'The Hills of California' has transferred to Broadway in a vivid production directed by Sam Mendes following a London run, with much of the original English
in a vivid production directed by Sam Mendes following a London run, with much of the original English cast of the drama/black comedy intact.
The play’s title refers to a mid-century song by Johnny Mercer, performed by The Webb Sisters. It represents the freedom of escaping a seedy English seaside and achieving fame and fortune. During two flashback sequences, the towering set revolves away from the parlor to reveal a private kitchen in 1955, where the daughters and their mother practice their routines .
One might also compare the play with another Sondheim musical, “Follies,” which also features younger and older versions of the same characters who perform the same material and also has the aura of a place that is haunted by ghosts of the past.
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