Heidi, Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell as Hattie Walker, Florence Lacey as Sandra Crane, Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil as Solange LaFitte, David Sabin as Dimitri Weismann, Kirsten Scott as Young Phyllis, Frederick Strother as Max Deems, Nick Verina as Young Ben, Tony Award nominee Susan Watson as Emily Whitman, and Terri White as Stella Deems. They are joined by Grammy Award® winner Carol Neblett as Heidi Schiller and Tony Award winner Sammy Williams as Theodore Whitman. Follies also features a 20-member song and dance ensemble.

8 Tony Award® nominations for Follies!

New York, May 1, 2012. Weeks of speculation were capped this morning when the Tony Award nominations were announced and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts production of Follies received 8 Tony Award nominations.

Best Revival of a Musical

Jan Maxwell, Best Actress in a Musical

Danny Burstein, Best Actor in a Musical

Ron Raines, Best Actor in a Musical

Jayne Houdyshell, Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Gregg Barnes, Best Costume Design of a Musical

Kai Harada, Best Sound Design of a Musical

Natasha Katz, Best Lighting Design of a Musical

With 25 award nominations, Follies is the most lauded musical revival this season. Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and the Drama League are recognizing the Follies cast and creative team with another 17 nominations.

No wonder Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls it White-hot! and Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times says The score Stephen Sondheim wrote for Follies is mind-bogglingly lush.

See it with a once-in-a-lifetime cast of Broadway stars, an extraordinary 28-piece orchestra, and one of the largest ensembles ever to appear on the Ahmanson stage.