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Cast and Creative Team

Composer and Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Librettist: James Goldman

Broadway Premiere
Theatre: Winter Garden Theatre
Opening Night: Apr 4, 1971
Total Performances: 522
Original Cast: Alexis Smith, Dorothy Collins, Gene Nelson, John McMartin, Yvonne de Carlo
Director: Harold Prince and Michael Bennett
Choreographer: Michael Bennett
Musical Director: Harold Hastings
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Scenic Design: Boris Aronson
Costume Design: Florence Klotz
Lighting Design: Tharon Musser

2001 Broadway Revival
Theatre: Belasco Theatre
Opening Night: Apr 5, 2001
Total Performances: 117
Original Cast: Blythe Danner Phyllis, Gregory Harrison, Judith Ivey, Treat Williams, Polly Bergen, Marge Champion, Betty Garrett, Joan Roberts, Donald Saddler, Jane White, Carol Woods, Louis Zorich
Director: Matthew Warchus
Choreographer: Kathleen Marshall
Musical Director: Eric Stern
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Scenic Design: Mark Thompson
Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge
Lighting Design: Hugh Vanstone

2011 Broadway Revival
Theatre: Marquis Theatre
Opening Night: Aug 7, 2011
Original Cast: Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige, Jayne Houdyshell, Mary Beth Peil, Don Correia, Terri White, Rosalind Elias, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Michael Hayes, Susan Watson, Florence Lacey, David Sabin, Frederick Strother
Director: Eric Schaeffer
Choreographer: Warren Carlyle
Scenic Design: Derek McLane
Costume Design: Gregg Barnes
Sound Design: Kai Harada
Lighting Design: Natasha Katz

Follies Merchandise

Original Broadway Cast Album

1998 New Jersey Cast Album

1985 Live Performance Cast Album

1987 London Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic: Vocal Selections

Sheetmusic: Vocal Score

DVD

Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical "Follies"

Awards and Nominations

1972 Tony Award Nominations
Best Original Score
Best Actress in a Musical - Alexis Smith
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Gene Nelson
Best Actress in a Musical - Dorothy Collins

1971 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Performance - Alexis Smith
Outstanding Director

2001 Tony Award Nominations
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actress in a Musical - Blythe Danner
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Polly Bergen
Best Costume Design
Best Orchestrations

2001 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Polly Bergen
Outstanding Orchestrations - Jonathan Tunick