Fun Home
Synopsis
Winner of five Tony Awards® including Best Musical, FUN HOME is based on cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s best-selling memoir. This refreshingly honest, unforgettable and groundbreaking piece explores the haunting pull of memory and the power it has to alternately destroy or coalesce, our identity.
When her father dies unexpectedly, Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires.
Season
2019/20
Director
Stacy Louise
President
Tony Labriola
Choreographer
Gina Vitucci
Musical Director
Mark Jancocek
Original Music & Lyrics
Jeanine Tesori & Lisa Kron
Assistant Director
Ron Edwards
Book
Lisa Kron
Cast
Alison – Gina Vitucci
Medium Alison – PJ Janicki
Small Alison – Mia Wetzler
Bruce – Scott Sowinski
Helen – Meghan Hoyt
Christian – Derek Diehl
John – Cooper Hoyt
Joan – Sara Witasik
Roy – Luke Nowakowski
Reviews
“A rare beauty, extraordinary and heart-gripping.” – Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“The best musical of the season.” – New York Magazine
“Few shows are as moving, relatable, and funny.” – Associated Press
“The Best Broadway Musical in years, with the finest score in a decade.” – Huffington Post
“Exquisite. An emotional powerhouse.” – Chicago Tribune
“FIVE STARS. Fun Home has enormous intelligence and sensitivity. It’s not your ordinary Broadway musical, because it is extraordinary.” – kTime Out New York
Accolades
Winner, Best Musical – 2015 Tony® Awards
Winner, Best Score (Jeanine Tesori & Lisa Kron) – 2015 Tony® Awards
Winner, Best Book of a Musical (Lisa Kron) – 2015 Tony® Awards!
Winner, Best Musical – New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Off-Broadway Alliance Award
Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Drama