follies

     

Follies is a musical with music an lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The show is nostalgic in tone and has a generally melancholy atmosphere. Several of its songs have become standards, including "Broadway Baby," "I'm Still Here," "Too Many Mornings," "Could I Leave You," and "Losing My Mind." The play was nominated for eleven Tonys and won seven.

Trivia about follies

  • Florenz Ziegfield produced his first of these extravaganzas in 1907 & would continue them for the next 24 years
  • Alexis Smith,Dorothy Collins,Gene Nelson,Yvonne De Carlo
  • In 2001 this Sondheim musical about a reunion of ex-showgirls returned to Broadway for the 1st time in 30 years