FALSETTOS Broadway Musical Orginal cast 11" x 14" Photo Jason's Bar Mitzvah 1992

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FALSETTOS William Finn James Lapine Broadway Musical 11" x 14" Photo Jason's Bar Mitzvah the Carol Rosegg/Martha Swope 1992 original cast photo.
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Falsettos
is a
musical
with a book by
William Finn
and
James Lapine
, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of
March of the Falsettos
and
Falsettoland
, the last two installments in one trio of one-act
Off-Broadway
musicals (the first was
In Trousers
). The story involves Marvin, his ex-wife Trina, his psychiatrist Mendel, his son Jason, his lover Whizzer Brown, and his neighbors Cordelia and Dr. Charlotte. The musical premiered on
Broadway
in 1992 and was nominated for seven
Tony Awards
, of which it won
Best Book of a Musical
and
Best Original Score
.  It was revived on Broadway in 2016, and the revival performance was nominated for five Tony Awards including
Best Revival of a Musical
.
Falsettos
opened on Broadway at the
John Golden Theatre
on April 29, 1992, and closed on June 27, 1993, after 487 performances and 23 previews. The musical was first presented Off-Broadway as two separate shows:
March of the Falsettos
(1981)
and
Falsettoland
(1990).
Directed by James Lapine, the cast included
Michael Rupert
as Marvin,
Stephen Bogardus
as Whizzer,
Barbara Walsh
as Trina,
Chip Zien
as Mendel (who played Marvin in the previous installment,
In Trousers
), Jonathan Kaplan as Jason,
Heather MacRae
as Charlotte, and
Carolee Carmello
as Cordelia. Rupert, Bogardus, and Zien reprised their roles from the original Off-Broadway productions of
March of the Falsettos
and
Falsettoland
, MacRae reprised her role from
Falsettoland
, and Walsh reprised her role from the Hartford Stage regional production. Scenic design was by Douglas Stein, costume design by
Ann Hould-Ward
, and lighting design by Frances Aronson.