Who’s That Woman?

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"Who’s That Woman?" is a showstopping ensemble number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies*, known for its intricate staging with older showgirls mirrored by their younger selves.

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Who’s That Woman? canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ensemble number ⓘ
musical theatre song ⓘ
associatedProduction 1971 original Broadway production of Follies ⓘ
2011 Broadway revival of Follies ⓘ
2017 National Theatre London production of Follies ⓘ
bookBy James Goldman ⓘ
broadwayDebutTheatre Winter Garden Theatre ⓘ
composer Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReputation often cited as one of the standout numbers in Follies ⓘ
danceStyle tap number ⓘ
firstProduction Follies original Broadway production ⓘ
linked to: Follies
genre musical theatre ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
lyricist Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
lyricLanguage English ⓘ
musical Follies ⓘ
musicalNumberType ensemble ⓘ
notableFor intricate staging ⓘ
showstopping choreography ⓘ
use of older showgirls mirrored by their younger selves ⓘ
notableRecording 1971 original Broadway cast recording of Follies ⓘ
2011 Broadway revival cast recording of Follies ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfWork Follies ⓘ
performedByCharacter Stella Deems ⓘ
performedByGroup former Weismann showgirls ⓘ
placeInShow Act I of Follies ⓘ
linked to: Follies
premiereYear 1971 ⓘ
requires large female ensemble cast ⓘ
specialized tap dancers ⓘ
settingInMusical Weismann Theatre reunion ⓘ
stagingDevice mirror-like pairing of older and younger performers ⓘ
structureFeature older women mirrored by younger counterparts ⓘ
style Broadway tap production number ⓘ
thematicFocus aging and memory ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
passage of time ⓘ
vocalForces multiple female soloists and ensemble ⓘ

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Follies → notableSong → Who’s That Woman? ⓘ