Original New York production directed and choreographed by Tommy Tune. The Will Rogers Follies features Book by Peter Stone, Music Composed and Arranged by Cy Coleman and Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green. Curtain up on the Tony Award-winning Best Musical that captures the American spirit at its up-tempo best. Along the way he’s arm-in-arm with vivacious showgirls and a slew of cowboys. Family, fame and fate are center stage in Will’s rise from obscurity to stardom. The rags-to-riches story of America’s beloved stage, screen and radio star bursts to life as a Ziegfeld Follies-style extravaganza.

Shake hands with the heartwarming humorist who spun a rope, poked fun at headlines and never met a man he didn’t like. Connecticut audiences will remember David from his performances in Big River and Finian’s Rainbow at Goodspeed as well as his performance as Woody Guthrie in his award-winning musical Woody Sez at TheaterWorks Hartford. Lutken appeared in the original Broadway production of The Will Rogers Follies.

Spring brings The Will Rogers Follies A Life in Revue with Broadway and Goodspeed veteran David Lutken in the title role.

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