Follies In Concert 38 years old
Highlights from the legendary 1985 concert performance presented by the New York Philharmonic of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical.
The 1971 Broadway musical “Follies” contains one of the great Sondheim score. However its original cast album was notoriously problematic and heavily truncated. With a view to recording a more complete version of the score, a staged concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, was performed and filmed on September 6 and 7, 1985. The concert starred Barbara Cook,, George Hearn, Mandy Patinkin and Lee Remick, and featured Carol Burnett, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Liliane Montevecchi and Elaine Stritch. Frank Rich, in his New York Times review, noted that "As performed at Avery Fisher Hall, the score emerged as an original whole, in which the 'modern' music and mock vintage tunes constantly comment on each other, much as the script's action unfolds simultaneously in 1971 (the year of the reunion) and 1941 (the year the Follies disbanded)."
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Follies In Concert Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George Hearn He was 51, now 90 years old | as Benjamin Stone |
| Mandy Patinkin He was 33, now 71 years old | as Buddy Plummer |
| Adolph Green He was 71, 87 years old when he died | |
| Roy Scheider He was 53, 75 years old when he died | as Narrator |
| Howard McGillin He was 32, now 71 years old | |
| Betty Comden She was 68, 89 years old when she died | |
| Liliane Montevecchi She was 53, 85 years old when she died | as Solange LaFitte |
| Lee Remick She was 50, 55 years old when she died | as Phyllis Stone |
| Andre Gregory He was 51, now 90 years old | |
| Liz Callaway She was 24, now 63 years old | |
| Carol Burnett She was 52, now 91 years old | as Carlotta |
| Elaine Stritch She was 61, 89 years old when she died | as Hattie Walker |
| Phyllis Newman She was 52, 86 years old when she died | as Stella Deems |
| Erie Mills | |
| Daisy Prince | |
| Licia Albanese She was 76, 105 years old when she died | |
| Barbara Cook She was 58, 89 years old when she died | as Sally Plummer |
| Arthur Runin | |
| Jim Walton He was 37, now 76 years old |
Follies In Concert Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Stephen Sondheim as Music. He was 55 (91) years old when He died | Sound |
| Stephen Sondheim as Songs. He was 55 (91) years old when He died | Sound |
Follies In Concert (38 years)
Highlights from the legendary 1985 concert performance presented by the New York Philharmonic of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical.
- Release day: Friday, March 14, 1986
- Runtime: 90 minutes