Follies In Concert
Royal Albert Hall
Regular readers of Theatre South East will know that we love a bit of Stephen Sondheim. If we love Sondheim then we adore Follies. It had a run in the late 80s in the West End and now it is back with a stellar cast for one day only at the Royal Albert Hall, marking Stephen Sondheim’s 85th birthday in style.
Follies will be performed on Tuesday 28 April 2015 for one matinee (at 3pm) and one evening performance (at 7.30pm)
With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Goldman, FOLLIES, in Concert, will be directed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood, with choreography by Andrew Wright and musical direction by Gareth Valentine.
The Follies’ story is set around a reunion of the past performers of the “Weissman’s Follies” and focuses on two couples who are attending the reunion, Buddy and Sally Durant Plummer, and Benjamin and Phyllis Rogers Stone, as well as some of the original “Follie’s girls”. The former performers are reuniting on the stage of the now-decrepit theater that was once their professional home, the night before it is turned into a parking lot. Phyllis and Sally, who were best friends in their Follies days, have married Ben and Buddy, respectively. The once-close foursome has fallen out of touch. As these aging starlets reminisce, they end up hashing out old affairs, remembering who loved (and loves) whom, and reliving the roads they did and didn’t take.
SilverBlue Entertainment, in association with Elliot Davis have put together a PHENOMINAL cast and creative team and will be accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It promises to be a fantastic show! Maybe the event of the year!
Cast
Phyllis Stone – Christine Baranski (Into The Woods, The Good Wife, Mamma Mia),
Buddy Plummer – Peter Polycarpou, (City of Angels, Guys and Dolls, Miss Saigon)
Ben Stone – Alexander Hanson (Stephen Ward the Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar), Sally Plummer – Ruthie Henshall (original Roxy in Chicago, Les Misérables),
Young Sally – Amy Ellen Richardson (Singin’ in the Rain, Crazy for you)
Young Buddy – Jos Slovick (The Snow Queen, Once)
Young Phyliss – Laura Pitt-Pulford (The Sound Of Music, Marry Me A Little, The Light Princess),
Young Ben – Alistair Brammer (Miss Saigon, War Horse, Les Misérables),
Carlotta Campion – Betty Buckley, (Cats, Sunset Boulevard)
Hattie Walker – Lorna Luft, (White Christmas, The Wizard of Oz)
Heidi Schiller – Charlotte Page, (Pygmalion, Phantom of the Opera)
Stella Deems – Anita Dobson (EastEnders, Chicago),
Emilie Whitman – Anita Harris (Carry On Doctor & Follow That Camel, Cats),
Theodore Whitman – Roy Hudd (Fagan in Oliver!, Coronation Street, Good Old Days)
Solange Lafitte – Stephanie Powers (Hart to Hart, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E)
Roscoe – Russell Watson (the UK’s best selling classical artist ever; winner of four Classical BRIT awards).
Ensemble members Sarah Bakker, CJ Field, Jennifer Davison, Emily Warner, Lucy James and Luke Fetherstone.
Booking Information – Follies In Concert
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP
3.00pm and 7.30pm on 28 April 2015
Running Time: Approximately 2.5 hours
Prices:
From £37.50 to £95.00 (excl VAT)
Box Office:
020 7589 8212