Passion 2005 - Articles Page 1.8

Ages: 17+
Opened: March 1, 2005
Closing: unknown

Passion - 2005 - Broadway History , Info & More

Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Broadway)
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023

Based on the film Passione d'Amore directed by Ettore Scola


Based on the novel Fosca by I. U. Tarchetti

PASSION, winner of 4 Tony Awards including Best Music and Lyrics, Best Book, and Best Musical, features music and lyrics by the acclaimed Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Company, Follies, Into The Woods, Gypsy) and book by James Lapine (Falsettos, Into The Woods, Sunday In The Park With George).





PASSION opened on Broadway in 1994, and received its London revival in 2010 at the Donmar Warehouse as part of Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday celebrations.



Stephen Sondheim's PASSION revolves around a handsome Italian solider, Giorgio, separated from his beautiful mistress, who is shattered and ultimately changed by the unconditional and obsessive love of Fosca, his Colonel's chronically ill and plain cousin. Her unrelenting passions force him to re-evaluate his beliefs about love and attraction between two human beings.

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Other Productions of Passion

1993   New York Workshop
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1994   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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1996   West End London Revival
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1996   Regional (US) Regional Revival
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1997   West End London Concert
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2002   Regional (US) Sondheim Festival Production
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2003   Regional (US) Regional Concert
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2004   London Fringe Bridewell Production
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2004   Broadway 10th Anniversary Concert
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2005   Broadway Concert [Broadway]
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2010   West End Donmar Warehouse Revival
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2013   Off-Broadway Classic Stage Company Production
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2018   Washington, DC (Regional) Signature Theatre's Production
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