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Andrew Lippa's Wild Party
Book by
Andrew Lippa
Music and Lyrics by
Andrew Lippa
Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March
Two Acts, Book Musical, Pop / Rock, Rated R
Off-Broadway Version (Manhattan Theatre Club)
Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, Andrew Lippa's 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.
As the guests arrive, we meet an assortment of people
living on the edge. Queenie and Burrs set out to make each other
jealous, but Queenie begins to fall in love with her conquest named
Black. After a long night of decadence, Burrs' jealousy erupts and he
comes to a violent end at Black's hand. In the stark light of a new
day, Queenie moves out into a brighter world, although not necessarily
a brighter future, leaving the passed-out revelers in her wake.
An award-winning score by Andrew Lippa
provides excitement and drive for this tale of passions out of control.
Capturing the sound of a bygone era with a nod to the present one, he
makes us realize that moral decadence is not only limited to our past.
Visit the Andrew Lippa's Wild Party page on MTI ShowSpace to share and view photos, video, costume and prop rentals and more. Click here.
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Highly successful when it was first on Broadway, Where’s Charley? never benefitted from an original Broadway cast recording due to a recording industry strike.
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