Falsettoland
Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn & James Lapine
Directed by James Lapine
A sequel to March of the Falsettos, this off-Broadway hit finds neurotic but lovable Marvin, his lover Whizzer, his ex-wife Trina, her husband Mendel, and their son Jason – along with the lesbians from next door – growing up as AIDS and Jason's Bar Mitzvah loom around the corner. With wit, charm and humor, Falsettoland explores a modern American family as they wrestle with love, loss and change.
Falsettoland
Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons
June 28, 1990 - August 12, 1990
Off-Broadway at The Lucille Lortel Theatre
September 25, 1990 - January 27, 1991
Photos by Martha Swope
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Book, Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Directed by James Lapine
Playwrights Horizons, Producer
Michael Lee Stockler, Musical Director
Douglas Stein, Set Designer
Maureen Connor, Costume Designer
Frances Aronson, Lighting Designer
Michael Starobin, Orchestrations
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Marvin: Michael Rupert
Trina: Faith Prince
Whizzer: Stephen Bogardus
Mendel: Chip Zien (later replaced by Lonny Price at Lucille Lortel)
Dr. Charlotte: Heather MacRae
Cordelia: Janet Metz
Jason: Danny Gerard
March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland joined Finn’s In Trousers to complete the Marvin musical trilogy.
March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland would later form the two-act musical Falsettos.
Awards, Reviews & Features
Winner of the 1991 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical
Winner of the 1991 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lyrics
Winner of the 1991 Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Off-Broadway Musical
“… an intervening decade cannot be stuffed into a closet. Mr. Finn's voice has inevitably been tempered by time; Mr. Lapine, perhaps reflecting his post-'Falsettos' Broadway success with Stephen Sondheim, seems to be directing with more dazzling assurance than ever.”