FOLLIES at the Marquis Theatre

(Seen Sept. 2011)

This masterful musical revival comes to Broadway virtually intact from its Kennedy Center incarnation.  With a background story of former Follies showgirls coming to a reunion before their fabled theatre is to be razed, we look into the failed marriages of two of its stars.

This production has a plethora of famous performers, including Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell,, Elaine Paige, and Ron Raines, among others --  but this is a break-out performance for the otherwise stalwart supporting player, Danny Burstein, who bursts into the spotlight.

Director Eric Schaeffer has brought a somewhat darker approach to Sondheim and Goldman's already moody look at their various lives, but this doesn't detract from nor lessen any of its vitality.  It's a musical masterpiece that still excels in every aspect.