The New York production of Folllies closed yesterday (January 22nd) to tumultuous applause and standing ovations. Playbill reports: “………as star Bernadette Peters reminded in a curtain speech, this production (of Follies) — which began last spring at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, before coming to New York for a limited run — is not dead. It’s moving toLos Angeles in the coming months, but (as previously reported) without Peters. Victoria Clark will take over the role of Sally Durant Plummer, the frazzled 49-year-old ex-chorine who has held a torch for an unavailable Stage Door Johnny for 30 years. © J M Chapman Bernadette Peters in her dressing room after a performance of Follies on September 25th 2011 With tears streaming down the faces of many of the cast members at the curtain call, Peters stepped forward to acknowledge Kennedy Center producer Michael Kaiser, composer-lyricist Sondheim, orchestrator Jonathan Tunick [...]
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The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year will take place on the afternoon of Sun May 27th at The Queens Theatre, with the heats held on Sun April 1st. We are pleased to invite colleges to submit students to take part; or if you are a student, make sure that your tutors are applying! All finalists will appear on a West End stage, the winning student will receive a prize of £1,000 and a trophy and (new this year) the runner-up will receive a prize of £250. Judges so far include Laurie Sansom (Artistic Director of the Royal & Derngate, Northampton) and producer of Wicked Michael McCabe. For further info please email Lynne on sondheimsociety@sondheim.org The competition is in two parts: the initial heat will be held on Sunday April 1st at the Royal Academy of Music, in private; then the competition final will take place at 3pm on Sunday May 27th at [...]
To mark the closing of Follies on January 22nd, Playbill has a collection of videos of Bernadette Peters’ performances. Included amongst them are “Rose’s Turn” from the 57th Tony Awards, 2 versions of “Move On”, a snippet of “Send in the Clowns” and “Not A Day Goes By”. See them here © J M Chapman Bernadette Peters, Lynne Chapman & Mandy Dixon backstage after Follies on September 25th 2011
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