| re: Question regarding 1987 London production of FOLLIES |
| Last Edit: Marlo*Manners 02:03 pm EDT 06/19/18 |
| Posted by: Marlo*Manners 01:59 pm EDT 06/19/18 |
| In reply to: re: Question regarding 1987 London production of FOLLIES - AlanScott 01:49 pm EDT 06/19/18 |
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Yes I think McKenzie and Massey called in sick or were on vacation. Roy Sone usually played the Stage Manager and Jill Martin was Meredith Lane (a role that along with DeeDee West and Christine Donovan is usually a track for the Phyllis or Sally cover). Roy Sone was pretty much a blank - he was tall and long-jawed so he fit into Massey's costumes but lacked charisma. Ben Stone should have charisma - that would explain a lot. When I lost my head or got my heart broken over someone - they had loads of charisma. Not just handsome - charismatic. Jill Martin sang beautifully and gave a very finished performance but it was my first "Follies" ever. Martin probably wasn't as damaged and neurotic as McKenzie would have been or later Sally performers I saw. Maria Charles was a charming Solange (better than most others I have seen) and Eileen Page did Heidi Schiller touchingly. I must have seen Sally Ann Triplett as young Phyllis but have no memory of her. The production staged by Mike Ockrent with choreography by Bob Avian and sets by Maria Bjornson was lavish and didn't stint on anything like the original production. Later revivals have tended to be on the cheap (I am looking at you Roundabout...)
Marlo Manners (Lady Barrington) |
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