Follies: In Concert

1h 30min

Documentary

Music

A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The plot of the musical centers around a reunion of showgirls who appeared in an annual Follies extravaganza when it was staged between the wars.

Production Companies

PBS

Ellen M. Krass Productions

KQED

Cast

Andre Gregory

Andre Gregory

Dimitri Weismann
Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Self- Composer
Barbara Cook

Barbara Cook

Sally Durant Plummer
George Hearn

George Hearn

Benjamin Stone
Herbert Ross

Herbert Ross

Self- Concert Director
Jim Walton

Jim Walton

Young Buddy
Paul Gemignani

Paul Gemignani

Self- Conductor
Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Buddy Plummer
Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Phyllis Rogers Stone
Liz Callaway

Liz Callaway

Young Sally
Daisy Prince

Daisy Prince

Young Phyllis
Betty Comden

Betty Comden

Emily Whitman
Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Theodore Whitman
Liliane Montevecchi

Liliane Montevecchi

Solange Lafitte
Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch

Hattie Walker
Phyllis Newman

Phyllis Newman

Stella Deems
Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Carlotta Campion
Licia Albanese

Licia Albanese

Heidi Schiller
Erie Mills

Erie Mills

Young Heidi
Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Narrator
Thomas Z. Shepard

Thomas Z. Shepard

Self - Interviewee

Release date

14th Mar 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English