Could I Leave You?

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"Could I Leave You?" is a caustic, emotionally charged solo number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies*, in which the character Phyllis dissects her marriage with biting wit and bitterness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
song ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
act Act II of Follies ⓘ
linked to: Follies
appearsInWork Follies ⓘ
Follies ⓘ
bookBy James Goldman ⓘ
characterRelationship addressed to Ben Stone ⓘ
composer Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
dramaticFunction character song ⓘ
marriage dissection ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1971 ⓘ
genre show tune ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
lyricStyle acerbic ⓘ
witty ⓘ
musicalStyle Broadway musical style ⓘ
notablePerformer Alexis Smith ⓘ
Barbara Cook ⓘ
Bernadette Peters ⓘ
Donna McKechnie ⓘ
Elaine Paige ⓘ
Imelda Staunton ⓘ
Jan Maxwell ⓘ
originatedBy Alexis Smith ⓘ
partOfWork Follies ⓘ
performanceContext Phyllis confronts her husband Ben Stone ⓘ
premiereLocation Broadway ⓘ
premiereYear 1971 ⓘ
productionAssociation original 1971 Broadway production of Follies ⓘ
sungByCharacter Phyllis Rogers Stone ⓘ
theme disillusionment ⓘ
emotional conflict ⓘ
marital dissatisfaction ⓘ
tone bitter ⓘ
caustic ⓘ
emotionally charged ⓘ
vocalType solo ⓘ

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Follies → notableSong → Could I Leave You? ⓘ