As a production assistant on the Broadway musical Follies , Chapin kept a journa
l of everything he witnessed, including casting choices, rehearsals, off-Broadwa
y tryouts, and opening night on Broadway. In this chronicle of the show, Chapin'
s journal becomes a snapshot of a moment in musical theater that has been eclips
ed by spectacles dependent on sophisticated technology. Chapin is currently pres
ident of the Rodgers and Hammerstein organization.
