Falsettoland
- Full Length Musical, Drama, 1980s
- 4M, 3F
- ISBN: 9780573694240
"An achingly articulate musical."
The New York Times
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Drama
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: 1980s
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Intense Adult Themes
- Orchestra Size: Small/Combo
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
- Accolades:
- Winner! 1991 Lucille Lortel Award - Outstanding Musical
Winner! 1991 Drama Desk Award - Outstanding Lyrics (William Finn)
Winner! 1991 Outer Critics Circle Award - Best Off-Broadway Musical
A continuation of the saga of Marvin from March of the Falsettos and In Trousers, this off-Broadway hit finds that archetypal contemporary gay man facing the specter of AIDS.
Published in Falsettos.
REVIEWS:
Published in Falsettos.
REVIEWS:
"An achingly articulate musical."
The New York Times
"A burst of genius."
Time
Premiere Production:
Falsettoland premiered at Playwrights Horizons, in June of 1990 under the direction of James Lapine.
***March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland become the first and second act (respectively) of the musical Falsettos, which premiered on Broadway in 1992.
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 3F
- Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Roles for Children
- Chorus Size: No Chrous
TRINA - his ex-wife
JASON - his son
WHIZZER - his lover
MENDEL - his psychiatrist
DR. CHARLOTTE - one of the "lesbians from next door" and a friend of Marvin's
CORDELIA - Charlotte's lover, Marvin's friend, and a baker
