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FALSETTOSMusic and Lyrics by
WILLIAM FINN
Book by
WILLIAM FINN and JAMES LAPINE
Falsettos, the seamless pairing of two acclaimed Off-Broadway musicals, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, is a tale which follows neurotic New Yorker Marvin, his family, and his friends, as they learn to face the future with love and dignity.
After Marvin leaves his wife and son, Trina and Jason, following an affair with family friend Whizzer, we watch as he learns to exercise compassion and honesty, coming to recognise the wrongs of his past. Trina marries Marvin’s former psychiatrist Mendel, and Whizzer leaves him, but in Act 2, two years after the events of Act 1, all are reunited, joined by neighbours Charlotte and Cordelia, as Jason’s Bar Mitzvah approaches. With the emergence of the AIDs epidemic, this story explores grief and loss, but more importantly, it shows us the value of life, and of love.
Cast
Marvin - Matthew Dorahy
Whizzer - David Cumiskey
Trina - Eleanor Fair
Mendel - Alexander Cunningham
Jason - Meg Nevin
Dr. Charlotte - Maggie Hartsuyker
Cordelia - Caitlin Whiter
Band
Conductor - Rachael Pearson
Piano - Nicholas Till
Synth - Dylan Leon
Reeds - Liz Scott
Percussion - Jack Peggie
Production Team and Crew
Director - William Rogut
Music Director - Rachael Pearson
Choreographer - Caitlin Whiter
Producers - Rosy Chen and Nicholas Till
Assistant Director - Andrew Smallbone
Assistant Music Director - Nicholas Till
Costume Designer - Mischa Bendall
Graphic Designer - Jessica Tannous
Wellbeing Officer - Andrew Smallbone
Repetiteur - Nicholas Till
Stage Managers - Thomas Hennessey and Xia Lian Wilson
Content Warnings:
This production contains coarse language, adult themes, depictions of abuse, depictions of serious illness including HIV/AIDS, and themes of death.
MUSE acknowledges the Gadigal people, the traditional custodians of the Eora Nation, on whose land we meet, rehearse, and perform our show. We pay respects to the first storytellers of this country, to Elders past, present, and emerging. This stolen land was never ceded. We are honoured to continue their tradition of storytelling on this land.
FALSETTOLAND was produced Off-Broadway by Maurice Rosenfield and Lois Rosenfield, Inc. with Steven Suskin
National Tour originally produced by The Old Globe Theatre
Artistic Director Managing Director
Jack O’Brien Tom Hall
FALSETTOS was originally produced on Broadway by Barry and Fran Weissler
Falsettos is presented by arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical on behalf Concord Theatricals
www.origintheatrical.com.au
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Road,Sydney,NSW,Australia, Surry Hills
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