Falsettos

Falsettos is a poignant and humorous exploration of the modern family dynamic, set against the backdrop of New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Synopsis

The musical centers around Marvin, who leaves his wife Trina and young son Jason to live with his lover, Whizzer.

As Marvin strives to create a tight-knit family out of his complex web of relationships, the characters navigate the challenges of love, jealousy, and the looming AIDS crisis.

The story evolves to show the strength and resilience of this unconventional family structure, highlighting themes of acceptance, change, and the enduring power of love through adversity.

Songs from Falsettos

1. Four Jews in a Room Bitching
2. A Tight-Knit Family
3. Love is Blind
4. The Thrill of First Love
5. Marvin at the Psychiatrist (A Three-Part Mini-Opera)
6. My Father’s a Homo / Everyone Tells Jason to See a Psychiatrist
7. This Had Better Come to a Stop
8. I’m Breaking Down
9. Jason’s Therapy
10. A Marriage Proposal
11. Trina’s Song
12. March of the Falsettos
13. The Chess Game
14. Making a Home
15. The Games I Play
16. Marvin Hits Trina
17. I Never Wanted to Love You
18. Father to Son
19. The Baseball Game
20. A Day in Falsettoland
21. Everyone Hates His Parents
22. What More Can I Say?
23. Something Bad is Happening
24. Holding to the Ground
25. Days Like This
26. Canceling the Bar Mitzvah
27. Unlikely Lovers
28. Another Miracle of Judaism
29. Something Bad is Happening (Reprise)
30. You Gotta Die Sometime
31. Jason’s Bar Mitzvah
32. What Would I Do?