A production from
book by James Goldman music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes. There is no interval. Please note that the performance of Follies includes strobe lighting Cast, in order of speaking
Dimitri Weismann Solange LaFitte Young Solange Gary Raymond Geraldine Fitzgerald Sarah-Marie Maxwell Kevin Young Phyllis Young Sandra Jordan Shaw Zizi Strallen Kate Parr Sally Durant Young Sally Young Deedee Plummer Alex Young Christine Tucker Imelda Staunton Young Ben Young Stella Phyllis Rogers Adam Rhys-Charles Leisha Mollyneaux Stone Carlotta Campion Young Carlotta Janie Dee Tracie Bennett Emily Langham Benjamin Stone Theodore Whitman Young Emily Philip Quast Billy Boyle Anouska Eaton Young Buddy Emily Whitman Young Theodore Fred Haig Norma Atallah Barnaby Thompson Buddy Plummer Deedee West Young Christine Peter Forbes Liz Izen Emily Goodenough Heidi Schiller Christine Donovan Cameraman Josephine Barstow Julie Armstrong Edwin Ray Roscoe Sandra Crane TV Interviewer Bruce Graham Gemma Page Ian Mclarnon Stella Deems Young Heidi Weismann’s Dawn Hope Alison Langer Pa Liz Ewing Sam Deems Young Hattie Ensemble Adrian Grove Aimee Hodnett Jeremy Batt Hattie Walker Michael Vinsen Di Botcher Creative Team
Director Music Supervisor Lighting Designer Dominic Cooke Nicholas Skilbeck Paule Constable Designer Orchestrations Sound Designer Vicki Mortimer Jonathan Tunick Paul Groothuis Choreographer With Josh Clayton Bill Deamer Music Director Nigel Lilley
Broadcast Team
Director for Screen Sound Supervisor Tim Van Someren Conrad Fletcher Technical Producer Lighting Director Julia Nelson Bernie Davis Christopher C.Bretnall Introducing Follies Welcome to this National Theatre Live screening of Follies.
New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.
Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical was directed by Dominic Cooke and filmed live on stage at the National Theatre in 2017. We hope you enjoy the show.
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