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THE CHAPIN DISH: TED CHAPIN REMEMBERS FOLLIES By Peter Filichia
…Ted Chapin’s typing. On the 1971 production of FOLLIES – 10 years before he’d start a 40-year tenure as president and chief creative officer of The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization…
Follies – Avery Fisher Concert 1985; Stavisky – Soundtrack 1974
…of “Weismann’s Follies” (a fictional musical revue modeled on the Ziegfeld Follies) is being held in a derelict Broadway theatre, scheduled for demolition, that was once home to the revue….
SALLY, IRENE AND MARY By Peter Filichia
…MATTRESS. (Note the missing “d.”) Ms. Rogers (Dee Hoty) was the wife of the title character of THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES and deemed it “My Big Mistake” in one of…
FOLLIES IN REHEARSAL By Peter Filichia
The first four words in Ted Chapin’s EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE haven’t aged well. However, in his remarkable history of FOLLIES from pre-production to closing night, Chapin isn’t responsible for the…
Not The Who’s Tommy, but Tommy Tune By Peter Filichia
…four for choreographing. The author details his triumphs, especially with NINE, GRAND HOTEL and THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES. NINE was newcomer Maury Yeston’s musical version of Federico Fellini’s masterpiece 8½….