In Trousers

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In Trousers is an off-Broadway musical by William Finn that serves as the first part of his Marvin Trilogy, exploring the sexual awakening and emotional turmoil of its central character, Marvin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf off-Broadway musical
bookBy William Finn NERFINISHED
countryOfFirstPerformance United States NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator William Finn NERFINISHED
follows chronologically precedes Falsettoland
chronologically precedes March of the Falsettos
genre musical theatre
hasCharacter Marvin NERFINISHED
Marvin's High School Sweetheart NERFINISHED
Marvin's Wife NERFINISHED
Miss Goldberg NERFINISHED
hasComposerLyricist William Finn NERFINISHED
hasForm one-act musical
hasMusicalStyle contemporary musical theatre
song cycle elements
hasOriginalMedium live theatre
hasPerspective told largely from Marvin's point of view
hasSetting 20th century
United States NERFINISHED
hasStructure non-linear narrative
hasTargetAudience adult audiences
hasTheme family dynamics
identity
marriage
personal growth
sexual orientation
hasTypeOfMusic through-sung score
languageOfWork English
lyricsBy William Finn NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Marvin NERFINISHED
musicBy William Finn NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus Marvin's coming to terms with his sexuality
Marvin's relationships with women in his life
notableFor early exploration of a gay male protagonist in musical theatre
originalLanguage English
partOf Marvin Trilogy NERFINISHED
premiereCity New York City
premiereLocation Off-Broadway NERFINISHED
productionType off-Broadway production
relatedWork Falsettoland NERFINISHED
Falsettos NERFINISHED
March of the Falsettos NERFINISHED
subject emotional turmoil
sexual awakening
workSeriesPosition first part of the Marvin Trilogy

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William Finn notableWork In Trousers
Michael Starobin notableWork In Trousers