Falsettos

2016 Broadway Revival

Falsettos 2016 revival cast poster

The Show

Falsettos is the story of a large, eccentric, and dysfunctional -- but loving -- Jewish family in New York at the end of the 1970s. Initially, Marvin seems blessed with the perfect family. He has a caring wife, Trina and a young son, Jason. Nevertheless, the family is soon broken apart, when the homosexual Marvin leaves Trina for a man called Whizzer.

Trina, meanwhile, ends up romantically involved with the family psychiatrist, Mendel. All the while, their son, Jason, is stuck in the middle. Included in the mix are lesbian neighbors Dr. Charlotte and Cordelia. When Marvin's lover, Whizzer, is diagnosed with AIDS, the entire family -- non-traditional as it may be -- must put aside their issues and come together.

Falsettos opened on Broadway in April 1992. It's 2016 revival garnered 4 tony nominations for Block, Borle, Rannells and Best Revival of a Musical.

Learn about the cast

a picture of the cast of falsettos in character