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…FOLLIES’ pre-Broadway tryout at the Colonial Theatre. There the new musical would experience “four intense weeks,” as Ted Chapin described them in his magnificent 2003 book EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE: The…

…56:07; FOLLIES IN CONCERT amassed 85:41. From then on, the original cast album became FOLLIES LITE – and no one should make light of FOLLIES. The rich and extensive score…

…John Denver – didn’t keep to his plans to 1) write the music; 2) write the lyrics; 3) and star in The Will Rogers Follies (1991). Had he come through,…

…FOLLIES had a (terrific) number called “The Big Time” with a lyric, “Hello, I’m Mary Rogers.” No, it didn’t have the “d,” but it was close enough for my purposes….

…Broadway shows, including two ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, so THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES would be a natural. (And, oh, that “Hooray for Our Favorite Son” number!) The RMS Titanic only saw a…