The Herald-Dispatch focuses on Follies today - the musical opens this weekend in Huntington!
The story by Chuck Minsker (who?) also features some photos - you can see the article at this link. Here's an excerpt:
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It’s a musical! It’s a love story! It’s a ghost story! It’s a song-and-dance showcase!
Well,
it’s a bit complicated — but with an all-star cast of theatre veterans,
the musical “Follies,” which is being staged this weekend in
Huntington, is a challenge well worth untangling for the Alchemy Theatre
Troupe.
With music
and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the story centers on a reunion at a
theatre on Broadway that’s about to close. Past performers of
“Weismann’s Follies” gather for one more chance to remember their
younger days.
The
musical is also being presented on a classic stage — at the former
Huntington East High School, now known as the Cabell County Board of
Education Building, in the Janice Chandler Auditorium at 2850 5th Ave.,
in Huntington. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 6-7 and
March 13-14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8.
Actress
Rebekah Sword said, “The musical is mainly about the interconnected
relationships of two couples. They are haunted by ghosts of the past —
ghosts of their choices, lost loves and mistakes.”
Those ghosts come to life on stage, performing songs and dance numbers from the original show (complete with glamorous, glittery costumes) and confronting present-day struggles with their marriages.
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