Falsettos at Proud Mary Theatre Company

Proud Mary Theatre Company will present the Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos for six performances only October 29-30 in Spartanburg and November 5-6 in Greer. With music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by William Finn and James Lapine, Falsettos marks the Upstate premiere of this 2016 Broadway revival about a dysfunctional Jewish family in late 1970s New York.Falsettos is directed by veteran Upstate director John Fagan (Upstate Shakespeare Festival) with music direction by Laura Thomason (USC Upstate adjunct professor), choreography by Broadway performer Michael McCrary, costumes by Samantha Jemmott, and produced by Sandy Staggs, Proud Mary Theatre Artistic Director. With modern classics such as Four Jews in a Room Bitching, My Fathers a Homo, Im Breaking Down, I Never Wanted to Love You, Falsettoland, Love is Blind and more, Falsettos concerns a married Jewish man who leaves his wife for a younger guy, his wife marrying their shrink, the sons Bar Mitzvah, the lesbian professionals next door, and the arrival of AIDS. Falsettos stars Brady Coyle-Smith (The Boys in the Band) as husband/father Marvin; DeAna Earl (of Centre Stage, Spartanburg Little Theatre, Glow Lyric Theatre and more) as wife/mother Trina; Josh Begelman (Fun Home, Saturday Night Live, WandaVision) plays their young Jason; Andy Lecture (Fun Home) is the other man Whizzer; John Carino (Upstate Shakespeare Festival) as the psychiatrist Mendel; and Samantha Elyer (Fun Home, The Laramie Project) and Hannah Searcy (Fun Home, Spartanburg Little Theatres The Little Mermaid, and Bright Star at Tryon Little Theater) play the lesbian neighbors Dr. Charlotte and kosher caterer Cordelia.SEATING IS VERY LIMITED DUE TO COVID. We are social distancing the audience and MASKS ARE REQUIRED by Proud Mary Theatre Company.All tickets are $25.|Visit proudmarytheatre.com or call (864) 202-6555 for more info.SPARTANBURGUnitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg210 Henry Place, Spartanburg, SC 29306Friday & Saturday, October 29-30 @ 7:30 pmSaturday, October 30 @ 2 pmGREERCity of Greer Center for the Arts,804 Trade Street, Greer, SC 29651Friday & Saturday, November 5-6 @ 7:30 pmSaturday, November 6 @ 2 pm

Authors

• James Lapine
• William Finn

Tony Awards and Nominations for Falsettos