Broadway is about to say farewell to the beautiful Weismann girls of Follies as the hit Kennedy Center production ends its limited engagement on January 22. The lush production was chosen as one of Broadway.com’s Top Five Shows of 2011. Directed by Eric Schaeffer, the revival offered musical theater fans a chance to see Bernadette Peters, Jan ...

Tony winner Victoria Clark will take on the role of Sally Durant Plummer in Follies when the Stephen Sondheim/James Goldman musical transfers from Broadway to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. The Eric Schaeffer-helmed musical will run at the L.A. venue from May 3 through June 9. Clark replaces current Broadway star Bernadette Peters who, as previously announced ...

Barnes & Noble turned into a true Loveland on December 1 for Follies’ fans as composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim joined the cast of the revival to sign copies of the complete cast recording. The two-disc recording, on the PS Classics label, features the show’s stars Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines and Elaine Paige as well as a ...

Stage ghosts and the glamour of a bygone era are haunting Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, where Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies is in residence. Retired showgirl Sally Durant Plummer (Bernadette Peters), her once-bosom buddy Phyllis Rogers Stone (Jan Maxwell), and the stage door Johnnys they eventually married (Danny Burstein and Ron Raines) are reuniting with their co-stars on ...

You couldn’t swing a sequined clutch without hitting a Broadway star at the September 12 opening of Follies, starring Bernadette Peters and Jan Maxwell. Famous faces from Edie Falco to Barry Manilow turned out at the Marquis Theatre to take in the spectacular revival. Broadway.com was on hand to chat up these eager audience members and check in ...

Follies is back on Broadway, in all its glory: Forty years after its initial bow, Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s musical is set to open at the Marquis Theatre on September 12 with a cast led by Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines. Eric Schaeffer directs the lavish revival, which is transferring to the Great White ...

Follies fans everywhere have been waiting patiently for a peek at Bernadette Peters and her fabulous co-stars in the show’s Broadway revival, and now Broadway.com has exclusive video footage of the show. The Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman tuner features a seemingly endless parade of Broadway favorites, including Jan Maxwell, Ron Raines, Danny Burstein, Elaine Paige, Jayne Houdyshell, Terri White ...

About the Author:
He began his career as a classical singer, but Ron Raines soon found that his voice—and, he says, his temperament—was more suited to the musical theater. He starred in a 1983 revival of Show Boat on Broadway, where he also appeared in the short-lived musical Teddy & Alice and played Billy Flynn in Chicago. You’ll ...

Complete casting for the upcoming Broadway revival of Follies, starring two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters, has been announced. In addition to Peters, previously announced stars Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines and Elaine Paige are all reprising their roles from the show’s Kennedy Center production earlier this year. Directed by Eric Schaeffer, the limited engagement will begin performances August ...

Tony nominees Jayne Houdyshell and Mary Beth Peil have joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway transfer of Stephen Sondheim's Follies. Houdyshell will play Hattie Walker, with Peil taking on the role of Solange LaFitte. As previously announced, stars Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines and Elaine Paige will reprise their roles from the show’s starry ...