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{{short description|1992 musical by William Finn and James Lapine}}
{{For|the singing technique|falsetto}}
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{{Infobox musical
| name           = Falsettos 
| subtitle       =
| image          = Falsettos.jpg
| caption        = Original Logo
| music          = [[William Finn]]
| lyrics         = William Finn
| book           = William Finn <br> [[James Lapine]]
| orchestrations = [[Michael Starobin]]
| productions    = 1992 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br> 1993 U.S. tour <br> 2016 Broadway revival <br> 2019 U.S. tour <br> 2019 West End 
<!-- Please do not include production-specific (acting, directing, etc.) awards. Include ONLY Broadway, West End, and major US/UK tours.  Other long-running productions should be described in the Productions section. -->
| awards         = [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical]] <br> [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]]
| premiere_date  = {{start date|1992|4|29}}
| premiere_location = [[John Golden Theatre]]
}}

'''''Falsettos''''' is a [[sung-through]] [[musical theatre|musical]] with a book by [[William Finn]] and [[James Lapine]], and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of ''[[March of the Falsettos]]'' (1981) and ''[[Falsettoland]]'' (1990), the last two installments in a trio of one-act musicals that premiered [[off-Broadway]] (the first was ''[[In Trousers]]''). The story centers on Marvin, who has left his wife to be with a male lover, Whizzer, and struggles to keep his family together. Much of the first act explores the impact his relationship with Whizzer has had on his family. The second act explores family dynamics that evolve as he and his ex-wife plan his son's [[Bar and bat mitzvah|bar mitzvah]], which is complicated as Whizzer comes down with an early case of AIDS. Central to the musical are the themes of Jewish identity, gender roles, and gay life in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 

''Falsettos'' premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 1992 and was nominated for seven [[Tony Award]]s, winning those for [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book]] and [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]. The musical was revived on Broadway in 2016 starring [[Christian Borle]], [[Stephanie J. Block]], and [[Andrew Rannells]]. The 2016 revival was filmed and adapted for the [[PBS]] ''[[Live from Lincoln Center]]'' television series, and aired on October 27, 2017. The revival was nominated for five Tony Awards, including [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]]. Both the original cast and 2016 revival cast performed at the Tony Awards. Other revivals include tours in Australia and the United Kingdom. The musical was praised by critics for its melodic compositions, humor, character development, and positive portrayal of non-traditional family structures.

==Background==
===Inception===
[[File:James Lapine (14221648949) (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[James Lapine]], director and co-book writer]]
Composer [[William Finn]] began his theater career with a one-act musical ''[[In Trousers]]'' (1979), which centers on the character Marvin questioning his sexuality. It was produced twice at [[Playwrights Horizons]] [[off-Broadway]], opening in February 1978 and again in December 1979.<ref name=dietz88>Dietz, p. 88</ref> It was also produced off-Broadway at [[Second Stage Theater]] in March 1981.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/04/theater/theater-in-trousers.html "Theater: ''In Trousers''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419175316/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/04/theater/theater-in-trousers.html |date=2019-04-19 }}, ''The New York Times'', March 4, 1981, p. C20</ref> After ''In Trousers'' received sharply unfavorable reviews, Finn considered abandoning musical theater and attending medical school.<ref name=thetruth/> He felt that "if the critic for the ''[[The New York Times|Times]]'' at that time had been more responsible, it would have been a considerable debut. But as it was, he just said it was junk."<ref name=thetruth/> Finn struggled in his science classes and discarded his medical school plans, turning back to writing about the character of Marvin.<ref name=plagueaward>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/plague-years-music-man-vol-37-no-25|title=Plague-Years Music Man|last=Hubbard|first=Kim|work=People|date=June 29, 1992|access-date=May 27, 2020|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207123002/https://people.com/archive/plague-years-music-man-vol-37-no-25/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Finn soon wrote the songs for another one-act musical about Marvin and his family, ''[[March of the Falsettos]]'', collaborating with director [[James Lapine]] on the book. Actress [[Alison Fraser]], who originated the role of Trina, contributed additional vocal orchestrations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alison Fraser – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alison-fraser-67553 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> This premiered at Playwrights Horizons in April 1981, ran there through September and moved to the [[Westside Theatre]] in October 1981.<ref name=dietz88/><!-- WHEN DID IT CLOSE? --> ''March of the Falsettos'' received more positive critical reception than ''In Trousers'': Ellen Pall of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Finn's "brilliant form combined with the absolute topicality of his social themes first bowled critics over".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/14/magazine/the-long-running-musical-of-william-finn-s-life.html|title=The Long-Running Musical of William Finn's Life|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Pall|first=Ellen|date=June 14, 1998|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301193546/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/14/magazine/the-long-running-musical-of-william-finn-s-life.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1989, Finn premiered another musical, ''[[Romance in Hard Times]]'', which did not feature any of the characters of ''Falsettos''; it was not a success.<ref name=plagueaward/>

Almost a decade after ''March of the Falsettos'', in the wake of the [[HIV/AIDS in the United States|1980s AIDS epidemic]], Finn followed with ''[[Falsettoland]]''. The musical concluded Finn's "[[Marvin Trilogy]]" of one-act pieces about Marvin and his circle, beginning with ''In Trousers'' and ''March of the Falsettos''.<ref name=falsettoscametobe/> ''Falsettoland'' opened at Playwrights Horizons on June 28, 1990, then moved to the [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]], on September 16, 1990, where it closed on January 27, 1991.<ref name=Dietz473>Dietz, p. 473</ref> It won the 1991 [[Lucille Lortel Award]] for Outstanding Musical and the 1991 [[Drama Desk Award]] for Outstanding Lyrics.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Falsettoland Lortel Theatre" |url=http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=682 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611234014/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=682 |archive-date=June 11, 2015 |website=lortel.org}}</ref>

===Composition===
Finn and Lapine then combined ''March of the Falsettos'' and ''Falsettoland'' to form a full-length show, titled ''Falsettos'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19990219-1999-02-19-9902241859-story.html|title=So Why Is It Called ''Falsettos''?|work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|last=Gabriele|first=Tony|date=February 19, 1999|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501003950/https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19990219-1999-02-19-9902241859-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> slightly altering them to form a "more unified, more thematically consistent" musical.<ref>Miller, p. 110</ref> In writing both acts of ''Falsettos'', Finn prioritized making the audience laugh, believing that provoking laughter is more challenging than garnering tears.<ref name=thetruth/> Each musical was developed during rehearsals, particularly as Finn is a disorganized writer and composer.<ref name=entirecast>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/the-entire-cast-of-broadways-falsettos-where-are-they-now-com-357880|title=The Entire Cast of Broadway's Falsettos! Where Are They Now?|work=Playbill|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=August 18, 2015|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217060515/http://www.playbill.com/article/the-entire-cast-of-broadways-falsettos-where-are-they-now-com-357880|url-status=live}}</ref> Finn often composed songs without a clear idea of where they would fit in the musical; he struggled to decide where to place the bar mitzvah in the action. The idea to set it in the hospital came to him in a dream.<ref name=timesofisrael>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jewish-story-behind-the-broadway-hit-falsettos|title=The Jewish story behind the Broadway hit ''Falsettos''|last=Buchwald|first=Linda|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2020|work=[[Times of Israel]]|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207123002/https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jewish-story-behind-the-broadway-hit-falsettos/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Stephen Bogardus]], who played Whizzer in the original cast of both shows as well as in ''Falsettos'', Lapine came up with the idea to incorporate racquetball scenes in ''Falsettoland'', and he and his racquetball partner, Bogardus, added racquetball terminology into the dialogue.<ref name=entirecast/> The ''[[haftorah]]'' read by Jason at his bar mitzvah was originally the same one read at Finn's own bar mitzvah, but he "got bored in the middle of writing it" and added words that he enjoyed musically but are grammatically incorrect in [[Hebrew]].<ref name=timesofisrael/> Some songs, including "Four Jews in a Room Bitching", originated with Finn humming improvised melodies while strolling the streets of New York City.<ref name=timesofisrael/>

==Synopsis==
===Act I: March of the Falsettos===
{{Main|March of the Falsettos#Synopsis}}
In 1979 in [[New York City]], Marvin, his ten-year-old son Jason, his psychiatrist Mendel, and his lover Whizzer are in the midst of an argument ("Four Jews in a Room Bitching"). Marvin explains the situation: he has left his wife Trina for a man, Whizzer, but no one is happy with his attempts to integrate Whizzer into the family ("A Tight-Knit Family"). At Marvin's suggestion, Trina visits Mendel and explains she is having trouble accepting the end of her marriage and her failure to be a perfect wife. Mendel, instantly attracted to her, tries to reassure her that she is not to blame ("Love Is Blind"). Marvin and Whizzer note that they have very little in common but are intensely attracted to each other and worry that their feelings for one another are fading ("The Thrill of First Love"). In a series of therapy sessions with Mendel, Marvin discusses his relationship with Whizzer, his failed relationship with Trina (with Mendel pressing him for intimate details about her), and his inability to connect with his son ("Marvin at the Psychiatrist - A Three-Part Mini-Opera"). Jason is worried that he will turn out to be gay like his father ("My Father's a Homo"). His parents suggest he see Mendel to deal with his mood swings. Jason refuses to listen to his parents but agrees to go to therapy once Whizzer also recommends it ("Everyone Tells Jason to See a Psychiatrist").

Marvin and Whizzer fight over Whizzer's disdain for [[monogamy]] and Marvin's attempt to force him into the role of a [[housewife]] ("This Had Better Come to a Stop"). Trina is concerned that Whizzer is taking her place in the family and has a mental breakdown ("I'm Breaking Down"). Trina requests that Mendel provide in-home therapy for Jason ("Please Come to Our House"). Mendel gets to know Trina and Jason through these sessions ("Jason's Therapy"). Mendel clumsily proposes to Trina ("A Marriage Proposal"). She accepts, sparking jealousy in Marvin ("A Tight-Knit Family - Reprise"). Trina is frustrated with the male-dominated world she lives in and the immaturity of the men around her ("Trina's Song"). The four sing a hymn to masculinity, the three adults singing in [[falsetto]] to match Jason's [[Voice change|unbroken voice]] ("March of the Falsettos"). Trina collects herself and calms down from her frustration ("Trina's Song - Reprise").

Marvin tries to teach Whizzer how to play [[chess]], but both of their bitterness boils over, causing them to fight and break up ("The Chess Game"). Meanwhile, Trina and Mendel move in together ("Making a Home"). As he packs his things to leave, Whizzer reflects on his life and relationship with Marvin. He has been used by other men his whole life, and finally decides that he doesn't want to live like that anymore ("The Games I Play"). After receiving Mendel and Trina's marriage announcement, Marvin breaks down in rage and slaps Trina ("Marvin Hits Trina"). Shocked by his actions, everyone confesses that they never intended to feel so deeply about the people in their lives, and they accept the pain that love can bring ("I Never Wanted to Love You"). Jason discovers his attraction to girls, to his relief. In the wake of the destruction of his relationships with both Whizzer and Trina, Marvin sits Jason down for a talk. Marvin tells Jason that no matter what kind of man Jason turns out to be, Marvin will always be there for him, ending the act with the two in a warm embrace ("Father to Son").

===Act II: Falsettoland===
{{Main|Falsettoland#Synopsis}}
It is 1981, two years later. Two new characters are introduced: Marvin's [[lesbian]] neighbors Dr. Charlotte, an [[Internal medicine|internist]], and Cordelia, a [[gentile]] [[Catering|caterer]] specializing in [[Jewish cuisine]].<!-- SHOULD this be linked to Kosher? --> Marvin has not seen Whizzer for two years and has not gotten over him ("Falsettoland"). Marvin observes that it's time for him to grow up and get over himself ("About Time"). He has managed to maintain his relationship with Jason and now shares [[split custody]] of him with Trina, who has married Mendel. Marvin and Trina begin planning Jason's [[Bar and bat mitzvah|bar mitzvah]], and each character has a different opinion regarding how it should be celebrated ("Year of the Child"). Later, at Jason's [[Little League Baseball]] game, Jason ponders which girls he will invite to the bar mitzvah ("Miracle of Judaism"). Whizzer arrives at the baseball game after being invited by Jason. Marvin cautiously asks Whizzer on a date just as Jason manages to hit the ball ("The Baseball Game"). An interlude ends with everyone reflecting on how wonderful life is ("A Day in Falsettoland"). Soon afterwards, Marvin and Trina argue at length about the logistics of the bar mitzvah ("The Fight"). Jason wants to call it off because of all the arguing, and Mendel consoles him, telling him that hating his parents is normal for his age, but everyone eventually matures ("Everyone Hates His Parents").

Later, Marvin sits in bed looking at a sleeping Whizzer, and wonders at how much he loves him ("What More Can I Say?"). Dr. Charlotte, meanwhile, is becoming aware that young [[gay men]] in the city are arriving at the hospital sick with a mysterious illness that no one understands ("Something Bad Is Happening"). Whizzer collapses suddenly during a game of [[racquetball]] and is hospitalized ("More Racquetball"). Trina is disturbed to realize how upset she is at his condition ("Holding to the Ground"). In Whizzer's hospital room, everyone gathers to cheer him up, commenting on how well he looks. They agree that it is days like this that make them believe in [[God in Judaism|God]], but Jason is honest and tells Whizzer that he looks awful ("Days Like This"). Jason wants to wait for Whizzer to get well before holding his bar mitzvah, but Mendel and Trina sit him down to inform him that Whizzer may not recover ("Canceling the Bar Mitzvah"). Marvin sits in Whizzer's hospital room and is joined by Cordelia and Dr. Charlotte, and the four reaffirm their commitment to each other despite Whizzer's worsening situation ("Unlikely Lovers").

As Whizzer's condition deteriorates, Jason turns to God, offering to get bar mitzvah-ed in exchange for Whizzer getting better ("Another Miracle of Judaism"). Dr. Charlotte explains more about the illness to Marvin and implies that Marvin may become sick as well ("Something Bad Is Happening - Reprise"). Whizzer's illness becomes [[Terminal illness|terminal]], and he resolves to face death with dignity and courage ("You Gotta Die Sometime"). Everyone bursts into the room; Jason has decided he wants to hold the ceremony in Whizzer's hospital room ("Jason's Bar Mitzvah"). As Jason completes his recitation, Whizzer collapses and is taken from the room, followed by everyone but Marvin. Marvin, left alone, asks the departed Whizzer what his life would be if they had not loved each other. Whizzer's spirit appears, asking if Marvin regrets their relationship, and Marvin states he would do it all again ("What Would I Do?"). Marvin's friends and family surround him, and he breaks down in their arms. Mendel steps forward, declaring: "This is where we take a stand" ("Falsettoland - Reprise").

==Song list==
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;Act One 
* "Four Jews in a Room Bitching" – Whizzer, Marvin, Jason, Mendel, and Trina
* "A Tight-Knit Family" – Marvin
* "Love Is Blind" – Marvin, Jason, Whizzer, Mendel, and Trina
* "Thrill of First Love" – Marvin and Whizzer
* "Marvin at the Psychiatrist" – Mendel, Marvin, Jason, and Whizzer
* "My Father's a Homo" – Jason
* "Everyone Tells Jason to See a Psychiatrist" – Jason, Marvin, Trina, and Whizzer
* "This Had Better Come to a Stop" – Marvin, Whizzer, Jason, Trina, and Mendel
* "I'm Breaking Down" – Trina (Added for the Broadway run; written originally for ''In Trousers'')
* "Please Come to Our House" – Mendel, Trina, and Jason.
* "Jason's Therapy" – Mendel, Trina, Whizzer, Marvin, and Jason
* "A Marriage Proposal" – Mendel, Trina, and Jason
* "A Tight-Knit Family (Reprise)" – Mendel and Marvin
* "Trina's Song" – Trina
* "March of the Falsettos" – Mendel, Marvin, Jason, and Whizzer
* "Trina's Song (Reprise)" – Trina
* "The Chess Game" – Marvin and Whizzer
* "Making a Home" – Mendel, Jason, Trina, and Whizzer
* "The Games I Play" – Whizzer
* "Marvin Hits Trina" – Marvin, Mendel, Jason, Trina, and Whizzer
* "I Never Wanted to Love You" – Marvin, Mendel, Jason, Trina, and Whizzer
* "Father to Son" – Marvin and Jason
{{col-break}}
;Act Two
* "Falsettoland" – Mendel & Company
* "About Time" – Marvin & Company
* "Year of the Child" – Marvin, Trina, Mendel, Jason, Charlotte, and Cordelia
* "Miracle of Judaism" – Jason
* "The Baseball Game" – Company 
* "A Day in Falsettoland" – Company
* "The Fight" – Mendel, Jason, Marvin, and Trina
* "Everyone Hates His Parents" – Mendel, Jason, Marvin, and Trina
* "What More Can I Say" – Marvin
* "Something Bad Is Happening" – Charlotte and Cordelia
* "More Racquetball" – Marvin and Whizzer
* "Holding to the Ground" – Trina
* "Days Like This" – Company
* "Cancelling the Bar Mitzvah" – Mendel, Trina, and Jason
* "Unlikely Lovers" – Marvin, Whizzer, Charlotte, and Cordelia
* "Another Miracle of Judaism" – Jason
* "Something Bad Is Happening (Reprise)" – Charlotte
* "You Gotta Die Sometime" – Whizzer
* "Jason's Bar Mitzvah" – The Company
* "What Would I Do?" – Marvin, Whizzer
* "Falsettoland (Reprise)" – Mendel{{col-end}}'''Encore'''
* "In Trousers" – Marvin and Ladies †


† - Indicates a song not included on the [[cast recording]]

== Productions ==

===Original Broadway production===
[[File:Broadway Theaters 45th Street Night.jpg|thumb|left|The [[John Golden Theatre]]]]
''Falsettos'' opened on Broadway at the [[John Golden Theatre]] on April 29, 1992, and closed on June 27, 1993, after 487 performances.<ref>Dietz, p. 86</ref> Directed by James Lapine, the cast included [[Michael Rupert]] as Marvin, [[Stephen Bogardus]] as Whizzer, [[Barbara Walsh]] as Trina, [[Chip Zien]] as Mendel (he played Marvin in ''[[In Trousers]]''), Jonathan Kaplan as Jason, [[Heather MacRae]] as Charlotte, and [[Carolee Carmello]] as Cordelia. Rupert, Bogardus, and Zien reprised their roles from the original off-Broadway productions of ''March of the Falsettos''<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Production/2327 ''March of the Falsettos''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919182942/http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Production/2327 |date=2016-09-19 }}, lortel.org, accessed June 29, 2016</ref> and ''Falsettoland'', MacRae reprised her role from ''Falsettoland'',<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Production/592 ''Falsettoland''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919182017/http://www.lortel.org/Archives/Production/592 |date=2016-09-19 }}, lortel.org, accessed June 29, 2016</ref> and Walsh reprised her role from a Hartford Stage regional production of ''Falsettoland''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/15/theater/review-theater-the-falsetto-musicals-united-at-hartford-stage.html|title=Review/Theater; The 'Falsetto' Musicals United at Hartford Stage|last=Rich|first=Frank|work=The New York Times|date=October 15, 1991|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302152537/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/15/theater/review-theater-the-falsetto-musicals-united-at-hartford-stage.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Scenic design was by Douglas Stein, costumes by [[Ann Hould-Ward]], and lighting by Frances Aronson.<ref>Finn, William and James Lapine. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UknO_xI_N9sC&pg=PA3 "''Falsettos'' Script"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207122933/https://books.google.com/books?id=UknO_xI_N9sC&pg=PA3 |date=2021-02-07 }}, ''Falsettos'' (1995), Samuel French, {{ISBN|978-0-573-69424-0}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/4686 ''Falsettos''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501132202/http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/4686 |date=2016-05-01 }}, ibdb.com, accessed June 29, 2016</ref> In January 1993, Broadway and screen star [[Mandy Patinkin]] took over the role of Marvin from Rupert.<ref>[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/mandy-patinkin-55659 Mandy Patinkin IBDB]</ref> The cast and producers were unsure if the show would find a strong following on Broadway, but were encouraged when Frank Rich of ''The New York Times'' gave the musical a positive review.<ref name=entirecast/>
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''Falsettos'', the last show of Broadway's 1991–92 season, had a budget of $957,000, a low budget by Broadway standards.<ref name=keepingafloat>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/26/theater/the-many-faces-and-facets-of-keeping-falsettos-afloat.html|title=The Many Faces and Facets of Keeping ''Falsettos'' Afloat|work=The New York Times|last=Collins|first=Glenn|date=November 26, 1992|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116035123/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/26/theater/the-many-faces-and-facets-of-keeping-falsettos-afloat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Producers Barry and Fran Weissler tried various marketing strategies to promote the musical. Hoping to create an easily-identifiable logo inspired by the minimalist design of ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'', the Weisslers used the work of artist [[Keith Haring]] in which two adults and a child hold up a bright red heart.<ref name=keepingafloat/> Although audiences were enthusiastic at previews, the producers worried that the marketing strategy would not draw a large audience, and Barry Weissler explained that "Since Keith died of [[AIDS]], many people felt the drawing was meant to attract a gay audience."<ref name=keepingafloat/> The Weisslers then hired advertising agency LeDonne, Wilner & Weiner, who launched a promotional campaign centered on photographing audience members "not targeting specific Catholic or Jewish or family audiences, but trying to get across the idea that ''Falsettos'' is for everyone."<ref name=keepingafloat/> The advertisers invited the newly-crowned Miss America, who had recently launched an [[Atlantic City]]-based AIDS awareness campaign, to attend the show and be photographed. In the following months, the producers began to earn back their initial investment and to profit from the show.<ref name=keepingafloat/>

=== Australian productions ===
In 1994, [[Sydney Theatre Company]] presented an Australian production directed by [[Wayne Harrison (director)|Wayne Harrison]] and featuring [[John O'May]] as Marvin, [[Gina Riley]] as Trina, [[Tony Sheldon (actor)|Tony Sheldon]] as Mendel, and [[Simon Burke]] as Whizzer. After playing at the [[Sydney Opera House]]'s Drama Theatre from 12 January to 5 March 1994, the production toured Victoria, Hobart and Canberra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/20676|title=AusStage – Falsettos|website=AusStage|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207123004/https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/20676|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=aussiearchive>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/magazine/posts/2017/may/archive-STC-musicals|title=Archive: STC Musicals|date=May 9, 2017|work=Sydney Theatre|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921095541/https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/magazine/posts/2017/may/archive-STC-musicals|url-status=live}}</ref> Riley and Sheldon were both awarded Green Room Awards for this production, winning Best Female Artist in a Leading Role and Best for Best Male Artist in a Supporting Role, respectively.<ref name=aussiearchive/>

In 2014 [[Darlinghurst Theatre]] Company presented a revival directed by Stephen Colyer. The cast featured Tamlyn Henderson as Marvin, [[Katrina Retallick]] as Trina, Stephen Anderson as Mendel, Ben Hall as Whizzer, [[Elise McCann]] as Cordelia and Margi de Ferranti as Charlotte. The production played as part of the [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras|Sydney Mardi Gras]] festival throughout February and March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/whats-on/latest-news/sydney-theatre-award-nominations-for-constellations-and-falsettos|title=Sydney Theatre Award Nominations for Constellations & Falsettos|publisher=Darlinghurst Theatre Company|access-date=30 May 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In her review of the production, Cassie Tongue of ''Aussie Theatre'' viewed the production as a "promising sign of things to come" for the Sydney theater scene, and praised the casting by remarking, "Henderson's Marvin and Retallick's Trina are clear standouts, and de Ferranti and McCann are so essential to the emotional weight of the second act that they are just as impressive as if they had been there from the first".<ref name=aussiereview>{{cite web|url=https://aussietheatre.com.au/reviews/review-falsettos-darlinghurst-theatre-company|title=Review: Falsettos – Darlinghurst Theatre Company|last=Tongue|first=Cassie|date=February 13, 2014|access-date=June 20, 2020|work=Aussie Theatre|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207122937/https://aussietheatre.com.au/reviews/review-falsettos-darlinghurst-theatre-company|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] presented a production directed by [[David Berthold]], with music direction by Michael Tyack and choreography by [[Kelley Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nida.edu.au/news-and-events/past-productions/2022-2/june/falsettos/ | title=Falsettos - the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) | date=27 March 2024 }}</ref>

===2016 Broadway revival===
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Producer [[Jordan Roth]] announced in 2015 that he would [[Revival (theatre)|revive]] the show under the [[Theatre director|direction]] of [[James Lapine]] in the spring of 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |date=5 February 2015 |title=James Lapine Will Direct Broadway Revival of Tony-Winning Falsettos Musical |url=https://playbill.com/article/james-lapine-will-direct-broadway-revival-of-tony-winning-falsettos-musical-com-341027 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512043317/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/james-lapine-will-direct-broadway-revival-of-tony-winning-falsettos-musical-341027 |archive-date=12 May 2015 |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=Playbill}}</ref> The set design incorporated a cube made of large blocks that the actors rearranged throughout the show.<ref name=dailyheraldcomplex>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161027/entlife/310279743|title=Review: Complex family emerges in lively ''Falsettos''|work=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Daily Herald]]|last=Farrar|first=Jennifer|date=October 27, 2016|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029113222/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161027/entlife/310279743/|url-status=live}}</ref> The production began [[Preview (theatre)|previews]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Walter Kerr Theatre]] on September 29, 2016, and opened officially on October 27.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2016 |title=Falsettos Revival Will Play Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre |url=https://playbill.com/article/falsettos-revival-will-play-broadways-walter-kerr-theatre |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=Playbill}}</ref> [[Christian Borle]], [[Andrew Rannells]], [[Stephanie J. Block]], and [[Brandon Uranowitz]] played Marvin, Whizzer, Trina, and Mendel, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paulson |first=Michael |date=2016-03-31 |title='Falsettos' Revival Casts Its Leads: Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells and Stephanie J. Block |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/falsettos-revival-casts-its-leads-christian-borle-andrew-rannells-and-stephanie-j-block/?smid=tw-share |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=ArtsBeat |language=en}}</ref> [[Tracie Thoms]] played Dr. Charlotte, [[Betsy Wolfe]] played Cordelia, and Anthony Rosenthal played Jason.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2016 |title=Falsettos Revival, Starring Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block, Andrew Rannells, Opens |url=https://playbill.com/article/falsettos-revival-starring-christian-borle-stephanie-j-block-andrew-rannells-opens |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250220042950/https://playbill.com/article/falsettos-revival-starring-christian-borle-stephanie-j-block-andrew-rannells-opens |archive-date=2025-02-20 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Playbill |language=en-US}}</ref>

The production closed on January 8, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2016 |title=13 Shows Close as Broadway Gears Up for a Packed Spring |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/13-shows-close-as-broadway-gears-up-for-a-packed-spring# |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241127165423/https://playbill.com/article/13-shows-close-as-broadway-gears-up-for-a-packed-spring |archive-date=2024-11-27 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Playbill |language=en-US}}</ref> Two performances were filmed on January 3 and 4, 2017, which were repackaged into a presentation for the [[PBS]] television series ''[[Live from Lincoln Center]]'' and aired on October 27, 2017.<ref name="lyric changes">{{Cite web |last=Fierberg |first=Ruthie |date=5 January 2017 |title=Falsettos on PBS Will Include Lyric Changes |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/falsettos-on-pbs-will-include-lyric-changes# |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115042506/https://playbill.com/article/falsettos-on-pbs-will-include-lyric-changes |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Playbill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="PBS">{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=2017-01-03 |title=Falsettos Revival Filmed for PBS Broadcast January 3-4 |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/falsettos-revival-filmed-for-pbs-broadcast-january-3-4# |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241009001044/https://playbill.com/article/falsettos-revival-filmed-for-pbs-broadcast-january-3-4 |archive-date=2024-10-09 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Playbill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="PBS2">{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=2017-09-14 |title=Broadway's Falsettos Revival Sets Premiere Date on PBS |url=https://playbill.com/article/broadways-falsettos-revival-sets-premiere-date-on-pbs |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Playbill}}</ref> 

A [[North America|North American]] tour of the 2016 Broadway revival launched in February 2019, under Lapine's direction, and ended in late June 2019. [[Max von Essen]] starred as Marvin, with [[Eden Espinosa]] as Trina, [[Nick Adams (actor, born 1983)|Nick Adams]] as Whizzer, and Nick Blaemire as Mendel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |last2=Fierberg |first2=Ruthie |date=2018-06-06 |title=National Tour of Broadway's ''Falsettos'' Announces Full Tour Dates and Cities |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/national-tour-of-broadways-falsettos-announces-full-tour-dates-and-cities# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610025700/http://www.playbill.com/article/national-tour-of-broadways-falsettos-announces-full-tour-dates-and-cities |archive-date=June 10, 2018 |access-date=June 7, 2018 |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Franklin |first=Marc J. |date=December 4, 2018 |title=Meet the Newest Tight-Knit ''Falsettos'' Family for the National Tour |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/meet-the-newest-tight-knit-falsettos-family-for-the-national-tour# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130058/http://www.playbill.com/article/meet-the-newest-tight-knit-falsettos-family-for-the-national-tour |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref>

=== 2019 off West End ===
[[Selladoor Worldwide]] announced that they would produce ''Falsettos'' at [[The Other Palace]], an [[off West End]] theatre in [[London]], for a limited run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayo |first=Douglas |date=2019-04-15 |title=UK premiere of award-winning musical Falsettos announced for The Other Palace London |url=https://www.britishtheatre.com/uk-premiere-of-award-winning-musical-falsettos-announced-for-the-other-palace-london/posts/uk-premiere-of-award-winning-musical-falsettos-announced-for-the-other-palace-london |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117230601/https://britishtheatre.com/uk-premiere-of-award-winning-musical-falsettos-announced-for-the-other-palace-london/ |archive-date=2019-11-17 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=British Theatre}}</ref> The show began previews on August 30, 2019, before officially opening on September 5.<ref name="Roundup">{{Cite web |last=Swain |first=Marianka |date=2019-09-05 |title=Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of the UK Premiere of FALSETTOS? |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Review-Roundup-What-Did-Critics-Think-Of-The-UK-Premiere-Of-FALSETTOS-20190905 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117230601/https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Review-Roundup-What-Did-Critics-Think-Of-The-UK-Premiere-Of-FALSETTOS-20190905 |archive-date=2019-11-17 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Broadway World}}</ref> The original cast featured [[Daniel Boys]] as Marvin, [[Laura Pitt-Pulford]] as Trina, Oliver Savile as Whizzer, Joel Montague as Mendel, Gemma Knight-Jones as Charlotte, and Natasha J. Barnes as Cordelia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/full-casting-announced-for-uk-premiere-of-broadway-musical-falsettos|title=Full casting announced for UK premiere of Broadway musical ''Falsettos''|last=Longman|first=Will|date=June 14, 2019|website=London Theatre Guide|access-date=July 22, 2019|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722163553/https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/full-casting-announced-for-uk-premiere-of-broadway-musical-falsettos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clements |first=Carly-Ann |date=2019-08-13 |title=Joel Montague replaces Matt Cardle in Falsettos |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/joel-montague-replaces-matt-cardle-falsettos/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Official London Theatre |language=en-GB}}</ref> The show closed on November 23, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Grace |date=2019-09-20 |title=Falsettos at The Other Palace {{!}} Theatre review |url=https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2019/09/20/falsettos-at-the-other-palace-theatre-review/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=The Upcoming}}</ref>

Before the production opened, a group of more than 20 Jewish actors and playwrights, including [[Miriam Margolyes]] and [[Maureen Lipman]], signed an [[open letter]] to the producers, concerned about the lack of Jewish presence within the cast and creatives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/23/jewface-row-west-end-musical-falsettos-decried-for-cultural-appropriation|title='Jewface' row: West End musical accused of cultural appropriation|last=Bakare|first=Lanre|date=August 23, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=November 17, 2019|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=November 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109074623/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/23/jewface-row-west-end-musical-falsettos-decried-for-cultural-appropriation|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, the show opened to mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the cast, story, and music, but aiming criticism at the [[scenic design]].<ref name="Roundup" /> The show was nominated for Best Video Design and won Best Off-West End Production at the [[2020 WhatsOnStage Awards]].

==Themes==
===Judaism===
[[File:William Finn.jpg|thumb|upright|Finn's Jewish upbringing inspired themes in ''Falsettos''.]]
Jewish culture and identity plays a significant role in ''Falsettos'', humorously depicting "Jewish neuroses and self-deprecation."<ref name=timesofisrael/> The stage version begins with the four male characters dressed in clothing from Biblical times before they remove these robes to reveal modern clothing.<ref>Sternfeld, p. 312</ref> In the song, Marvin, Mendel, and Jason state that they are Jewish, while Whizzer specifies that he is half-Jewish. The first act, ''March of the Falsettos'', was originally intended to be titled ''Four Jews in a Room Bitching'' until Lapine insisted that Finn change the title.<ref name=timesofisrael/> Writers Raymond and Zelda Knapp compared the depiction of the [[Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS|AIDS epidemic]] in ''Falsettos'' to the foreshadowing of the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', noting that both works show a relatively innocent atmosphere before tragedy strikes.<ref>Sternfeld, p. 308</ref>

Jason's [[Bar and bat mitzvah|bar mitzvah]] is a major plot point.<ref name=timesofisrael/> Jesse Oxfeld of ''[[The Forward]]'' wrote that the musical is "in its message of accommodation and dedication and, well, ''l'dor v'dor'', very Jewish."<ref name=jewishmusical>{{cite web|url=https://forward.com/culture/352897/falsettos-isnt-as-gay-as-it-once-was-but-its-still-just-as-jewish/|title=''Falsettos'' Isn't As Gay As It Once Was – But It's Still Just as Jewish|last=Oxfeld|first=Jesse|date=October 28, 2016|work=[[The Forward]]|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207122938/https://forward.com/culture/352897/falsettos-isnt-as-gay-as-it-once-was-but-its-still-just-as-jewish/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also noted that due to the musical's matter-of-fact depiction of homosexuality, "the lesbians are most interesting for being [[Goy|goyim]]."<ref name=jewishmusical/> The song "The Baseball Game" pokes fun at a stereotypical lack of athletic prowess among American Jews, but Mendel then points out the success of Jewish baseball players [[Sandy Koufax]] and [[Hank Greenberg]].<ref name=EWtheater>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/10/27/falsettos-ew-stage-review/|title=''Falsettos'': EW stage review|last=Bernardo|first=Melissa Rose|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 27, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413004654/https://ew.com/article/2016/10/27/falsettos-ew-stage-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Finn, who played Little League baseball as a child, invited Koufax to a performance of Falsettos in [[Los Angeles]], and Koufax was reportedly offended by the joke.<ref name=falsettoscametobe>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/william-finn-explains-how-falsettos-came-to-be|title=William Finn Explains How ''Falsettos'' Came to Be|work=Playbill|last=Haun|first=Harry|date=October 2, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413013323/https://www.playbill.com/article/william-finn-explains-how-falsettos-came-to-be|url-status=live}}</ref>

===AIDS epidemic===
While ''Falsettos'' never explicitly names [[HIV]] or AIDS, the disease plays a major role in the second half of the musical, with Whizzer suffering from the disease and ultimately losing his life to it. Examples of implicit references to the virus include "Something that kills/Something infectious/Something that spreads from one man to another" and "Something so bad that words have lost their meaning".<ref name=EWtheater/><ref name=nyt1992review>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/30/theater/review-theater-falsettos-broadway-boundary-falls-amid-reunions.html?auth=login-facebook|title=Review/Theater: ''Falsettos''; Broadway Boundary Falls Amid Reunions|last=Rich|first=Frank|work=The New York Times|date=April 30, 1992|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207122937/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/30/theater/review-theater-falsettos-broadway-boundary-falls-amid-reunions.html?auth=login-facebook|url-status=live}}</ref> The first half of the musical takes place in 1979, before the start of the epidemic, and the second half takes place in 1981, the year the epidemic began, leading to a tone shift from primarily comedy to tragedy.<ref name=falsettoscametobe/> Lapine has described the [[HIV/AIDS in the United States|AIDS epidemic]] as "a time frame in our past that has somewhat been forgotten."<ref name=wapost>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/06/06/falsettos-co-creator-james-lapine-returns-different-time-with-aids-era-musicals-revival/|title=''Falsettos'' co-creator James Lapine returns to a different time with the AIDS-era musical's revival|last=Floyd|first=Thomas|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413013323/https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/06/06/falsettos-co-creator-james-lapine-returns-different-time-with-aids-era-musicals-revival/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Finn said about ''Falsettoland'': "I can't have AIDS be peripheral in the show, and I don't know that I could write about AIDS head-on because the horror is too real and I don't want to trivialize it."<ref name=timesofisrael/> Finn later described ''Falsettos'' as a "catharsis for people who've been going through the AIDS epidemic as well as for people not going through it," hoping that the show would allow the latter to empathize with people who had lived through it first-hand.<ref name=thetruth>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1992/05/10/the-truth-about-falsettos/866b1223-8673-4054-8a8a-5d540f8fcf7e|title=The Truth about ''Falsettos''|last=Brown|first=Joe|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 10, 1992|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207123015/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1992/05/10/the-truth-about-falsettos/866b1223-8673-4054-8a8a-5d540f8fcf7e/|url-status=live}}</ref> The inclusion of lesbian characters Charlotte and Cordelia is a tribute to the lesbians who assisted gay men during the epidemic.<ref name=advocate/> The show also explores Trina's perspective on Whizzer's illness in "Holding to the Ground", where she shows solidarity with him despite previously struggling to accept his relationship with Marvin.<ref name=advocate/>

The revival of the show in 2016 was partly intended to educate [[LGBTQ]] youth about [[gay life in the 1980s and to instill a sense of gratitude at how both [[societal attitudes toward homosexuality]] and [[Management of HIV/AIDS|HIV/AIDS treatment]] have vastly improved since that period.<ref name=advocate>{{cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/theater/2019/4/02/falsettos-story-love-family-amid-onset-aids-timeless|title=''Falsettos''{{'}} Story of Love & Family Amid the Onset of AIDS Is Timeless|last=Gilchrist|first=Tracy E.|work=The Advocate|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413041555/https://www.advocate.com/theater/2019/4/02/falsettos-story-love-family-amid-onset-aids-timeless/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lapine was inspired to revisit the show when attending a performance of ''[[The Normal Heart]]'' with a recent college graduate. He recalled: "At intermission, she just looked at me and she said, 'Well, I kind of know about AIDS, but was it really like this?'"<ref name=advocate/> AIDS activist and playwright of ''The Normal Heart'' [[Larry Kramer]] attended a performance of the 2016 ''Falsettos'' revival. Andrew Rannells, who portrayed Whizzer, noted his admiration for Kramer's activism and the impact of having him in the audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/what-audience-member-left-falsettos-tony-nominee-andrew-rannells-completely-wrecked|title=What Audience Member Left ''Falsettos'' Tony Nominee Andrew Rannells 'Completely Wrecked'?|last=Gans|first=Andrew|work=Playbill|date=May 15, 2017|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819234520/http://www.playbill.com/article/what-audience-member-left-falsettos-tony-nominee-andrew-rannells-completely-wrecked|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Masculinity===
Critic [[Charles Isherwood]] asserts that definitions of [[masculinity]] form "a sharp undercurrent in the show."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/theater/falsettos-review.html|title=Review: ''Falsettos'', a Perfect Musical, an Imperfect Family|work=The New York Times|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513072314/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/theater/falsettos-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the first act, Marvin attempts to force Whizzer into the role of "pretty boy [[Homemaking|homemaker]]," which causes Whizzer to pull away from the relationship. Though Marvin is in a [[same-sex relationship]], he still tries to assume the more [[Gender role|traditionally masculine role]] of the provider.<ref name=hollywoodreporterreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/falsettos-review-941715|title=''Falsettos'': Theater Review|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 27, 2016|access-date=April 15, 2020|last=Rooney|first=David|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928224613/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/falsettos-review-941715|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Daily Herald]]'' writer Jennifer Farrar characterized the arguments between Marvin and Whizzer as "[[testosterone]]-laden."<ref name=dailyheraldcomplex/> The song "March of the Falsettos" is an ode to the [[Maturity (psychological)|immaturity]] of the male characters, and features the three adult male characters singing in falsetto to match Jason's [[Preadolescence|preadolescent]] voice.<ref name=falsettoscametobe/> In "Trina's Song", Trina complains about the men who rule the world and "her fondness for the man-babies in her life battling with exasperation and needy resentment at every turn."<ref name=hollywoodreporterreview/>

Trina's struggles with the men in her life are also expressed in "I'm Breaking Down", where she manically chops bananas and carrots, "an unusual combination but an appropriately [[Phallus|phallic]] one."<ref name=jewishmusical/> About the major plot point of Jason's bar mitzvah, Finn explains: "There's so much about what it means to be a man in the show. It's not only the kid becoming a man – it's kind of all the men becoming men. It's a metaphor that resonates."<ref name=timesofisrael/> Critics interpreted the set design of the 2016 revival to reflect immaturity by representing the New York City skyline in the form of children's [[Building blocks (toy)|building blocks]].<ref name=dailyheraldcomplex/> The musical additionally explores the link between masculinity and sexuality, with Jason questioning his sexuality and worrying that his father's homosexuality could be genetically passed down to him.<ref name=dailyheraldcomplex/>

==Reception==
===Early performances===
[[Frank Rich]] of ''The New York Times'' praised the 1992 opening night performance as "exhilarating and heartbreaking", speaking favorably of the musical's cast, humor, and emotional depth.<ref name=nyt1992review/> He called Jason's bar mitzvah scene "one of the most moving you've ever seen" and explained that in addressing the AIDS epidemic, "It is the heaven-sent gift of Mr. Finn and company that they make you believe that the love, no less fortissimo, somehow lingers on."<ref name=nyt1992review/> Joe Brown of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised the chemistry between Marvin and Whizzer, calling their relationship "sexily combative".<ref name=thetruth/> Brown also highlighted the emotional ending, stating that the audience, "which began the play roaring with laughter, is left in tear-soaked shreds".<ref name=thetruth/> Jeremy Gerard of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commented that "to call ''Falsettos'' a musical about gay life in modern times is also to shortchange its tremendous appeal as a masterly feat of comic storytelling and as a visionary musical theater work".<ref name=variety1992>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1992/legit/reviews/falsettos-1200429512/|title=Falsettos – Review|work=Variety|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=April 30, 1992|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032733/http://variety.com/1992/legit/reviews/falsettos-1200429512/|url-status=live}}</ref> Gerard thought "Four Jews in a Room Bitching" "hilarious" and praised the musical's pacing, opining that "Lapine and Finn tell their complex story with astonishing economy".<ref name=variety1992/>

In her report about Finn's Tony Award acceptance speech in June 1992, Kim Hubbard of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' characterized ''Falsettos'' as both "a laugh-a-minute musical" and "a tragedy filled with hope".<ref name=plagueaward/> Sylvie Drake of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called a 1993 San Diego performance a "stunning ode to modern living" noting that the musical's "virtuosity is in its mastery of the bittersweet – and eventually the tragic – wailing over life's nasty habit of giving and taking away, but without wasting time on self-pity. Instead, the show makes intricate songs from the sour lemons. And the result is glorious lemonade."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-20-ca-12944-story.html|title=Theater Review: An Ode to Modern Living|last=Drake|first=Sylvie|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 20, 1993|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014060033/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-20-ca-12944-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, ''Daily Herald'' writer Jennifer Farrar wrote that the play was considered "groundbreaking for its time" upon its 1992 debut.<ref name=dailyheraldcomplex/>

John Simon of ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine, however, lamented the musical's "big lie" of portraying the illness of AIDS to look "gentle, elegant–something like a nineteenth-century heroine's wistful expiring of consumption–where we all know that it is grueling and gruesome".<ref name=Dietz87>Dietz, p. 87</ref> Clive Barnes of the ''[[New York Post]]'' wrote that the musical "clatters like a set of false teeth in a politically correct ventriloquist's dummy".<ref name=Dietz87/> Douglas Watt of the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' described the musical as "too sweet and sugary by far" and its plot as "sticky with sentiment", comparing the tone of ''Falsettos'' to that of a soap opera.<ref name=Dietz87/> In his book ''The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals'', Dan Dietz called the musical "commendable … but weak and disappointing in execution" and described the characters as "too bright, too self-aware, too articulate, and too 'on{{'}}".<ref name=Dietz87/> He further commented that "one never had time to get to gradually know and discover [the characters] because they were forever explaining themselves."<ref name=Dietz87/>

===2016 revival===
Reviewing the 2016 revival, Alexis Soloski of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called the show "radically intimate" and praised the musical's emotional depth and [[Character arc|character development]].<ref name="guardianreview">{{cite web |last=Soloski |first=Alexis |date=October 28, 2016 |title=Falsettos review – radically intimate musical hits the high notes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/oct/27/falsettos-review-musical-william-finn-james-lapine-broadway |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824113043/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/oct/27/falsettos-review-musical-william-finn-james-lapine-broadway |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> She viewed the first half as more complex than the second, which she described as "more conventional, its narrative arc familiar, its characterizations less intense, particularly those of the lesbians."<ref name=guardianreview/> Jesse Green of [[Vulture (website)|''Vulture'']] described the ending as "almost unbearably moving."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/theater-review-falsettos.html|title=Theater Review: Fizzing in Every Direction, Falsettos Marches Back to Broadway|work=Vulture|date=October 27, 2017|access-date=May 28, 2020|last=Green|first=Jesse|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023003340/https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/theater-review-falsettos.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Chris Jones of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' wrote that ''Falsettos'' "throbs with passion and compassion, a masterwork strong enough to bare{{sic}} formative comparison to the work of [[Stephen Sondheim]], but a whole lot more cuddly of a show."<ref name=chicagotribune2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/sc-falsettos-broadway-review-ent-1028-20161027-column.html|title='Falsettos' gives a feeling of love and family as they are lived|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=October 27, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2020|work=The Chicago Tribune|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215205715/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/sc-falsettos-broadway-review-ent-1028-20161027-column.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He praised the performances of Block, Thoms, and Wolfe.<ref name=chicagotribune2016/> Emily Bruno of ''[[BroadwayWorld]]'' wrote that it was "groundbreaking" and "achingly poignant."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruno |first=Emily |date=2017-10-27 |title=BWW Looks Back at FALSETTOS in Honor of Tonight's PBS Debut |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Looks-Back-at-FALSETTOS-in-Honor-of-Tonights-PBS-Debut-20171027 |access-date= |website=Broadway World |language=en}}</ref>

Linda Winer of ''[[Newsweek]]'' praised Finn's "enormously quotable, conversational lyrics that catch in the throat as often as they stick in the mind."<ref name="newsweekreview">{{cite web |last=Winer |first=Linda |date=October 27, 2016 |title=''Falsettos'' review: Revival still passionate, powerful and funny, too |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/falsettos-review-revival-still-passionate-powerful-and-funny-too-q09756 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101042125/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/falsettos-review-revival-still-passionate-powerful-and-funny-too-1.12511596 |archive-date=November 1, 2016 |access-date=April 14, 2020 |work=Newsweek}}</ref> Winer also commented on the show's set design, noting that though the blocks "can get a bit monotonous, they support the passion by getting out of the play's powerful way."<ref name=newsweekreview/> [[Marilyn Stasio]] of ''Variety'' praised the cast and characterized the music as "a fusion of tuneful melodies with insightful lyrics."<ref name="variety2016">{{cite web |last=Stasio |first=Marilyn |date=October 27, 2016 |title=Broadway Review: 'Falsettos' |url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/reviews/falsettos-review-broadway-musical-1201902454/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108105456/https://variety.com/2016/legit/reviews/falsettos-review-broadway-musical-1201902454/ |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=April 12, 2020 |work=Variety}}</ref> Christopher Kelly of [[NJ.com]] praised Rannells and Block, but felt that Borle "comes across as too staid – it{{sic}} impossible to see what Whizzer sees in the guy."<ref name="NJreview">{{cite web |last=Kelly |first=Christopher |date=October 28, 2016 |title=''Falsettos'' Broadway review: This show hits both high and low notes |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2016/10/falsettos_broadway_review_christian_borle_andrew_r.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207123016/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2016/10/falsettos_broadway_review_christian_borle_andrew_r.html |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |access-date=April 12, 2020 |work=NJ.com}}</ref> Melissa Rose Bernardo of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the show a B+ and noted the musical's emotional impact.<ref name=EWtheater/> She described "The Baseball Game" as "a work of lyrical comic genius."<ref name=EWtheater/>

==Recordings==
The original cast recordings of the [[Off-Broadway]] [[March of the Falsettos|''March of the Falsettos'']] and ''[[Falsettoland]]'' were both released by [[MNRK Music Group|DRG Records]] on January 1, 1991.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 January 1991 |title=March of the Falsettos |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/march-of-the-falsettos/1752148026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830141149/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-march-of-the-falsettos-original-cast-recording/id98299006 |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |access-date= |publisher=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1 January 1991 |title=Falsettoland (Original Off-Broadway Cast) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/falsettoland-original-off-broadway-cast/1748867342 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830172546/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/falsettoland-original-off-broadway-cast/id42322668 |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |access-date= |publisher=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>

The Broadway revival cast album was released on January 27, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Robert|last=Viagas|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/falsettos-releases-cast-album-jan-27-with-cd-signing-and-performance|title=Falsettos Releases Cast Album Jan. 27 with CD Signing and Performance|work=[[Playbill]]|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=May 21, 2017|archive-date=January 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127082656/http://www.playbill.com/article/falsettos-releases-cast-album-jan-27-with-cd-signing-and-performance|url-status=live}}</ref> This album peaked at number two on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Cast Albums chart and number 98 on the ''Billboard'' Album Sales chart.<ref name="castalbumchart">{{cite magazine |date= |title=2016 Broadway Cast Recording |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/2016-broadway-cast-recording/chart-history/brw/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207123014/https://www.billboard.com/music/2016-broadway-cast-recording/chart-history/BRW |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |access-date= |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="albumsaleschart">{{cite magazine |date= |title=2016 Broadway Cast Recording |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/2016-broadway-cast-recording/chart-history/tcl/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207122938/https://www.billboard.com/music/2016-broadway-cast-recording/chart-history/top-current-albums/song/1008820 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |access-date= |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> [[PBS]] aired a filmed performance of the revival as part of ''[[Live from Lincoln Center]]'' on October 27, 2017.<ref name=PBS/><ref name=PBS2/> For this recording, several lines were edited for [[profanity]].<ref name="lyric changes"/>

== Notable casts ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%"
! rowspan="2" | Character
! Broadway
! First National Tour
! Second National Tour
! Australia Premiere
! Broadway Revival
! Third National Tour
! Off-West End
|-
! colspan="2" |<small>1992</small>
! <small>1993</small>
! <small>1994</small>
! <small>2016</small>
! colspan="2" |<small>2019</small>
|-
! Marvin
| [[Michael Rupert]]
| [[Adrian Zmed]]
| [[Gregg Edelman]]
| [[John O'May]]
| [[Christian Borle]]
| [[Max von Essen]]
| [[Daniel Boys]]
|-
! Trina
| [[Barbara Walsh]]
| colspan=2|[[Carolee Carmello]]
| [[Gina Riley]]
| [[Stephanie J. Block]]
| [[Eden Espinosa]]
| [[Laura Pitt-Pulford]]
|-
! Whizzer
| [[Stephen Bogardus]]
| Ray Walker
| Peter Reardon
| [[Simon Burke]]
| [[Andrew Rannells]]
| [[Nick Adams (actor, born 1983)|Nick Adams]]
| Oliver Savile
|-
! Mendel
| [[Chip Zien]]
| [[Stuart Zagnit]]
| Adam Heller
| [[Tony Sheldon (actor)|Tony Sheldon]]
| [[Brandon Uranowitz]]
| Nick Blaemire
| Joel Montague
|-
! Jason
| Jonathan Kaplan
| Jeffrey Landman
| Ramzi Khalaf
| Michael Hamilton,<br>Kerry-Andre Palavicino, &<br>Brent Stiller
| Anthony Rosenthal
| Jonah Mussolino,<br>Thatcher Jacobs, &<br>Jim Kaplan
| Albert Atack,<br>George Kennedy,<br>Elliot Morris, &<br>James Williams
|-
! Charlotte
| [[Heather MacRae]]
| colspan=2|Barbara Marineau
| Valerie Bader
| [[Tracie Thoms]]
| Bryonha Marie Parham
| Gemma Knight-Jones
|-
! Cordelia
| [[Carolee Carmello]]
| Yvette Lawrence
| [[Jessica Molaskey]]
| [[Sharon Millerchip]]
| [[Betsy Wolfe]]
| Audrey Cardwell
| Natasha J Barnes
|}

; Replacements/Transfers (Original Broadway Cast)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibdb.com/Production/ViewReplacements/4686|title=IBDB Replacements/Transfers|website=www.ibdb.com|access-date=2016-04-29|archive-date=2016-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404233957/http://www.ibdb.com/Production/ViewReplacements/4686|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Marvin – [[Adrian Zmed]], [[Mandy Patinkin]], [[Gregg Edelman]]
* Trina – [[Randy Graff]] 
* Mendel – [[Jason Graae]]
* Cordelia – [[Maureen Moore]]
* Jason – Sivan Cotel, [[Anthony Roth Costanzo]]

==Awards and accolades==
''Falsettos'' won [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] and [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]] at the [[46th Tony Awards]].<ref name=plagueaward/> At the [[46th Tony Awards]], the original cast performed a medley consisting of "Falsettoland", "My Father's a Homo", and "The Baseball Game". The 2016 revival was nominated for five [[Tony Awards]], including [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]].<ref name="variety2016tonynoms">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/tony-nominations-2017-full-list-nominees-1202406314/|title=Tony Nominations Announced: Full List of 2017 Nominees|work=Variety|last=Kelley|first=Seth|date=May 2, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2020|archive-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225063042/https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/tony-nominations-2017-full-list-nominees-1202406314/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2016 revival cast performed "A Day in Falsettoland" at the [[71st Tony Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4814195/tony-awards-2017|title=Here Are the Best and Worst Moments From the 2017 Tony Awards|magazine=Time|last=Calfas|first=Jennifer|date=June 12, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814004740/https://time.com/4814195/tony-awards-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Original Broadway production===
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|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="40%"| Category
! width="25%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="10" align="center"| 1992
| rowspan="7"| [[Tony Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="7" |<ref name="plagueaward" />
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]]
| [[William Finn]] and [[James Lapine]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[William Finn]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Michael Rupert]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical]]
| Jonathan Kaplan
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Barbara Walsh]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical|Best Direction of a Musical]]
| [[James Lapine]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical|Outstanding Revival of a Musical]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Falsettos|url=https://broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/falsettos.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815054946/https://broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/falsettos.htm|archive-date=2020-08-15|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Broadway Musical Home}}</ref>
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Barbara Walsh]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barbara Walsh - About|url=http://www.barbarawalsh.biz/about.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.barbarawalsh.biz|archive-date=2021-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207122938/http://www.barbarawalsh.biz/about.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2"| [[Theatre World Award]]
| Jonathan Kaplan
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theatre World Awards - Theatre World Awards|url=https://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.theatreworldawards.org|archive-date=2021-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111181102/http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== 2016 Broadway revival ===
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|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="40%"| Category
! width="25%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="13" |2017
| rowspan="5" |[[Tony Award]]
| colspan="2" |[[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" |<ref name="variety2016tonynoms" />
|-
|[[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]]
|[[Christian Borle]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical|Best Featured Actor in a Musical]]
|[[Andrew Rannells]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Brandon Uranowitz]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]
|[[Stephanie J. Block]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Drama Desk Award]]
| colspan="2" |[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical|Outstanding Revival of a Musical]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Millward|first=Tom|date=2017-05-10|title=Drama Desk Awards 2017: Meet The Nominees|url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/drama-desk-awards-2017-meet-the-nominees|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207122956/https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/drama-desk-awards-2017-meet-the-nominees|archive-date=2021-02-07|access-date=2021-02-06|website=New York Theater Guide|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical]]
|[[Brandon Uranowitz]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical]]
|[[Stephanie J. Block]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[Outer Critics Circle Award]]
|Outstanding Actor in a Musical
|[[Christian Borle]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=2017-04-25|title=Outer Critics Circle Nominations: 'Anastasia,' 'Hello, Dolly!' Lead the Pack (Full List)|url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/outer-critics-circle-nominations-2017-full-list-1202394695/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508215651/http://variety.com/2017/legit/news/outer-critics-circle-nominations-2017-full-list-1202394695/|archive-date=2018-05-08|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
|[[Andrew Rannells]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
|[[Stephanie J. Block]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Drama League Award]]
| colspan="2" |Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-10-19|title=Drama League Awards 2017: And the Winners are...|url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/drama-league-awards-2017-and-the-winners-are|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307121000/https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/drama-league-awards-2017-and-the-winners-are|archive-date=2020-03-07|access-date=2021-02-07|website=New York Theater Guide|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Distinguished Performance
|[[Christian Borle]]
|{{nom}}
|}

===2019 Off-West End===
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|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="40%"| Category
! width="25%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2020
| rowspan="2"| [[The Offies|Offie Award]]
| Male Performance in a Musical
| [[Daniel Boys]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2020 Finalists & Nominations – The Offies|url=https://offies.london/2020-noms-finalists/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126101046/https://offies.london/2020-noms-finalists/|archive-date=2020-11-26|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Offies|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| Male Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
| Oliver Savile
| {{CFinalist}}
|}

==References==
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===Bibliography===
*Dietz, Dan. "The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals". Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016. {{ISBN|978-1442272132}}
*Miller, Scott. "You Could Drive a Person Crazy: Chronicle of an American Theatre Company". Bloomington, Ind: iUniverse Publishers, 2002. {{ISBN|978-0595263110}}
*Sternfeld, Jessica. "The Routledge Companion to the Contemporary Musical". Abingdon-on-Thames, England: Routledge, 2019. {{ISBN|978-1138684614}}

==External links==
* {{ibdb title|4686}}

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