Waiting for the Girls Upstairs
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"Waiting for the Girls Upstairs" is a reflective ensemble number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies* in which former showgirls and their younger selves recall past romantic encounters and the passage of time.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | original Broadway cast recording of Follies ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticContext | former showgirls recall their younger days ⓘ |
| featuresCharacters |
Ben Stone
NERFINISHED
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Buddy Plummer NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllis Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ younger versions of Ben, Buddy, Sally, and Phyllis ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | Follies (original Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | show tune ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| hasRepriseOrMotivicLinks | shares thematic material with other reflective numbers in Follies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalBy | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | reflective ensemble number ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
aging
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nostalgia ⓘ passage of time ⓘ regret ⓘ romantic memories ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Follies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Weismann Theatre reunion ⓘ |
| structure | ensemble number alternating between present and past ⓘ |
| theatricalPremiereDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| theatricalPremiereLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalPremiereTheatre | Winter Garden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFrom | Follies (1971 musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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