(Ben Brantley’s article appeared in The New York Times, 9/12; video clip is from the D.C. production.)
Somewhere along the road from Washington to Broadway, the Kennedy Center production of “Follies” picked up a pulse. A vigorous heart now beats at the center of this revitalized revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s 1971 musical, which opened on Monday night at the Marquis Theater. And though the subject is the ghosts of show business past, don’t expect gentle nostalgia. This “Follies” looks back as much in anger as in fondness. That’s what makes it so vibrant.
http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/theater/reviews/follies-on-broadway-review.html?hpw