Could I Leave You?

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"Could I Leave You?" is a caustic, emotionally charged solo number from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies*, in which the character Phyllis dissects her marriage with biting wit and bitterness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
song
stage musical
act Act II of Follies
linked to: Follies
appearsInWork Follies
Follies
bookBy James Goldman
characterRelationship addressed to Ben Stone
composer Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Stephen Sondheim
dramaticFunction character song
marriage dissection
firstPerformanceYear 1971
genre show tune
language English
lyricist Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
lyricStyle acerbic
witty
musicalStyle Broadway musical style
notablePerformer Alexis Smith
Barbara Cook
Bernadette Peters
Donna McKechnie
Elaine Paige
Imelda Staunton
Jan Maxwell
originatedBy Alexis Smith
partOfWork Follies
performanceContext Phyllis confronts her husband Ben Stone
premiereLocation Broadway
premiereYear 1971
productionAssociation original 1971 Broadway production of Follies
sungByCharacter Phyllis Rogers Stone
theme disillusionment
emotional conflict
marital dissatisfaction
tone bitter
caustic
emotionally charged
vocalType solo

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Follies notableSong Could I Leave You?