Headliners
Oct 28, 2008 - Dec 31, 2008 Mar 10, 2009 - May 9, 2009 Jan 7, 2009 - Mar 7, 2009May 13, 2009 - May 17, 2009
Vaudeville Stars
Oct 28, 2008 - May 17, 2009 Oct 28, 2008 - May 17, 2009Note: Guest stars subject to change.
OUR ALL NEW SHOW
18TH SEASON OPENING OCTOBER 28TH
"GET YOUR KICKS" THEMES UPCOMING EDITION
If you ever plan to motor west,
Travel my way, take the highway that’s the best.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Steinbeck called it The Mother Road. It was nicknamed The Great Diagonal Way, The Main Street of America and The Will Rogers Highway. Most commonly (and officially), though, it was known as Route 66.
Established in 1926 and decommissioned in 1985, it traveled from Chicago to L.A. – 2,448 miles across the heartland of America.
But it was more than just a road: Through literature, television, film and music, it came to symbolize the American Experience of the Early- to Mid-20th Century.
Whether the westward migration of Dust Bowl farmers, two young bachelors in a Corvette seeking adventure, easy riders looking for their own personal America, or Dinah telling us to “See the USA in your Chevrolet,” Route 66 was the placeholder for all this and more.
The Follies’ 18th season will celebrate Route 66 with an all-new show entitled, “Get Your Kicks.” Our world-famous line of Long-Legged Lovelies and Follies Gentlemen (all 55 to 85 years young!) along with “Follies Man” Riff Markowitz will “travel” this highway via music, dance, comedy and all the iconic imagery The Mother Road holds in our collective imaginations.
Add classic vaudeville acts and a line up of three world-famous guest stars—Freda Payne, Susan Anton and John Davidson—and there’s no doubt about it: Follies 18 will be more amazing, more evocative, more inspiring… In short, the best Follies ever!
The Follies Man
Follies impresario and emcee, Riff Markowitz, hasn’t missed a performance in 17 years and he isn’t likely to start now! And that’s fortunate because it wouldn’t be a Follies without his unique blend of cutting-edge satire and Old World savoir faire. As always, the Follies Man is your guide through the unique realm that is “Follies Land.”
