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Passion Revival (1996 West End)

Ages: 17+
Opened: March 26, 1996
Closing: September 28, 1996

Passion - 1996 West End History , Info & More

Run Type Open Run
Market West End
Previews March 13, 1996
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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Passion History

Other Productions of Passion

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

Passion - 1996 West End Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Passion awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2011 Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Musical David Thaxton
1997 Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Musical Maria Friedman
1997 Olivier Awards Best Set Designer Paul Farnsworth
1997 Olivier Awards Best Set Designer Paul Farnsworth
1997 Olivier Awards Best Supporting Performance in a Musical Hugh Ross
1997 Olivier Awards The American Express Award for Best New Musical Stephen Sondheim
1996 Evening Standard Awards Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical

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