{"product_id":"follies-paperback","title":"Follies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Goldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Sondheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Composer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant.\" -\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Intoxicating  Sondheim's achingly introspective score ranks among the most sublime he's ever written.\" -\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Goldman's many-layered book merges past and present with resonating counterpoint, linking bittersweet memories of the past with an homage to survivors of a glorious age.\" -\u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Oh bliss  You realize anew just why \u003cem\u003eFollies\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the greatest musicals ever written.\" -\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Uniquely powerful and evanescent.\" -\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen former members of the Weismann Follies reunite on the eve of their theatre's demolition, two couples remember their glorious past and face the harsher realities of the present. In the crumbling glamour of the theatre, the shadows of their younger selves remind them of the complicated steps they've danced--both on the stage and throughout their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of seven Tony Awards, \u003cem\u003eFollies\u003c\/em\u003e echoes the songs, exuberance and romance of the lively vaudevillian days between the two World Wars. With such well-known songs as \"Broadway Baby,\" \"I'm Still Here,\" \"Too Many Mornings,\" \"Could I Leave You?\" and \"Losing My Mind,\" \u003cem\u003eFollies\u003c\/em\u003e gives words to the ghosts that haunt the stages of Broadway's great old theatres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 87\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701339951167,"sku":"9781559364171","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2904894e8d246392741f3fcaccbeed87.webp?v=1765020270","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/follies-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}