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[9] Following that it ran for three weeks as part of the Public Theater's Public Lab series in October and November 2012. Request license. Helen. [75], The original Broadway production was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, winning five, including Best Musical. Medium Alison calls home to demand a better response from her parents and is astonished when her mother reveals that her father has had sexual relationships with men and boys. He steps in front of a truck and is killed ("Edges of the World"). [59] Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times, though mildly critical of a few of the show's elements still was impressed with Fun Home, saying "There have been plenty of new American musicals better put together than Fun Home, but I can't think of one in recent years that has touched me as much with its tender, ironic and courageous vulnerability. In a phone call with her father and a journal entry, Medium Alison expresses her anxiety about starting college ("Not Too Bad"). One of Alison's younger brothers. Bechdel's coming out as a lesbian is complicated by the revelation that Bruce was a closeted homosexual whose extra-marital affairs included underage males. She discovers she is a lesbian at age 19 and, soon after, learns that her father is gay. Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel . Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Gyllenhaal proposes to star as Bruce Bechdel, with Gold directing his first feature film. [65] Kalle Oskari Mattila, in The Atlantic, however, argued that although the musical presents the novel's themes clearly, its Broadway marketing campaign "obfuscates rather than clarifies" the queer narrative of the original novel. The Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home traces the coming-of-age of lesbian author Alison Bechdel, from her youth, to her years at Oberlin College, and finally to the present, where Alison, now grown, is struggling to write her own graphic autobiography. Cheshire, CT, Pericles [76] Jeanine Tesori & Lisa Kron were the first female writing team to win the Tony Award for Best Original Score. [6] (Of the cast of that staged reading, only Judy Kuhn and Beth Malone continued in their roles to the full Off-Broadway production. "Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced: "Denzel, Cranston, and Cumming Among Nominees for Drama League Awards", "2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced; Gentleman's Guide Earns 12 Nominations", "Fun Home, Hand to God & More Receive 2014 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards", "Who Will Win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2014? [26], A year-long U.S. national tour of the show began in Cleveland, Ohio, in October 2016. 43-year-old "Alison" is the play's narrator who reviews her family and early life, 19-year-old "Medium Alison" who is an Oberlin student discovering her sexuality, and 10-year-old "Small Alison" who is a child struggling against her father's expectations. Medium Alison writes to her parents, asking for a response to her coming-out letter. A dialogue scene, "Clueless in New York", replaced "I need more coffee". 221 Farmers Alley [6] Bechdel did not participate in the musical's creation. "A flair for the dramatic…" – Alison, Joan, Medium Alison & Bruce, 18. Small Alison. Produced by Fox Theatricals, Barbara Whitman, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Tom Casserly, Paula Marie Black, Latitude Link, Terry Schnuck/Jack Lane, The Forstalls, Nathan Vernon, Mint Theatricals, Elizabeth Armstrong, Jam Theatricals, Delman-Whitney … Hear Alison Bechdel reflect on the creation of Fun Home on Radio 4's Woman's Hour. "Fun Home" is based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling memoir of life with her dysfunctional family — including her closeted gay father, Bruce, played by Cerveris. [33] Singapore's Pangdemonium theatre company staged Fun Home in September and October 2017 at the Drama Centre Theatre, with a cast that included Adrian Pang and Monique Wilson. Inspired by Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic novel, this relatable and moving story has Alison reliving her upbringing with her brilliant and volatile father—a man whose own secrets defined the family—while on … 'Fun Home,' a New Musical at the Public Theater", "Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Alexandra Socha Among Cast of Fun Home; Other Public Theater Casting Announced, Too", "Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron Musical Fun Home Extends Public Theater Run Prior to Opening", "Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron Musical 'Fun Home' Given Fourth Extension", "Controversy over 'Fun Home' prompts creators to bring show to Charleston", "Alison Bechdel on a Very Special Performance of the, "Fun Home Taps Original Off-Broadway Stars for Broadway Transfer", "Tony Award-winning musical comes 'home' to Millbrook Playhouse", "Fun Home is coming to Melbourne as part of MTC's 2020 season", "Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, and Sydney Lucas to Reprise Their Roles in Fun Home on Broadway", "Breaking News: Welcome to the Family! Joel Perez, Emily Skeggs, Beth Malone, and … On the drive, she and Bruce struggle to express themselves to each other ("Telephone Wire"). Fun Home is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori (Shrek, Violet, Thoroughly Modern Millie) from Alison Bechdel’s 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, and the winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical. [51], The original cast album, released in 2014,[15][52][53] opened at #2 on the Billboard Top Cast Album Chart, a remarkable feat for an Off-Broadway cast album. At the Bechdel Funeral Home, Small Alison and her brothers John and Christian perform an imaginary advertisement for the funeral home ("Come to the Fun Home"). A memoir in the form of a graphic novel, it chronicles Bechdel’s coming out as a lesbian during her freshman year of college — shortly before her father, whom she discovers is a closeted homosexual, commits suicide. "[60] He states that the show's seeming weaknesses are part of the reason it succeeds, saying that it "gets off to a choppy start, takes unnecessary musical detours and is staged in a rough-hewn style that sometimes seems more accidental than intentional" but that it "succeeds not despite these flaws but in large measure because of them. Flying Away (Finale) (Ft. Beth Malone, Emily Skeggs & Sydney Lucas) Lyrics. Philadelphia, PA, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent © 2020. Hailed as one of Broadway’s most original musicals and the winner of 5 Tony Awards, Fun Home is a groundbreaking story inspired by Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir. "This is what I have of you..." – Alison, 27. [28][29] The limited run of 18 performances closed on November 27, 2016. Bruce orders Small Alison to put on a dress, but she would rather wear jeans. After a long day, Small Alison, Christian and John settle into sleeping bags. Williams departed the Broadway company on March 27, 2016, 1. [1] It is told in a series of non-linear vignettes connected by narration provided by the adult Alison character. [56] "Fun Home isn’t just a coming out story or a coming-of-age story. Alison considers the connection between her coming out and her father's death. [8] In early versions, the production was structured around Bechdel's drawings, but the creators later removed most of this element, save for one image of Bruce and young Alison which is used at the musical's conclusion. Suskin singled out "Days and Days" for especial praise, calling it "a staggering piece of musical theatre writing". [30] A review in ABS-CBN News praised the performances and direction and called the production "undeniably moving, piercing through our core, and performed by an incredibly talented ensemble. Mercy is grateful to everyone involved in Fun Home for this very special experience and would like to thank Katy Decker, Emilia Sargent, Jeremy Silverman, and Seth Travaglino for years of training, love, and encouragement. "It All Comes Back (Opening)" – Small Alison, Bruce, Alison & Company, 2. Photo by Chance Theater Photo by Chance Theater Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Get an estimate. [36] The musical made its London premiere at the Off West End, Young Vic theatre with Gold again directing. [24] The Off-Broadway cast reprised their roles on Broadway, except for the actors playing Medium Alison, John and Christian Bechdel. FUN HOME breaks box office record for Off-Mirvish Series and has been held over to May 20 due to popular demand and critical acclaim! Fun Home is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Alison remembers herself, as a child, demanding that her father Bruce play "airplane" with her, while he sorts through a box of junk and valuables he has salvaged from a barn ("It All Comes Back"). Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. The second is her first year in college (Medium Alison), when she begins her first relationship and comes out of the closet as a lesbian. Writing in Slate, June Thomas called it "the first mainstream musical about a young lesbian". – Bruce & Alison, 24. Small Alison watches The Partridge Family, but Bruce angrily switches it off. WINNER! Of Kron he says: "her book and resonantly precise lyrics give this show its essential spine", and of Tesori's score "her best and most varied score to date... [which] captures [the story's] haunting ambiguity." This method for making a fake cast … Suskin called Fun Home "the best musical on the New York stage of 2013 — far outclassing the competition — and ... thus far the best musical of the 2013-14 season. The Pulitzer committee called the musical "A poignant musical adaptation of a graphic memoir". Studio produces plays that reflect the contemporary world, and our plays frequently contain adult content and language. Music by Jeanine Tesori / Book & Lyrics by Lisa Kron. As Fun Home progresses, Alison is drawn deeper and deeper into her memories, finally entering into them, desperate (but unable) to reverse her father’s self-destruction. "It was great to have you home..." – Bruce & Alison, 26. (as of Sep 11, 2016) Total Current Gross: $41,520,585 Highest Weekly Gross: $817,665 (Week Ending Jul 19, 2015) Average Ticket Price: $98.28 Average % Capacity: 92.73% The track list of the 2015 release, which reflects the musical numbers in the Broadway production, is as follows: The Off-Broadway production opened on October 22, 2013, to positive reviews. An unforgettable and groundbreaking musical, Fun Home explores the haunting pull of memory and the power it has to alternately destroy or shape, our identity. "Thanks for the care package..." – Medium Alison, Joan, Small Alison & Bruce, 9. The Tony Award-winning musical will be playing January 31 – March 1, 2020 at the Bette Aitken theater arts Center on the Cripe Stage. There are some spoilers in here, so be ready, and please use this information as it is helpful to you. [25] The production closed on September 10, 2016, after 26 previews and 582 regular performances. [17] In response to a controversy in which the legislature of South Carolina attempted to financially punish the College of Charleston for choosing the original graphic novel of Fun Home as a reading selection for incoming freshmen, the off-Broadway cast presented a concert of songs from the musical to a full house in Charleston, South Carolina, in April 2014. "Welcome to Our House on Maple Avenue" – Helen, Alison, Small Alison, Christian, John, Bruce & Roy, 5. "[64], Anticipating the play's move to Broadway, David Levesley of online magazine Mic heralded Fun Home's focus on the individual experience of a lesbian, calling it "the most daring, relentless analysis of homosexual identity on the New York stage right now". Small Alison talks to him, and finds out that he is going to see a psychiatrist, but he is ambiguous about the reason. [6], The musical's development process entailed extensive changes and rewrites. It chronicles the author's childhood and youth in rural Pennsylvania, United States, focusing on her complex relationship with her father. "Clueless in New York…" – Alison, Small Alison & Bruce, 17. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! [72] Many critics predicted that Fun Home would win the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Bruce. Find the perfect Fun Home Broadway Cast Photo Call stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. "Come to the Fun Home" – John, Christian & Small Alison, 7. March 30, 2015 4:00 PM. [10][11] On April 8, 2013, musical selections from the show were performed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Judy Kuhn, David Hyde Pierce and others at an event for the Sundance Institute. Bruce, manically engaged in a new restoration project, tries and fails to find a way to hold his life together. The Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home traces the coming-of-age of lesbian author Alison Bechdel, from her youth, to her years at Oberlin College, and finally to the present, where Alison, now grown, is struggling to write her own graphic autobiography. Tammi. [7] A staged reading was performed at The Public Theater in 2011. The cast recording of the Tony-award winning musical, Fun Home is based on the graphic memoir of … SKYLER ROSENTHAL (Joan) is thrilled to be seen in her first American Stage production. "Just had a good talk with Dad..." – Alison, Medium Alison, Bruce, Pete, Small Alison, John & Christian, 6. It is a co-production of the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company.[39]. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. The winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical, FUN HOME is based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir. beech creek, 1970s; oberlin college, 1980s; new york, present day, pennsylvania, College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Mature Audiences, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Star Vehicle Female, Star Vehicle Male, Hershey Felder Live From Florence: 5-Show Season Subscription -- Online. The album was released in May 2015.[55]. Fun Home cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Concord Theatricals. 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Gabriella Pizzolo. Bruce offers a ride and a beer to an underage boy, and it is later implied that they had a sexual encounter. Fun Home at The Wilbury Theatre Group. [23], The musical began previews at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre on March 27, 2015, with an official opening on April 19, 2015. Fun Home is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. "Fun Home" has a solidly written score that includes several songs of note like: "Ring of Keys"; "Days and Days and "Changing My Major". The book addresses themes of sexual orientation, gender roles, suicide, emotional abuse, dysfunctional family life, and the role of literature in understanding oneself and one's family. Lisa Kron , Jeanine Tesori , Alison Bechdel. New York, NY, Twelve Angry Men The Tony Award-winning musical “Fun Home” made its international debut on Thursday with a well-earned and emotional standing ovation for the amazing cast at the RCBC Plaza in Makati. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Bruce's short a capella bedtime song, "Pony Girl" was added, as was the scene "A flair for the dramatic...". The show has a phenomenal cast with the three lead actresses (playing "Alison") in particularly giving outstanding performances. WINNER! Medium Alison hesitates outside the door of the college's Gay Union, and is flummoxed when she meets Joan, a confident young lesbian. Bruce begins to seduce Roy in the library while Helen is playing the piano upstairs, trying her best to ignore it ("Helen's Etude"). Adapted from Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic novel, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. The original Broadway production began previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre in March 2015 and opened in April 2015. [19][20] The production was directed by Sam Gold, with sets and costumes by David Zinn, lighting by Ben Stanton, projections by Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg, and choreography by Danny Mefford. Alison remembers a time when Bruce took her and her brothers on a trip to New York City. "I leapt out of the closet..." – Alison, Small Alison, Bruce & Helen, 13. Although the plotline is at times, emotionally hard hitting, I adore it. A two-week-only streaming event of our critically acclaimed production of Fun Home from the 2017/18 Season! A US national tour and foreign productions followed. [24] In December 2015, eight months after opening on Broadway, the show recouped its capitalization and began to make a profit. In the interest of welcoming people with a wide range of needs and life experiences, we offer a bit of information on what you will encounter in the play. [76] Both Lucas and Skeggs won Theatre World Awards. "[31], The first U.S. regional production opened on August 6, 2017 at Millbrook Playhouse in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, Bechdel's childhood home and where Fun Home takes place; it was directed and choreographed by Courtney Laine Self. One of the most groundbreaking productions ever to hit Broadway, Fun Home is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical. It also includes more dialogue to help the listener follow the story. [15][16], Fun Home premiered Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in previews on September 30, 2013, and opened officially on October 22, 2013. Fun Home is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. She expected her story to seem artificial and distant on stage, but she came to feel that the musical had the opposite effect, bringing the "emotional heart" of the story closer than even her book did.[14]. Beth Malone said that the original workshop script "doesn't resemble this current play at all". The character of Alison Bechdel is portrayed by three actors. Brantley praised both writer Kron and composer Tesori for their work. [35] A Canadian production played in February and March 2018 at the Arts Club in Vancouver. Alison, newly reconciled to her past, remembers and draws a moment of perfect balance: playing "airplane" with her father, while reminiscing about the past with the other Alisons ("Flying Away"). “Welcome to our house on Maple Avenue.” Based on Alison Bechdel’s bestselling graphic memoir of the same name, Fun Home took Broadway by storm and cemented itself as one of the landmark musicals of our time.Alison dives into her past to trace the sequence of childhood events that made her … [21][22] Bechdel, Kron, Tesori and musical director Chris Fenwick accompanied the cast. The tour was directed by Sam Gold and starred Kate Shindle as Alison and Robert Petkoff as Bruce. It is the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist. [58] Dziemianowicz listed Fun Home at the top of his Top 10 in Theater for 2013 list. Though less positive than Brantley, Dziemianowicz or McNulty, Miriam Krule of Slate still said "there are also moments of pure joy, and the musical shines during these". )[8] The musical had another workshop as part of the Sundance Institute's Theater Lab in July 2012, featuring Raul Esparza. Joan. He also lauded the performances of Judy Kuhn ("stunning"), Michael Cerveris ("one of his finest performances ever") and the three Alisons, Beth Malone, Alexandra Socha and Sydney Lucas (calling the last "one of the most assured child actors we've seen"). [4], Bechdel's book was adapted into a musical with book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori. [78], Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, through their Nine Stories Productions banner, have reportedly secured the rights to produce a film version of the musical. Medium Alison writes a letter to her parents about college life but does not mention Joan or her recent realization that she is a lesbian ("Thanks for the Care Package"). "Flying Away (Finale)" – Alison, Medium Alison & Small Alison, This page was last edited on 12 April 2021, at 12:38. [57], Joe Dziemianowicz of the New York Daily News called the musical "achingly beautiful" and said that it "speaks to one family and all families torn by secrets and lies". Helen confesses to Medium Alison her troubled and turbulent life with Bruce ("Days and Days"). The first is her childhood, around age 10 (Small Alison), when she struggles against her father Bruce's obsessive demands and begins to identify her inchoate sexuality. [6] Revisions continued through the preview period of the Off-Broadway production, requiring the actors to perform new material every night. 2015 Tony® Award Best Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Score. "Ring of Keys" – Small Alison & Alison, 19. Since the songs in Fun Home are closely integrated into the script, no list of songs was provided in the program. [3] Gold directed the show on Broadway, with the same production team as the Off-Broadway production, including Zinn, Mefford and Stanton. "Sometimes my father appeared to enjoy having children..." – Alison, Bruce & Helen, 3. Four months after Bechdel comes out to her parents, Bruce is killed by an oncoming truck; although the evidence is equivocal, Bechdel concludes that he committed suicide. It is told in a series of non-linear vignettes connected by narration provided by the adult Alison character. Judy Kuhn. If you have additional questions about the content of our shows, or their appropriateness for younger audiences, please contact the Box Office at … "Let me introduce you to my gay dad..." – Joan, Medium Alison, Alison, Bruce & Small Alison, 20. [83], A musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, "Fun Home Will Arrive on Broadway Earlier Than Expected", "Fun Home: Is America Ready for a Musical About a Butch Lesbian? Cast. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic is a 2006 graphic memoir by the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. Small Alison fantasizes about her family as the happy family singing together on television ("Raincoat of Love"). As she watches her father’s self-loathing consume him, Alison recognizes her own experience of discovering, and ultimately embracing, her identity. Medium Alison proudly tells Joan that she has written a letter to her parents telling them that she is a lesbian, but begins to second-guess herself until Joan kisses her. Using Toilet Paper and Tissue Paper Get a roll of toilet paper. Alison realizes that despite having traveled widely, her father's place of birth, life, work and death can all be placed in a small circle in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania ("Maps"). "Shortly after we were married..." – Helen & Medium Alison, 22. Its subject is Alison Bechdel's coming of age, with particular emphasis on her relationship to her father, Bruce. Small Alison has a homework assignment to draw a map of places her family has been to, but Bruce aggressively takes over, drawing it the way he thinks it should look. Fun Home playwright Lisa Kron explains why time has been on Fun Home's side with the BBC. Brantley later listed Fun Home as one of his top 15 shows of 2013. [5] The adaptation was developed over the course of five years. [2] The production won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical and the Obie Award for Musical Theater,[74][75] and 10-year-old Sydney Lucas won an Obie in the Performance category, becoming the youngest performer ever to win an Obie. 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