Lincoln Center Theater has announced that it will stage a revival of the beloved 1992 two-time Tony winner, Falsettos. The production and its story deal with social issues of today and are welcomed back warmly.
The performance back in 1992 yielded two awards for Best Book and Best Score, which are warranted accolades as the subject matter of the piece challenged the norms when it first opened. The narrative follows a middle-aged man named Marvin who decides to end his marriage to his wife Trina for a man named Whizzer.
In 1992, the production was presented during the increasing AIDS crisis that gripped the gay community. On the performance, Frank Rich and the New York Times reviewed the production, saying:
"In a theater year marked by signs of an American musical renaissance on Broadway and an explosion of American playwriting off Broadway, Falsettos is a show in which the boundary separating Off Broadway and Broadway is obliterated, a show in which the most stylish avatars of the new American musical embrace the same thorny urban landscape of embattled men and women to be found in so many new American plays."
The revival of Falsettos will be directed by James Lapine, who also helmed the original production. Spencer Liff will be choreographing with lyrics by William Finn and a book by the Lapine-Finn duo.
The show is scheduled to begin previews Oct. 27 at the Walter Kerr Theater and casting has not yet been announced.
Falsettos should shape up to be a terrific staging during a time when the conversation about social freedom is starting to really take a seat at the table of conflict.
But don't take our word for it, preview Falsettos in a video clip provided by us below.
