Follies – Victorian Opera (A RES)
Palais Theatre
St.Kilda VIC
The star wattage burns bright as theatre royalty unite for an unmissable production in Australian musical theatre history. Amongst its glittering cast, Follies stars Marina Prior, Antoinette Halloran, Adam Murphy, Alexander Lewis, Colette Mann, Geraldene Morrow, Evelyn Krape, Merlyn Quaife, Rhonda Burchmore and more.
In a run-down theatre scheduled for demolition, former chorus girls reunite to honour their performances there during the interwar years. The theatre is ramshackle, and the harshness of age has tarnished the rosy tint of their nostalgia. But as the women remember those glamorous years, the faded theatre is propelled back through time and transforms into its former grandeur. Sparkling ghosts of their youth perform old numbers, and the women’s unfinished business soon becomes clear.
Join us as we enter Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s world of 1971 Broadway and hear the incredible line-up of iconic songs originating from Follies, including ‘Broadway Baby’, ‘I’m Still Here’, ‘Losing my Mind’, ‘Could I leave you?’ and ‘In Buddy’s Eyes’, filling the spectacular Palais Theatre.