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The Wild Party

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 History

Other Productions of The Wild Party

1999   Waterford, CT (Regional) Reading
Waterford, CT (Regional)
2000   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2005   St. Paul, MN (Regional) Regional Revival
St. Paul, MN (Regional)
2015   Off-Broadway City Center Encores Off-Center Production
Off-Broadway
2017   West End West End Revival
West End

The Wild Party - 2000 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
The Wild Party — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Musical Toni Collette
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Julia Murney
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Choreography Mark Dendy
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Gabriel Barre
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Alix Korey
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Eartha Kitt
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Indina Menzel
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Kenneth Posner
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyric Andrew Lippa
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Andrew Lippa
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding New Musical Manhattan Theatre Club
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestrations Michael Gibson
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design - Musical David Gallo
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Taye Diggs
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical Toni Collette
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Choreography Mark Dendy
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Kenneth Posner
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical 0
2000 The Lortels Outstanding Scenic Design David Gallo
2000 Theatre World Awards Performance Toni Collette
2000 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical George C. Wolfe
2000 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Michael John LaChiusa
2000 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Peggy Eisenhauer
2000 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Jules Fisher
2000 Tony Awards Best Musical Williams/Waxman
2000 Tony Awards Best Musical Roger Berlind
2000 Tony Awards Best Musical Roger Berlind
2000 Tony Awards Best Musical Paramount Pictures
2000 Tony Awards Best Musical Scott Rudin
2000 Tony Awards Best Musical Scott Rudin
2000 Tony Awards Best Musical George C. Wolfe
2000 Tony Awards Best Musical The Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival
2000 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Michael John LaChiusa
2000 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Mandy Patinkin
2000 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Eartha Kitt
2000 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Toni Collette

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