Criswell, Friedman, Quast Set for London Follies Concert

By: Jan. 29, 2007
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According to Whatsonstage.com, Kim Criswell will replace the previously announced Elaine Stritch as Carlotta Campion in London's upcoming "Follies in Concert," which will be presented at the London Palladium on February 4th, 2007 at 7:15 PM.

In addition, Tim Flavin has replaced Michael Praed as Buddy.  The concert will also feature West End stars Maria Friedman (West End Cabaret, Sunday in the Park with George) as Sally, Philip Quast (West End Evita, Sunday in the Park with George) as Ben and Liz Robertson (Dance a Little Closer) as Phyllis.

Criswell has appeared on Broadway in 3 Penny Opera, Stardust, Baby, Nine and The First, as well as in London in such shows as Into the Woods, Company and Call Me Madam, for which she received an Olivier Award nomination.

The classic 1971 Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical has been a hot property lately.  New York's Encores! will present a staged concert of Follies - one of the most anticipated events of New York's theatre season - from February 8th through 12th.

The London concert will benefit the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Kingston Hospital Cancer Unit Appeal.

"Follies in Concert" will be presented by Richard Douglas Productions, and will be directed and choreographed by Bill Deamer.  Richard Balcombe will offer musical direction.

The show will also feature lighting design by Mark Nimmin and sound design by Gareth Owen.

The original production of Follies, which features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman, starred Dorothy Collins, Alexis Smith, John McMartin and Gene Nelson.  It opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 4th, 1971 to run for 522 performances, and was revived on Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company in 2001.  A crumbling theatre on the brink of demolishment--once the site of the glamorous Weismann Follies--is the setting of Follies. In the show, two couples--both comprised of former Weismann showgirls and their one-time stage door Johnnies--are confronted with the ghosts of the past.

Visit www.seetickets.com for more information and tickets.

Photo - Kim Criswell


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