Follies

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Event Follies
Venue The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Broadway Classics Season 2008
First Date 16 July 2008
Opening Date 16 July 2008
Last Date 20 July 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Stephen Sondheim's tribute to the early history of musicals. It takes place on the stage of an about-to-be-demolished theatre in 1971. Impresario, Dimitri Weismann is hosting a reunion party for the Weismann Girls who descended his theatre’s staircase in opulence and style in the Follies revues from 1918 to 1941.

This joyously nostalgic party gives each of the guests a chance to step into the limelight and briefly revisit their magical past, On stage for this night of nights will be stars of Australian musical theatre.

Glamorous dance sequences evoke an era of dazzling chorus girls and memorable melodies. These showbiz sequences are the deceptively bright wrapping paper for James Goldman’s dark book in which the former stars, feeling a sense of regret, reflect on times when life was more settled and more optimistic.

Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning score includes the unforgettable songs Beautiful Girls, Waiting for The Girls Upstairs, Broadway Baby, Too Many Mornings, Could I Leave You?, and Losing My Mind.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Concert
Subjects Singers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gemma Ashley-Kaplan Actor
Gemma Ashley-Kaplan Actor and Singer Young Sally Durant
Natalya Bobenko Actor and Singer Young Emily Witman / Chorus
Ben Brown Actor and Singer Chorus
Rohan Browne Actor and Singer Young Theodore Whitman / Chorus
Monique Brynnel Actor and Singer Solange Lafitte
Debra Byrne Actor and Singer Sally Durant Plummer
Melina Charles Actor and Singer Showgirl / Chorus
Amelia Christo Actor and Singer Chorus
Kenneth Collins Actor and Singer Roscoe
Judi Connelli Actor and Singer Carlotta Campion
John Diedrich Actor and Singer Benjamin Stone
Chris Durling Actor and Singer Young Buddy Plummer
Joanna Leigh Fripp Actor and Singer "Sally"
Philip Gould Actor and Singer Buddy Plummer
Margaret Haggart Actor and Singer Heidi Schiller
Nancye Hayes Actor and Singer Hattie Walker
Nick Jones Actor and Singer Chorus
Laine Lamont Actor and Singer Deedee West
Sarah Landy Actor and Singer Chorus
Melissa Langton Actor and Singer Stella Deems
Amy Lehpamer Actor and Singer Young Phyllis Rogers
Stephen Mahy Actor and Singer Young Benjamin Stone
Loredo Malcolm Actor and Singer Chorus
Mutu Jesse Malcolm Actor and Singer Chorus
Brooke McDowell Actor and Singer Showgirl / Chorus
Tim McDowell Actor and Singer Chorus
Patti Newton Actor and Singer Emily Whitman
Mary-Jean O'Doherty Actor and Singer Young Heidi Schiller
Angela Stapleton Actor and Singer "Margie" / Chorus
Charles Bud Tingwell Actor and Singer Dimitri Weisman
Jack Webster Actor and Singer Theodore Whitman
Stephen Wheat Actor and Singer Kevin / Chorus
Hayley Winch Actor and Singer Chorus
Anne Wood Actor and Singer Phyllis Rogers Stone
Teagan Wouters Actor and Singer Chorus
Kylie Hammond Assistant Stage Manager
Bonnie Walsh Assistant Stage Manager
Dana Jolly Choreographer
Adam Lowe Company Manager
Stephen Sondheim Composer
Victoria Rowell Costume Designer
Brooke McDowell Dance Director
Roger Hodgman Director
Jack Grant Head Mechanist
Paul Jackson Lighting Designer
Stephen Sondheim Lyricist
Guy Simpson Musical Director
Matthew Thorne Musician: Bassist
Andrea Taylor Musician: Cellist
James Bradley Musician: Clarinetist 5th Reed
Stuart Brownley Musician: Clarinetist 2nd Reed
Grania Burke Musician: Clarinetist 3rd Reed
Tony Hicks Musician: Clarinetist 1st Reed
Penny Stevenson Musician: Clarinetist 4th Reed
Dean Cooper Musician: Drummer
John Paine Musician: Guitarist
Mary Anderson Musician: Harpist
Deborah Hart Musician: Hornist
Conrad Nilsson Musician: Percussionist
Greg Roberts Musician: Pianist
Peter Brosnan Musician: Trombonist
Geraldine Evers Musician: Trombonist
Anthony Gilham Musician: Trombonist
Mark Skillington Musician: Trumpeter
Robert Smithies Musician: Trumpeter
Greg Spence Musician: Trumpeter
Charlotte Armstrong Musician: Violinist
Alyssa Conrau Musician: Violinist
Lubino Fernandes Musician: Violinist
Ceridwen Jones Musician: Violinist
Ellen Mentiplay Musician: Violinist
John Noble Musician: Violinist
Nadine Delbridge Musician: Violist
Richard Jeziorny Scenic Artist
Mark Benson Sound Designer
Peter Grubb Sound Designer
Shelly Lee Sound Designer
David Greasley Sound Operator/Engineer
Kirsten Marr Stage Manager
David Miller Technical Director
Anthony Shaw Technician Radio Microphones
Merren Spink Technician Radio Microphones
James Goldman Writer
Kim Bishop
Gay Gallacher
Alison Kidd
Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer Rehearsals
Greg Roberts Rehearsals
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web http://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/follies.html
Newspaper Article
Programme Mark Gogoll
Programme https://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Follies-2008-v2.pdf
Review The Age, 18/07/2008
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 75101