The Road You Didn’t Take
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"The Road You Didn’t Take" is a reflective song from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies* in which the character Ben contemplates the choices and paths he did not pursue in life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | show tune ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Follies original Broadway cast recording ⓘ |
| characterAgeContext | middle-aged Ben reflecting on his past ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character reflection
ⓘ
exploration of Ben’s inner life ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | original Broadway production of Follies ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Winter Garden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre song ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
memory versus reality
ⓘ
middle-aged self-examination ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalDevice | metaphor of roads and paths ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first person ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Broadway musical theatre ⓘ |
| musicalTheatreCharacterPerformer | Benjamin Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLine |
“You take one road, you try one door.”
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“You think you know what life is doing.” ⓘ |
| partOfMusical | Follies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageContext | reunion of former performers at a crumbling theatre ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Ben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
life choices
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nostalgia ⓘ paths not taken ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| workFrom | Follies (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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