Passion Revival

Ages: 17+
Opened: July 19, 2002
Closing: August 23, 2002

Passion - 2002 - Regional (US) Tickets, News, Info & More

Kennedy Center [Eisenhower Theatre]
2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566

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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The Academy of St Mary-le-Bow Announces 2022-2023 Season by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2022

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David Caserta And The State Theatre Search For A Sorcerer's Apprentice! by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2022

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Rosemarie Callahan, President of Staten Island Children's Theatre Association, Passes Away At Age 67 by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2022

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