Everything Was Possible, Ted Chapin
Everything Was Possible, Ted Chapin
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Everything Was Possible
The Birth of the Musical Follies

Author: Ted Chapin

Narrator: Jonathan Groff

Unabridged: 13 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/30/2022

Synopsis

As the sole production assistant for Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, Ted Chapin had a front row seat for the creation of one of the most important American musicals of all time. He kept a detailed journal of his experiences, and his rich storehouse of
memories forms the core of Everything Was Possible, which itself has become a modern classic of musical theater history. Chapin was there in the drama-filled rehearsal room, typed endless rewrites, ferried new songs around town,
pampered the film and television stars in the cast, and traveled with the show to its Boston tryout and back to New York for the opening night on Broadway.

Combining the zeal of an enthusiast with a journalist’s narrative chops, Chapin takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride through the creation of an original Broadway musical.

Updated to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Follies, this edition includes a new afterword that brings the history of the show forward to today, diving into recent productions around the world, new recordings, the continued promise of a film
version, and the legacy of the show in the wake of Stephen Sondheim’s death in 2021.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rolls

It's time to come clean. I know this will come as a shock to all of you out there in "Goodreadsland" who look to me, Rolls Andre, as a paragon of virility and male potency; but, I must step out of the shadows of my secret shame and say unequivocally that I am absolutely mad about the musical theater......more

Goodreads review by Doug

Oddly enough, I finished the book and am writing this review on April 4, 2021 - 50 years to the day from its opening night on Broadway in 1971. Although I never saw that production (too young!), I was a fan of the original (severely truncated) Original Cast Album ... and eventually got to see it a d......more

Goodreads review by Philip

I saw FOLLIES on April 14, 1971 (the Wednesday matinee), during the second week of its original Broadway run: The Winter Garden Theater, Orchestra, Row C, Seat 13. Yes, I still have my ticket-stub! I thought then - at fourteen years old - that it was the greatest show I'd ever seen on Broadway (and......more

Goodreads review by Kasa

Follies holds a special place in my heart because it was the one that got away. I never saw the original, but listened to the (imperfect) cast album obsessively and did see a full production in the 1990's in San Jose. It fell between my two favorite musicals of all time (sorry, Hamilton): Company an......more

Goodreads review by Grant

A really detailed, interesting, and engaging narrative of the creation of Follies! Fans of theatre and musical theatre will, of course, love this book. Next time I read it, I plan on making a “cast of characters” sheet for myself; the Follies cast was so large, let alone the creative team and crew m......more

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