Anthony Rapp, an original Broadway star of “Rent,” will appear as Benjamin Stone in the upcoming Porchlight Music Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s “Follies,” to be performed concert-style at Chicago’s historic Studebaker Theater. Originally seen in 1971, “Follies” follows a reunion of aging former showgirls and is set in a crumbling Broadway theater. Recently restored, the Studebaker is hardly crumbling, but suggests an appropriate ambiance.
Others slated to appear in what is shaping up as quite a notable reunion of long-standing Chicago talent include the veteran Chicago actors Dale Benson, Felicia P. Fields, Susie McMonagle, Mary Robin Roth, Honey West and James Harms, among others.
They’ll be joined by the Broadway performer and musical director Alexander Gemignani, as well as Michelle Duffy, also a familiar Broadway face, and the well-known Chicago performer Angela Ingersoll.
The remainder of the creative team has yet to be announced.
April 25-26, 2026, in the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave.; tickets $24-$110 from the Studebaker box office at 312-753-3210 or PorchlightMusicTheatre.org
Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.
cjones5@chicagotribune.com
