The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall

Theater J presents The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall, a comedy by Sam Forman.

Henry Blume is an enterprising librettist with a great idea and the moxie to pull it off. He and his writing partner, dream of making a musical adaptation of the Woody Allen classic film Annie Hall. But complications ensue as he’s compelled to betray his girlfriend, his best friend and his own biography in a scheme to secure the rights through the daughter of Woody Allen’s former producer. He stalks her on Facebook and eventually wins permission to make the musical with a composer who is a star of the New York theater world. It’s only then that he sees his love life—not to mention his moral integrity—begin to crumble. This hilarious comedy about skyscraper ambitions and finding one’s way in a celebrity-driven town is as modern as it gets, with late night text messaging, wayward Googling, and a keen ear tuned to the ways of a new generation of artists.

Original music for the production was written by singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane.