FOLLIES
Composer: Stephen
Sondheim
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Opened: April 4, 1971, Winter Garden Theatre, N.Y.C.;
July 21, 1987, Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Performances: 522 (N.Y.C.); 644 (London)
Note: Only numbers not found on the CD reissue of the original Broadway cast album are noted below. The 2011 revival also contains a number of short dialogue tracks, most of which are not enumerated below.
Ah, But Underneath (added to the 1987 London production):
1. Follies, CD/First Night
Encore CD 3 (Diana Rigg and Company with orchestra directed by
Simon Lowe)
2. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Dee Hoty and the
Gentlemen of the Ensemble with orchestra conducted by Jonathan
Tunick)
3. Follies, CD/Prism PLATCV 8348 (Showtime Orchestra and
Singers)
4. Simply Sondheim: A 75th Birthday Salute, CD/Kritzerland KR
20010-8 (Kelly Ground with Kim Larsen, Tom Orr, and Steve Rhyne
with musical direction by Daniel Lockert)
5. Cleo Sings Sondheim, CD/RCA Victor 7702-2-RC (Cleo Laine with
orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
6. Moving On, CD/Goldcrest Films International GFI001CD
(Geoffrey Abbott, Linzi Hateley, Belinda Lang, Robert Meadmore,
and Angela Richards with musical direction by David Laugharne)
7. Putting It Together, CD/RCA Victor 09026-61729-2 (Christopher
Durang with orchestra conducted by Scott Frankel)
8. Taking My Turn, CD/Susan Eichhorn Young (Susan Eichhorn
Young)
9. Since You Stayed Here, CD/Blue Moon Music (Michael Kreutz)
10. Marry Me A Little, CD/Ghostlight 8-4474 (Jason Tam with
musical direction by John Bell)
All Things Bright And Beautiful (cut;
music retained for "Prologue"):
1. The Girls Upstairs
Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim, piano and voice)
2. Marry Me A Little, RCA Victor (S) ABL1-4159 (Craig Lucas and
Suzanne Henry with musical direction by E. Martin Perry) (in two
parts) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 7142-2-RG]
3. Regards to Broadway, Centerline Records (S) CPI8002 (Judith
Dow)
4. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Laurence Guittard and
Donna McKechnie with orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
5. Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim, CD/Nonesuch 79690-2 (Mandy
Patinkin with Paul Ford, piano)
6. New York, New York! A Broadway Extravaganza, CD/ProArte CDD
594 (New York City Gay Men's Chorus with orchestra conducted by
Gary Miller)
7. Living A Dream, CD/Universal 476 306-3 (Katherine Jenkins)
8. Boys And Girls Like You And Me, CD/Bayview RNBW007 (Sally
Mayes and Brent Barrett with music direction by Dick Gallagher)
9. Take Me To The World, CD/Original Cast Record 3056 (Simon
Green with David Shrubsole, piano, and Eddie Morris, bass)
10. Marry Me A Little, CD/Ghostlight 8-4474 (Jason Tam and
Lauren Molina with musical direction by John Bell)
Bolero D'Amour (aka "Vincent And
Vanessa") (theme by Sondheim and a dance development by John
Berkman):
1. Follies, CD/TVT
Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
Bring On The Girls (cut; music later
used for "Auto Show" in STAVISKY):
1. The Girls Upstairs
Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim, piano and voice)
2. Stavisky, RCA Victor (S) ARL1-0952 (orchestra conducted by
Carlo Savina and Jacques Mercier) (as "Auto Show") [reissued on
Follies In Concert/Stavisky, CD/RCA Victor RCD2-7128]
3. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Vahan Khanzadian and
Peter Davenport with orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
4. Sondheim At The Movies, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5805
(orchestra directed by Tom Fay) (part of "Stavisky Suite Three")
5. Marry Me A Little, CD/Ghostlight 8-4474 (Jason Tam with
musical direction by John Bell)
Can That Boy Foxtrot (cut):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim, piano and voice) [reissued on Stephen Sondheim: The
Story So Far…, CD/Sony Masterworks Broadway 82796-94255-2]
2. Marry Me A Little, RCA Victor (S) ABL1-4159 (Suzanne Henry
with musical direction by E. Martin Perry) [reissued as CD/RCA
Victor 7142-2-RG]
3. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Ann Miller with
orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
4. Side By Side By Sondheim, RCA Red Seal (S) CBL2 1851
(Millicent Martin with music conducted by Ray Cook) [reissued as
CD/RCA Victor 8151-2-RG]
5. Side By Side By Sondheim, RCA (S) VRL2 0156 (Jill Perryman
and Geraldene Morrow)
6. Sentimental Me, Phillips (S) 412 433-1 (Elly Ameling)
7. Julie Wilson Sings The Stephen Sondheim Songbook, CD/DRG CDSL
5206 (Julie Wilson with William Roy, piano)
8. Geraldine Turner Sings The Stephen Sondheim Songbook Volume
2, CD/Bayview RNBW016 (Geraldine Turner with musical direction
by Brian Castles-Onion)
9. Stephen Sondheim, CD/Satchmo Jazz Records SJR CD 00032J (Nina
with the Orquestra De Cambra Teatre Lliure conducted by Lluis
Vidal)
10. The Birdcage, CD/United Artists 0029782EDL (Nathan Lane)
11. A Little Light Music, CD/Upbeat Showbiz URCD123 (Julia
Meadows with Jennifer Partridge, piano)
12. Sondheim: A Celebration, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD2-5820
(Carole Cook, Alec Timerman, Brad Carpenter, and John Lenz with
orchestra conducted by Peter Matz)
13. With You, CD/Etcetera KTC 1190 (Roberta Alexander)
14. Songs About You, CD/Blue Pie (Mark Fuller)
15. Lado A Lado Com Sondheim, CD/Axion (Ivana Domenico and Marya
Bravo with musical direction by Andre Luis Goes)
16. Flying Fish And Fallen Angels, CD/Dress Circle GAY001 (Gay
Soper with Nathan Martin, piano)
17. Marry Me A Little, CD/Ghostlight 8-4474 (Lauren Molina with
musical direction by John Bell)
Country House (added to the 1987 London
production):
1. Follies, CD/First
Night Encore CD 3 (Diana Rigg and Daniel Massey with orchestra
directed by Simon Lowe)
2. Putting It Together, CD/RCA Victor 09026-61729-2 (Julie
Andrews and Stephen Collins with orchestra conducted by Scott
Frankel)
Dimitri Weismann's Welcome (speech):
1. A Gala Concert For Hal
Prince, CD/First Night DOCRCD 2 (Len Cariou)
2. Follies, CD/PS Classics PS-1105 (David Sabin)
Don't Look At Me (early version):
1. The Girls Upstairs
Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim, piano and voice) [reissued on
Sondheim Sings Volume I: 1962-1972, CD/PS Classics PS-9529]
In Someone's Eyes (cut; early version
of "In Buddy's Eyes"):
1. Mandy Patinkin Sings
Sondheim, CD/Nonesuch 79690-2 (Mandy Patinkin with Paul Ford,
piano)
It Wasn't Meant To Happen (cut):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim, piano and voice)
2. Marry Me A Little, RCA Victor (S) ABL1-4159 (Craig Lucas and
Suzanne Henry with musical direction by E. Martin Perry)
[reissued as CD/RCA Victor 7142-2-RG]
3. The Other Side Of Sondheim, CD/Atlantic Jazz 7 81833-2 (Jane
Harvey with the Mike Renzi Trio) [also CD/Sinatra Society Of
Japan XQAM-1039]
4. The Stephen Sondheim Album, CD/Fynsworth Alley FA-2101-SE
(Michele Pawk with music conducted by Todd Ellison)
5. Marry Me A Little, CD/Ghostlight 8-4474 (Jason Tam and Lauren
Molina with musical direction by John Bell)
6. Singing Sondheim: Songs By Stephen Sondheim, CD/Emanar
TCM-EM101 (Aaron Morishita with musical direction by Jon Delfin)
Little White House (cut):
1. Marry Me A Little, RCA
Victor (S) ABL1-4159 (Suzanne Henry with musical direction by E.
Martin Perry) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 7142-2-RG]
2. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Meredith Patterson with
orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
3. Marry Me A Little,
CD/Ghostlight 8-4474 (Jason Tam and Lauren Molina with musical
direction by John Bell)
4. It Takes Two: Stephen Sondheim Duets, CD/Rich Rogue Arts RRA
1971 15529652A (Steven Sparling and Heather Weir with Stuart
Pedlar, piano)
Loveland:
1. Follies In Concert,
CD/RCA Victor RCD2-7128 (Company with the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra conducted by Paul Gemignani)
2. Follies, CD/First Night Encore CD 3 (Paul Bentley and Company
with orchestra directed by Simon Lowe) (revised version)
3. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Company with orchestra
conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
4. Follies, CD/Prism PLATCV 8348 (Showtime Orchestra and
Singers)
5. Follies: Themes From The Legendary Musical, CD/Varese
Sarabande VSD-5934 (The Trotter Trio)
6. Sondheim: A Celebration At Carnegie Hall, CD/RCA Victor
09026-61484-2 (Ensemble with the American Theatre Orchestra
conducted by Paul Gemignani)
7. Follies, CD/PS Classics PS-1105 (Company with orchestra
conducted by James Moore)
8. Follies, CD/National Theatre/Warner Classics 093624900955
(Bruce Graham and Ensemble with orchestra directed by Nigel
Lilley)
Make The Most Of Your Music (added to
the 1987 London production):
1. Follies, CD/First Night
Encore CD 3 (Daniel Massey and Chorus with orchestra directed by
Simon Lowe)
2. The Stephen Sondheim Album, CD/Fynsworth Alley FA-2101-SE
(Brent Barrett with taps, Niki Harris, and music conducted by
Todd Ellison)
3. Simply Sondheim: A 75th Birthday Salute, CD/Kritzerland KR
20010-8 (James Brewer with Shay Oglesby-Smith, Tom Orr, Kelly
Ground, Kim Larsen, Steve Rhyne, Judy Butterfield, Stephanie
Rhoads, and Amy Dondy with musical direction by Daniel Lockert)
4. I've Gotta Get Back To New York, CD/LML Music LML CD-230
(Teri Ralston with music direction by Shelly Markham)
5. I Never Do Anything Twice, CD/Dress Circle MM777 (Morag
McLaren)
Pleasant Little Kingdom (cut):
1. The Girls Upstairs
Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim, piano and voice) [reissued on
Sondheim Sings Volume I: 1962-1972, CD/PS Classics PS-9529]
2. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Laurence Guittard and
Donna McKechnie with orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
3. Sondheim: A Musical Tribute, Warner Bros. (S) 2WS-2705
(Dorothy Collins and John McMartin with musical direction by
Paul Gemignani) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 60515-2-RC]
4. Oscar & Steve, CD/Nonesuch 79392-2 (Mandy Patinkin and
Judy Blazer with orchestra conducted by Eric Stern)
5. Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim, CD/Nonesuch 79690-2 (Mandy
Patinkin with Paul Ford, piano)
6. Simply Sondheim, CD/Gay Men's Chorus Of Los Angeles GMCLA09
(Joanna Gleason)
7. Singing Sondheim: Songs By Stephen Sondheim, CD/Emanar
TCM-EM101 (Aaron Morishita with musical direction by Jon Delfin)
Rain On The Roof:
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim, piano and voice)
2. Follies In Concert, CD/RCA Victor RCD2-7128 (Betty Comden and
Adolp Green with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted
by Paul Gemignani)
3. Follies, CD/First Night Encore CD 3 (Pearl Carr and Teddy
Johnson with orchestra directed by Simon Lowe)
4. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Natalie Mosco and
Donald Saddler with orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
5. Follies, CD/Prism PLATCV 8348 (Showtime Orchestra and
Singers)
6. Follies, CD/PS Classics PS-1105 (Susan Watson and Don Correia
with orchestra conducted by James Moore)
7. Follies, CD/National Theatre/Warner Classics 093624900955
(Norma Atallah and Billy Boyle with orchestra directed by Nigel
Lilley)
Social Dancing (inst.) (added to the
1987 London production):
1. Follies, CD/First Night
Encore CD 3 (Company with orchestra directed by Simon Lowe)
That Old Piano Roll (music retained
as underscoring and subsequently incorporated into "Social
Dancing"):
1. The Girls Upstairs
Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim, piano and voice)
2. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Tony Roberts with
orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
3. Unsung Sondheim, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5433 (Harry Groener
and Lynette Perry with taps by Niki Harris and musical direction
by James Stenborg)
4. Love Lives On, CD/Virgin 2-91647 (New York City Gay Men's
Chorus with music direction by Gary Miller)
5. Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim From The Piano, CD/ECM
2470-72 (Wynton Marsalis, piano)
Uptown, Downtown (cut):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim, piano and voice)
2. Marry Me A Little, RCA Victor (S) ABL1-4159 (Craig Lucas with
musical direction by E. Martin Perry) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor
7142-2-RG]
3. A Different Side Of Sondheim, CD/DRG 5182 (Richard Rodney
Bennett, piano and voice; Milt Hinton, bass; Bobby Rosengarden,
percussion)
4. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Dee Hoty and Ensemble
with orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
5. Songs Of New York, CD/Book-Of-The-Month Records 31-7502 (Judy
Kaye with orchestra conducted by John McGlinn)
6. Sondheim: A Celebration, CD/Kritzerland 30362 00382
(Millicent Martin with musical direction by Matthew Freeman)
7. Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim, CD/Nonesuch 79690-2 (Mandy
Patinkin with Paul Ford, piano)
8. Times Like This, CD/Original Cast OC 6061 (Linn Maxwell with
Ted Firth, piano)
9. Same Place: Another Time, CD/JAY CDJAY 1431 (Donna McKechnie
with Nathan Martin, piano)
10. Uptown Downtown, CD/Impulse! B0027231-02 (Bill Charlap Trio)
Who Could Be Blue? (cut; music reused
for "Salon At The Claridge #2 in STAVISKY):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim, piano and voice)
2. Marry Me A Little, RCA Victor (S) ABL1-4159 (Craig Lucas with
musical direction by E. Martin Perry) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor
7142-2-RG]
3. Stavisky, RCA Victor (S) ARL1-0952 (orchestra conducted by
Carlo Savina and Jacques Mercier) (as "Salon At The Claridge
#2") [reissued on Follies In Concert/Stavisky, CD/RCA Victor
RCD2-7128]
4. Follies, CD/TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2 (Michael Gruber with
orchestra conducted by Jonathan Tunick)
5. The Stephen Sondheim Album, CD/Fynsworth Alley FA-2101-SE
(Norm Lewis with music conducted by Todd Ellison)
6. Sondheim At The Movies, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5805
(orchestra directed by Tom Fay) (part of "Stavisky Suite Three")
7. Thanks For Listening, CD/No label (Karen Newman)
8. Shimmer, CD/Luke Sanford 11357 60082 (Luke Sanford, piano)'
9. Marry Me A Little, CD/Ghostlight 8-4474 (Jason Tam and Lauren
Molina with musical direction by John Bell)
10. It Takes Two: Stephen Sondheim Duets, CD/Rich Rogue Arts RRA
1971 15529652A (Steven Sparling and Heather Weir with Stuart
Pedlar, piano)
11. Good Thing Going: The Songs of Stephen Sondheim,
CD/Harbinger HCD 3101 (Steve Ross, piano and voice)
The World's Full Of Girls/Boys (cut;
music later used for "Operetta" in STAVISKY):
1. Stavisky, RCA Victor (S) ARL1-0952 (orchestra conducted by Carlo Savina and Jacques Mercier) (as "Operetta") [reissued on Follies In Concert/Stavisky, CD/RCA Victor RCD2-7128]
Unrecorded Material:
Cheri (exists in
sketch form only)
Hello, Doughboy (lyrics only)
Let's Run Away (exists in sketch form only)
You Would Love My Wife (exists in sketch form only)