James Lapine Will Direct Broadway Revival of Tony-Winning Falsettos Musical | Playbill

News James Lapine Will Direct Broadway Revival of Tony-Winning Falsettos Musical Producer Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, announced Feb. 5 that William Finn and James Lapine’s Tony-winning musical Falsettos will return to Broadway in spring 2016.

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James Lapine Photo by Joseph Marzullo/WENN

Tony winner Lapine, who helmed the original production, will again direct.

“I was seated next to James at a dinner,” Roth said in a statement, “and in the middle of our great conversation he stopped, looked me straight in the eye, and asked, ‘What is your bucket list show?’ I said, ‘I can’t believe you’re asking me this because it’s yours, and it’s Falsettos.’ Then and there we agreed we would do this together. I am part of a large club of theater lovers who were changed by this show, who passionately believe that Falsettos is ‘our show.’ I can’t wait to have our show on Broadway again."

Part intimate family drama, part neurotic urban comedy, and part keenly observed meditation on a shifting definition of the American family, Falsettos is described as such: "As Marvin struggles to create a 'tight knit family' out of his eclectic array of core relationships (including his ex-wife, his new boyfriend, his adolescent son, his psychiatrist, and his neighbors) amidst a series of monumental life changes, he is forced to reckon with his own views on love, responsibility, and what it means to be a man."

March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland were originally presented Off-Broadway. In 1992 Falsettos — featuring March as the first act and Falsettoland as the second — debuted on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre with a cast led by Michael Rupert, Chip Zien, Stephen Bogardus and Barbara Walsh. The musical won Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.

Additional information, including production dates, casting and theatre, will be announced shortly.

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Stephen Bogardus, Barbara Walsh, Chip Zien, Jonathan Kaplan, Michael Rupert, Heather MacRae and Carolee Carmello in the original Broadway production of Falsettos Photo by Carol Rosegg
 
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