The Will Rogers Follies 1991

Opened: May 1, 1991
Closing: September 05, 1993

The Will Rogers Follies - 1991 - Broadway History , Info & More

Palace Theatre (Broadway)
1564 Broadway New York, NY

Inspired by the words of Will Rogers and Betty Rogers

The Will Rogers Follies focuses on the life and career of

famed humorist and performer Will Rogers (“Oklahoma’s

favorite son”). Using the Ziegfeld Follies as a backdrop,

Follies describes the episodes of Rogers’ life in spectacular

production numbers and conveys the personality of

this quintessentially American figure using snippets of

his famous homespun style of wisdom and common

sense. Follies was the winner of the Tony and Drama

Desk Award for Best Musical.

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The Will Rogers Follies FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Will-a-Mania
Give a Man Enough Rope
It's a Boy!
So Long Pa
My Unknown Someone
Wild West Show
Dog Act
The Big Time
My Big Mistake
The Powder Puff Ballet
Marry Me Now
Without You
Favorite Son
No Man Left for Me
Presents for Mrs. Rogers
Never Met a Man I Didn't Like
Let's Go Flying
We're Heading for a Wedding
Look Around
The Crinoline
The Will Rogers Follies has had 5 productions including Broadway which opened in 1991, Broadway which opened in 1991, US Tour which opened in 1992, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 1998 and East Haddam, CT (Regional) which opened in 2018.
Best Musical , , Best Book of a Musical for Peter Stone, Best Choreography for Tommy Tune, Best Costume Design for Willa Kim , Best Direction of a Musical for Tommy Tune, Best Lighting Design for Jules Fisher, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Cy Coleman, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Betty ComdenBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Adolph Green and Best Revival for Tony Walton.
Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for Peter Stone Best Choreography for Tommy Tune Best Costume Design for Willa Kim Best Direction of a Musical for Tommy Tune Best Lighting Design for Jules Fisher Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Cy Coleman, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Betty Comden, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Adolph Green, Best Revival for Tony Walton, .
The Will Rogers Follies has been nominated for several awards, including Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. It has also received nominations for Outstanding Music for Cy Coleman, Outstanding Musical for The Will Rogers Follies, and Outstanding Orchestration for Billy Byers at the Drama Desk Awards.
The Will Rogers Follies has won several awards, including Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. It also received recognition for Outstanding Music by Cy Coleman and Outstanding Musical for The Will Rogers Follies from the Drama Desk Awards. Additionally, the show was honored with Outstanding Orchestration by Billy Byers at the Drama Desk Awards.

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