Falsettos
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Falsettos is a poignant and humorous exploration of the modern family dynamic, set against the backdrop of New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Synopsis
The musical centers around Marvin, who leaves his wife Trina and young son Jason to live with his lover, Whizzer.
As Marvin strives to create a tight-knit family out of his complex web of relationships, the characters navigate the challenges of love, jealousy, and the looming AIDS crisis.
The story evolves to show the strength and resilience of this unconventional family structure, highlighting themes of acceptance, change, and the enduring power of love through adversity.
About the show
- Written by: James Lapine, William Finn
- Premiered: 1992
- Genres & themes: 1990s, Comedy, Drama, Family, Two Act
- Setting: 1970s, 1980s, America, New York City
Songs from Falsettos
- Four Jews in a Room Bitching
- A Tight-Knit Family
- Love is Blind
- The Thrill of First Love
- Marvin at the Psychiatrist (A Three-Part Mini-Opera)
- My Father’s a Homo / Everyone Tells Jason to See a Psychiatrist
- This Had Better Come to a Stop
- I’m Breaking Down
- Jason’s Therapy
- A Marriage Proposal
- Trina’s Song
- March of the Falsettos
- The Chess Game
- Making a Home
- The Games I Play
- Marvin Hits Trina
- I Never Wanted to Love You
- Father to Son
- The Baseball Game
- A Day in Falsettoland
- Everyone Hates His Parents
- What More Can I Say?
- Something Bad is Happening
- Holding to the Ground
- Days Like This
- Canceling the Bar Mitzvah
- Unlikely Lovers
- Another Miracle of Judaism
- Something Bad is Happening (Reprise)
- You Gotta Die Sometime
- Jason’s Bar Mitzvah
- What Would I Do?