Falsettos to Return to Bway Fall 2016 — Page 6

There's certainly nothing explicit in the material. It's just a question of whether she will be engaged in it- it's a essentially a domestic drama. The first half deals with Marvin, who has come out as gay and divorced his wife and taken up with a man, dealing with trying to reconcile his family-especially his relationship with his son- with his new life. The second half deals with Marvin coping with both his son's bar mitzvah and his boyfriend's contraction of HIV.

"Gotcha. I only ask because I admittedly don't know much about this show and in the casting article it mentioned that the show was a "new production" which combines the 1981 "March of the Falsettos" and the 1990 sequel "Falsettoland." I am very intrigued!"

There's nothing new about that at all - the prior Broadway version was a combo of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland with the interpolation of "I'm Breaking Down" from In Trousers.

I saw both shows in their separate one-act versions during their Playwright's Horizons runs, and thought that they were amazingly thrilling and devastating in that tiny intimate house. Seeing them done back to back in a much larger commercial house left me pretty cold after that initial experience.

Kad said: "I realize that from my description it may come off like it's heavy or kitchen-sink realism. It's actually a bit more idiosyncratic than that- there is very little dialogue and William Finn is an eccentric writer and, at this period in his writing, had a big streak of neurotic whimsy in what he did.

If you want to get a feel for how the show is, the Tony award performance is on YouTube. It's a pretty good representation of what the show is like."



I will seek it out. Thank you, again! I have no problem planning a trip without her, but I do like to expose her to new, interesting, and challenging things wherever possible, as long as it is age-appropriate (and we have a fairly broad definition of that). She's got pretty eclectic taste, so it's kind of fun being her mom. :)

This is a Lincoln Center Theater production, being put on at an outside venue (like The Nance or Other Desert Cities); they're not "just" producers like View from the Bridge or Clybourne Park. LincTix will definitely be available.

I truly can't wait for this. I think the score is so strong and it'll be great to hear these voices sing it. Excited!!

South Florida said: "Excited! I haven't seen Stephanie since Drood. I don't know this show, and I will be keeping it that way. Glad to know what the name WhizzerMarvin meant after all this time. I hope she has a few songs and of course a belt. With anticipation my poor ass is schlepping up to NY this Fall.

Block does get to sing a really great comedic belt song that will also give her a lot of great acting moments. It's one of the things I'm most excited about seeing in this production.



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Buffalo Bill said: "I am just not certain we are making progress in the Gay Community any more. Ah, well.



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I'm sorry, what? Where have you been for the last 20 years? The amount of progress that the gay community has made has been astounding, We are no longer a social pariah or dirty family secrets. We can get married and adopt kids. The issue of ray rights is openly discussed in the media. Many gay actors are finally beginning to feel safe in coming out, and it is no longer considered career suicide for a straight male actor to portray a gay character. If Christian Borle is able to give a good performance in the role, then I certainly don't think it matters who he sleeps with, nor should it.

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