A CONCORD THEATRICALS TITLE
The Wild Party
Full-Length Musical, Drama / 7w, 8m
Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa
Book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe
Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March
Image: 2017 Off West End Production (Tristram Kenton)
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Cast Size
7w, 8m -
Duration
105 Minutes -
Subgenre
Period, Docudrama/History -
Target Audience
Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
- Nominee: 2000 Tony Award, Best Musical
Nominee: 2000 Tony Award, Best Book of a Musical
Nominee: 2000 Tony Award, Best Original Musical Score
Details
Summary
History
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1920s
- Setting Queenie and Burrs' Apartment in New York City. 1928.
- Features Period Costumes
- Duration 105 Minutes
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
“A dark, sensual and glittering musical... Bravo!” – TalkinBroadway
“The first musical triumph of the new century!” – New York Daily News
“The Wild Party is a dark, sensual, and glittering musical. [It proves] that the good, old-fashioned book musical form is still vibrant and very much alive. Bravo!” – Thomas Burke, TalkinBroadway.com
“The Wild Party unfolds with all the speed of Jazz Age rhythms, and by the time its 100 furious minutes have run their course, the ferocity of it all leaves you both exhilarated and exhausted.” – Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
“It’s a good bet you will never find a more brilliant rendering of this party (based on Joseph Moncure March’s classic Jazz Age narrative poem).” – Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
“The Wild Party should make you want to go to a wild party, and this one surely does. It functions, in essence, as a musical manifestation of the effects of cocaine and bathtub gin.” – Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
“It should have many more reincarnations in the regional theatres and elsewhere and take its rightful place among the few great works of contemporary musical theatre.” – Suzanne Bixby, TalkinBroadway.com
Photos
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Image: 2017 Off West End Production (Tristram Kenton)
Music
Music Samples
- Musical Style Jazz, Country/Western, Contemporary Broadway
- Dance Requirements Moderate
- Vocal DemandsModerate
- Orchestra Size Large
- Chorus Size No Chorus
Licensing & Materials
- Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application.