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| Falsettos (Drama, Plume) |  | Authors: William Finn, James Lapine
Creator: Frank Rich
Publisher: Plume
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1380515
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0452270723
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.140268
EAN: 9780452270725
ASIN: 0452270723
Publication Date: July 1, 1993
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Satisfied customer April 20, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
My college is doing this production next year so I wanted to do some research on the show and was quite satisfied with the product....It's a pretty wacky show but I was impressed with the quality and promptness of the delivery. Thank you very much!
P.S. William Finn himself is going to come to the show and I am going to try to get him to autograph this copy
Falsettos- What's not to Love? May 5, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
William Finn is a genius. He is the composer and lyricist of all 3 musicals in the 'Falsettos Trilogy'. This vocal selections book has highlights from the first and second musicals in the trilogy, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. There are 17 songs in all, which is a rather large amount. In this book are: The Baseball Game, A Day In Falsettoland, Everyone Hates His Parents, What More Can I Say, What Would I Do?, Something Bad Is Happening, Holding To The Ground, Unlikely Lovers, You Gotta Die Sometime, Father To Son, I'm Breaking Down, March Of The Falsettos, 4 Jews In A Room Bitching, Marriage Proposal, Making A Home, The Games I Play, and I Never Wanted To Love You. The lyrics are both touching and hysterical. The songs both develop the characters and show the genius of the composer. 'Four Jews Bitching' is a fantastic musical theatre piece for four males. I can't reccomend this book enough!!!
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love it. April 9, 1998
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book is the libretto for the musical "Falsettos" which is sung entirely, so unless you have the music, the book is incomplete. But for "Falsettos" lovers this is a must have. The music is a bit confusing with a lot of subtext. The book allows you to analyze each character to find the deeper meaning (and believe me, there is a lot of underlined meaning). The best part of the book is that it includes one version of "In Trousers" (which is vertually unavailable in a sound recording). "In Trousers" was the first of the three one-acts written and tells of Marvin's struggle with his sexuality when he was in high school. There are three versions of "In Trousers": the original, the revision, and a combination of both. This version is the combination. Perhaps "In Trousers" is the most insightful of all three shows, although it is the hardest to understand. If you like to analyze scripts, this one is a welcomed challenge. All three deal with the idea of homosexuality and family life. It is a funny, heart warming, heart wrenching story as you follow Marvin's struggle to accept his homosexuality and still maintain a relationship with his young son and (ex)wife. It has good family values and some beautiful ballads. One of my all time favorite musicals. A definite for any musical library.
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