Both productions received critical acclaim, including Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations.Ĭheck out this oral history with Falsettos writer William Finn. Falsettos premiered on Broadway in 1992 and was revived in 2016. The show is a sequel to the one act In Trousers, in which Marvin questions and ultimately comes to terms with his sexuality. When Whizzer is diagnosed with AIDS and sent to the hospital, everyone comes together to show what family really means. The second act, Falsettoland, takes place in the 1980s as the blended family prepares for the bar mitzvah of their son Jason, who can’t decide if he even wants to have it or not. Tension also builds as the family psychiatrist becomes romantically involved with Trina.
The first act, “March”, takes place in the late 1970s and deals with Marvin trying to maintain a family dynamic with his ex-wife and son, while having a separate homelife with his romantic partner. Two 1 Act Musicals (March of the Falsettos/Falsettoland) staged as a two act musical about a gay, jewish man named Marvin, his ex wife Trina, their son Jason, Marvin’s on and off lover Whizzer, the family psychiatrist turned stepdad Mendel, and the lesbian couple Charlotte and Cordelia, who live next door in the second act.
