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Follies

2013-12-29 · 128 min · ★ 9.0

Music · Comedy · Drama

The first Broadway production of the Tony Award winning musical Follies was presented during 1971 in New York City. Since its premiere, performances of Follies have been staged across the United States, England, Ireland and Australia. It would take over 40 years for the French premiere of the Stephen Sondheim musical about a Broadway theatre in decline. Performed in Toulon, the French premiere of Follies featured an international cast and was staged at the Toulon Opera House in 2013.

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Directors
Andy Sommer
Production companies
France Télévisions, Bel Air Media
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Graham BickleyBen
Charlotte PageSally
Liz RobertsonLiz RobertsonPhyllis
Jérôme PradonJérôme PradonBuddy
Nicole CroisilleNicole CroisilleCarlotta
Julia SuttonHattie
Denis D'ArcangeloDenis D'ArcangeloSolange
Sarah IngramStella
Fra FeeFra FeeYoung Buddy
Stuart NealStuart NealYoung Ben
Sophie May WakeSophie May WakeYoung Phyllis
Jessie MayYoung Sally
Kristy SwiftYoung Heidi
John ConroyTheodore
Marilyn Hill SmithHeidi
Joe ShoveltonRoscoe / Max Deems
Jo Cameron BrownEmily Whitman

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