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Passion

6.3 115 mins Drama   Music   Romance   1996
American Playhouse   Brandman Productions  
Director(s): James Lapine

Release Date: 29 Sun, Sep 1996

Giorgio, a young soldier, is in love with Clara. But they are separated when Giorgio is posted far away, where he meets the unhappy, unhealthy, and unattractive Fosca, who develops a passionate love for Giorgio and tries to make him love her. This rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical was recorded on the stage with it's original all-star Broadway cast. Originally broadcast as part of "American Playhouse" on PBS (season thirteen, episode six).

Casts of Passion

Donna Murphy

as Fosca

Jere Shea

as Giorgio

Marin Mazzie

as Clara

Gregg Edelman

as Colonel Ricci

Tom Aldredge

as Dr. Tambourri

Linda Balgord

as Fosca's Mother

T.J. Meyers

as Major Rizzolli

William Parry

as Lieutenant Barri

Christopher Peccaro

as Ludovic

Francis Ruivivar

as Lieutenant Torasso

Colleen Fitzpatrick

as Mistress

John Antony

as Private Augenti

Marcus Olson

as Sergeant Lombardi

Andy Umberger

as Fosca's Father

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