Shows · A Doll's Life
A Doll's Life
Opened 1982
5 performances
Musical, Megamusical
Picking up where Ibsen's A Doll's House ends, Nora Helmer walks out on her husband and children to find independence in nineteenth-century Norway. She struggles through a series of jobs and relationships, discovering that freedom comes with its own harsh challenges, before ultimately finding her own voice as an advocate for women's rights.
- Music
- Larry Grossman
- Lyrics
- Betty Comden & Adolph Green
- Book
- Betty Comden & Adolph Green
Productions1 on Broadway
A Doll's Life was a 1982 musical with music by Larry Grossman, and a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. A sequel to the 1879 Henrik Ibsen play A Doll's House, it told the story of what happened to the lead character, Nora Helmer, after she left her husband and her old life behind to face the world on her own; in doing so, it examined several aspects of feminism and the ways in which women are treated. A Doll's Life opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on September 23, 1982, in a production directed by Hal Prince and starring Betsy Joslyn, George Hearn and Peter Gallagher. It closed three days later, after a run of 18 previews and 5 performances.
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