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BSC Theatre’s “Falsettos” Examines Family, Love in Changing Times
BSC Theatre’s “Falsettos” Examines Family, Love in Changing Times
For Immediate Release
Nov. 1, 2019
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –
Opening Nov. 14, the BSC Theatre production “Falsettos” explores how a loving, non-traditional family copes with challenges, personal flaws, and the impending tragedy of an international health crisis in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
With music and lyrics by William Finn and book by William Finn and James Lapine, “Falsettos” was a hit on Broadway in 1992 and was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. The 2016 Broadway revival was nominated for five Tony Awards.
The BSC production stars Annie Norris, Luke Otwell, Camp Shelor, and Matt Torbett. Cossette Bolt and Macey Rowland share the role of Cordelia; Aislinn Cain and Julia Degnan share the role of Dr. Charlotte. Joining the BSC cast is 12-year-old Emma Brooke “E.B.” Levering, a student at Homewood Middle School.
Michael Flowers, BSC professor of theatre and 2015 CASE/Carnegie Alabama Professor of the Year, is directing the production. Flowers has been a member of the BSC theatre faculty since 1984, teaching acting, directing and musical theatre. He directs productions annually for the College Theatre.
Bham Now provided a behind-the-scenes look at the production, highlighting the work of the production crew members who handle props, costumes, lights, set, sound, and more. Read the feature here.
The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 15, & 16 and at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in the College Theatre/Mainstage. Tickets are $20 for the general public; $10 for students. Reserve tickets by calling the Theatre Box Office at (205) 226-4780 or going online. Box Office hours are 1-4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. Children 6 and under are not admitted.
Please be advised that “Falsettos” contains adult language and situations and is recommended for mature audiences.
An Opening Night Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Executive Dining Room of Norton Campus Center. Opening Night Dinner tickets are $23. For more information, call (205) 226-4780.
Media contact: Amy Bickers, Director of Communications, (205) 226-4922 or [email protected]
About Birmingham-Southern College
Birmingham-Southern College is a four-year, private liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The institution is the result of a 1918 merger of Southern University, founded in Greensboro, Alabama, in 1856, with Birmingham College, founded in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1898. Birmingham-Southern has students from 34 states and 13 countries and a student/faculty ratio of 12:1.