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Passion 2003

Ages: 17+
Opened: August 22, 2003
Closing: August 23, 2002

Passion - 2003 Regional (US) History , Info & More

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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Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has released the first single from her upcoming EP, a Nina Simone-arranged take on Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah theme, ahead of the full Sony Classical release.

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Passion History

Other Productions of Passion

1993   New York Workshop
New York
1994   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1996   West End London Revival
West End
1996   Regional (US) Regional Revival
Regional (US)
1997   West End London Concert
West End
2002   Regional (US) Sondheim Festival Production
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)

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