The Wild Party

Opened: February 24, 2000
Closing: April 09, 2000

The Wild Party - 2000 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I
131 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019

Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March

Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY tells the story of one wild evening in the Manhattan apartment shared by Queenie and Burrs, a vaudeville dancer and a vaudeville clown. In a relationship marked by vicious behavior and recklessness (mirroring the time in which they live), they decide to throw a party to end all parties!

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The Wild Party FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Queenie Was A Blonde
Raise The Roof
Look At Me Now
An Old-Fashioned Love Story
By Now The Room Was Moving
A Wild, Wild Party
Two Of A Kind
Maybe I Like It This Way
What Is It About Her?
The Life Of The Party
I'll Be Here
Let Me Drown
Tell Me Something
Come With Me
Jackie's Last Dance
Make Me Happy
How Did We Come To This?
The Wild Party has had 6 productions including Waterford, CT (Regional) which opened in 1999, Off-Broadway which opened in 2000, Off-Broadway which opened in 2000, St. Paul, MN (Regional) which opened in 2005, Off-Broadway which opened in 2015 and West End which opened in 2017.
Best Musical , , Best Book of a Musical for Michael John LaChiusa, Best Book of a Musical for George C. Wolfe, Best Lighting Design for Jules FisherBest Lighting Design for Peggy Eisenhauer and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Michael John LaChiusa.
The Wild Party has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Mark Dendy, Outstanding Costume Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Martin Pakledinaz, Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Gabriel Barre, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Kenneth Posner, Outstanding Lyric (Drama Desk Awards) for Andrew Lippa, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Andrew Lippa, Outstanding New Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Manhattan Theatre Club, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Michael Gibson, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for David Gallo, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mark Dendy, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Kenneth Posner, Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for David Gallo, and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Toni Collette.
The Wild Party has won several awards, including Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Mark Dendy, Outstanding Costume Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Martin Pakledinaz, Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Gabriel Barre, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Kenneth Posner, Outstanding Lyric (Drama Desk Awards) for Andrew Lippa, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Andrew Lippa, Outstanding New Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Manhattan Theatre Club, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Michael Gibson, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for David Gallo, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mark Dendy, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Kenneth Posner, Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for David Gallo, and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Toni Collette.

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