An Old Fashioned Love Story Broadway
| The Wild Political party | |
|---|---|
 Original cast album | |
| Music | Andrew Lippa |
| Lyrics | Andrew Lippa |
| Volume | Andrew Lippa |
| Basis | The Wild Party by Joseph Moncure March |
| Productions | 1997 Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center 2000 Off-Broadway 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 Brooklyn 2010 St. Louis 2015 Encores! |
The Wild Party is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Andrew Lippa.
Based on Joseph Moncure March'south 1928 narrative poem of the same name, it coincidentally made its debut off-Broadway during the same theatre flavour (1999–2000) every bit a Broadway production with the same proper name and source material.
Synopsis [edit]
Act I [edit]
It'southward the roaring 1920s and the beautiful, young Queenie, although she tries, cannot find a lover able to satisfy her desires – until she meets Burrs, a vaudevillian clown with a voracious appetite for women. Both Queenie and Burrs have now met their emotional and sexual match ("Queenie Was a Blonde").
For a while, they live together happily sated. However, the relationship eventually sours. Burrs' violent nature, which once thrilled Queenie, at present scares her ("The Flat"). Nevertheless, she longs to generate the aforementioned excitement that brought them together. She suggests a party, and Burrs agrees ("Out of the Blueish").
The party begins with a parade of guests: Madelaine the lesbian, Eddie the thug, Mae the dimwit, Jackie the dancer, lover-brothers d'Armano, Dolores the hooker, and Nadine the pocket-sized ("What a Party"). Although Queenie radiates beauty and confidence, Burrs preys on other women. He makes his move on their youngest guest, Nadine. Despite her coincidental reprimand of his behavior, Queenie wants to injure Burrs in return ("Raise the Roof").
The vivacious Kate arrives with her new friend, Mr. Blackness ("Look at Me Now"). Queenie, quite taken by Blackness, plans to make her motion on him. Kate drags him away to run into the other guests. Queenie's plans are momentarily undermined ("He Was Calm"). The party's carousal continues: Burrs hits on Kate; Madelaine hits on Nadine, Eddie chugs beer and almost fights with Burrs. During the chaos, Black finds himself equally as taken past Queenie as she with him - much to the chagrin of Kate ("Poor Child"). As revenge, Kate plans on seducing Burrs. Meanwhile, in a corner of the room, Madelaine is in a drunken stupor and on the prowl for a adult female with very little success ("An Former-Fashioned Love Story").
Although Queenie is fully enlightened that Burrs volition threaten her physically, she makes her move on Mr. Blackness, easily getting him to dance with her ("By At present the Room Was Moving"). Burrs watches them, his ire rising. Unsuccessfully, Kate tries to get Burrs to dance – so to defuse the situation, Kate takes Queenie out of Mr. Black's arms and dances with her instead.
Burrs' fierce reaction against Mr. Black and Queenie is prohibited past the whole company dancing the Juggernaut ("The Juggernaut"). At its end, Mr. Black and Queenie are together over again. To get the reaction he wants from Queenie, Burrs grabs Nadine, the small, and makes out with her. This enrages Kate who throws Nadine to the ground by her hair. Madelaine rushes to aid Nadine. Burrs cuts into Mr. Blackness and Queenie's dancing.
Managing to have her to himself, Burrs tells Queenie to stay abroad from Mr. Black. Laughing at him, Queenie says she volition practise whatever she chooses. He twists her arm. They are interrupted past Oscar and Phil at the piano ("Intro to 'Wild, Wild Party'"). Burrs releases Queenie, seeing that too many people are watching.
Burrs and Queenie join Oscar and Phil's epic musical number based on the story of Adams and Eve – Burrs plays Adam and Queenie, Eve ("A Wild, Wild Political party"). Their number is interrupted past a discontented neighbour. Eddie and Mae yell insults to the man and the oversupply goes wild. The two celebrate their togetherness ("Two of a Kind").
Suddenly, Mr. Black approaches Queenie and pointedly asks why she stays with an abusive animal ("Of All the Luck"). She reflects on her state of affairs and comes to the decision that, perhaps, she has simply learned to like the aggressive treatment ("Peradventure I Similar It This Way").
Elsewhere, Kate is attempting to seduce Burrs. He refuses her advances and expresses his deepest, darkest feelings for Queenie - she is driving him crazy ("What Is It About Her?"). Kate tries to kiss Burrs, but he pushes abroad. Blackness kisses Queenie. She embraces him.
Deed Ii [edit]
The party rages on. Kate is alone and reflecting on her youthful indulgence ("The Life of the Party").
Lonely in the bathroom, Queenie is taking stock in her predicament. Although she'southward angry that she has confided in Black, a virtual stranger, she recognizes his goodness ("Who Is This Homo?"). This both stirs and confuses her feelings. Black enters the bath with a beverage. The two share a moment every bit Black conveys his admiration for Queenie ("I'll Be Here"). Suddenly, Burrs comes in seeking Queenie's attention. He apologises for his behavior and asks her forgiveness. Before she can answer, Kate arrives. She unsuccessfully tries to draw Burrs back onto the dance floor. Both men pull for her affections and devotion—Mr. Black asks Queenie to leave the apartment with him. Burrs asks her to end the political party and let them render to their isolation. Queenie is unable to answer to either man ("Listen to Me").
Frustrated and hurt, Burrs lashes out past physically threatening her. His outburst causes Queenie to leave the bath and Black speedily follows. It is clear that Burrs is speedily becoming desperate and depressed ("Let Me Drown"). Shortly afterward, he begins to hallucinate and hear Queenie's voice in his caput. Thinking Mae is Queenie, he mistakenly attacks her and angers Eddie. A fight ensues ("The Fight").
Mr. Black and Queenie return to find Eddie viciously beating Burrs. Queenie is afraid that Burrs will exist killed if it is not stopped. Out of business, Blackness rushes in and knocks Eddie unconscious with a chair. Mae tends to Eddie and Kate comes to the assistance of a passed out Burrs.
Realizing all of the trouble he is causing, Mr. Blackness tells Queenie that he will leave. Queenie, however, cannot let him go and leads him into the bedroom ("Tell Me Something"). In a moment of passion, the two begin making honey. The party guests follow conform in the living room ("Come up With Me").
Early the adjacent morning, the revelers lie asleep in the living room and Jackie dances for the last time before he departs ("Jackie's Last Dance"). Kate wakes Burrs who is beside her. Queenie is strikingly absent. Burrs, fearing the worst, staggers to the sleeping accommodation to observe her in the bed with Black. When the two lovers wake, Queenie recoils in shock; Black jumps up and attempts to tackle Burrs but fails. Burrs moves to the dresser and locates a gun. Full of rage, he vacillates between trying to force Queenie to make a choice betwixt the 2 men, and threatening to kill Black, Queenie, or himself, claiming that when one of them dies, whoever information technology is, it will satisfy him ("Brand Me Happy").
Blackness, who realizes that Burrs is about to make a conclusion, takes the run a risk and lunges at Burrs. The gun goes off. Burrs is dead. Fearing that Mr. Blackness will now be executed for the death, Queenie urges him to abscond. Before leaving, Black professes his love for her ("Poor Kid [Reprise]"). Queenie, now having lost both men, questions how things managed to reach that point of loss. She exits the apartment - with her coat - all eyes upon her sad, beautiful grace ("How Did Nosotros Come to This?").
Productions [edit]
The musical was performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Eye in 1997 equally a workshop; Kristin Chenoweth was Mae.
The musical opened Off-Broadway on February 24, 2000, at the Manhattan Theatre Club and ran for 54 performances. Directed by Gabriel Barre, choreographed by Mark Dendy, and with musical direction past Stephen Oremus, information technology starred Julia Murney as Queenie, Brian d'Arcy James equally Burrs, Taye Diggs as Mr. Blackness, Idina Menzel as Kate, and Alix Korey equally Madelaine True.[1]
A cast album was released in 2000 by RCA Records.[2]
In 2004, The Wild Party was produced as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The musical has been staged in cities throughout the United States including Brooklyn,[3] St. Louis,[iv] Chicago, Baltimore in 2011,[v] Cincinnati in 2013,[vi] Memphis in 2007,[seven] Valparaiso, Indiana,[8] and Reno.[9]
New York City Heart's Encores! Off-Center series presented a staged concert version of The Wild Political party as the final production of its 2015 season, running July 15–18.[10] With direction by Leigh Silverman and choreography past Sonya Tayeh, information technology featured Sutton Foster as Queenie, Steven Pasquale (who was a member of the original off-Broadway visitor) every bit Burrs, Brandon Victor Dixon as Mr. Black, Joaquina Kalukango every bit Kate, Miriam Shor as Madelaine True, and Ryan Andes as Eddie.[xi]
Vocal list [edit]
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Disquisitional reception [edit]
Ben Brantley of the New York Times said Lippa's score "has a jittery, wandering quality, conscientiously shifting styles and tempos as if in search of a lost chord. ... The ballads... are of the high-decibel, swooning popular diverseness made popular by Frank Wildhorn. ... Mr. Lippa fares ameliorate with pastiches of jazz, vaudeville and gospel vintage, although these, besides, endure by comparison to the Kander-Ebb songs for Chicago."[12] The CurtainUp reviewer wrote: "The Wild Party may not be the perfect musical we've all been looking for merely information technology's cracking fun to lookout and puts enough talent on display to have warranted a longer run than information technology will take."[13]
Awards and honors [edit]
The Wild Party won the 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music, the Outer Critics Circle Honour for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, Lucille Lortel Awards for Breathtaking, Costume, and Lighting Design, and the 1999-2000 Obie Accolade for Best Choreography. It was nominated for four additional 2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Thespian in a Musical (Taye Diggs), Outstanding Managing director of a Musical (Gabriel Barre), Outstanding Choreography (Mark Dendy), and Outstanding Lighting Pattern (Kenneth Posner).[14] The musical received a total of thirteen Drama Desk-bound Award nominations, including All-time Actor in a Musical (Brian D'Arcy James), Best Actress in a Musical (Julia Murney), and Featured Actress in a Musical (Alix Korey and Idina Menzel).[15]
Comparison with LaChiusa'south Wild Party [edit]
The Andrew Lippa and Michael John LaChiusa versions of The Wild Party are markedly dissimilar in their storylines. In Lippa's version, the plot is tightly focused on the key love triangle of Joseph Moncure March'due south original verse form, and the cast is much smaller. Many of the characters in LaChiusa's version do not appear in Lippa'south version at all, or have much smaller roles (notably Dolores, who in LaChiusa'due south version was a major supporting role originated by Eartha Kitt).
At that place are major differences in the music and tone of the two shows also. Lippa'due south songs are not wholly dependent on the plot of the bear witness and can be understood (arguably better than LaChiusa's) out of context. Insufficiently, the LaChiusa score is tightly interwoven with the plot of the show. Stylistically, LaChiusa mimics the jazz of the era while Lippa uses a deliberately anachronistic pop-stone sound, complete with electric guitars.
Notes [edit]
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. Andrew Lippa's The Wild Political party to Raise Roof at MTC; Opens Feb. 24" playbill.com, February 24, 2000
- ^ "Original Off-Broadway Cast, 'The Wild Political party' " castalbumdb.com, accessed July 10, 2015
- ^ Gans, Andrew (January 8, 2008). "Casting Complete for Gallery Players' The Wild Party". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 25 Baronial 2020.
- ^ Green, Richard. "'The Wild Political party', New Line Theatre" www.talkinbroadway.com, accessed February six, 2016
- ^ Barry, John. "'The Wild Party' at Teatro101" mdtheatreguide.com, May 28, 2011
- ^ Cain, Scott. "Regional. Cincinnati" talkinbroadway.com, November 17, 2013
- ^ Branston, John. "A "Wild Party" in Memphis" memphisflyer.com, January 28, 2007
- ^ "Near | Production History". Chicago Street Theatre . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "2011-2012 Flavour". Bruka Theatre . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Blank, Matthew. "Sutton Foster and Steven Pasquale Accept a 'Wild Party' at Metropolis Center! Run into the First Product Shots" playbill.com, July 15, 2015
- ^ Viagas, Robert; Hetrick, Adam and Gioia, Michael."John Ellison Conlee Withdraws From 'The Wild Party' at Encores!" playbill.com, July seven, 2015
- ^ Brantley, Ben (25 February 2000). "THEATER REVIEW; A Jazz Age Tale Of Lust and Death". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Sommer, Elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'The Wild Party' " curtainup.com, accessed July ten, 2015
- ^ " The Wild Party Listing" lortel.org, accessed February 6, 2016
- ^ "MTC 'Wild Political party', 'Kate', Stroman Lead Drama Desk-bound Nominations" playbill.com, Apr 25, 2000
References [edit]
- The Wild Party Original Bandage Recording (booklet). New York Metropolis: RCA Victor. 2000. 09026-63695-2.
External links [edit]
- Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party at the Music Theatre International website
- Lortel Archives entry
- New York Times review(subscription required)
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