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The Wild Party

Virginia Theatre, (4/13/2000 - 6/11/2000)
Preview:Mar 10, 2000 Total Previews:36
Opening:Apr 13, 2000   
Closing:Jun 11, 2000 Total Performances:68


Category: Musical, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: New York, NY. 1928.





by opening date




Music by Michael John LaChiusa; Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa; Book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe; Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March; Musical Director: Todd Ellison; Music orchestrated by Bruce Coughlin

Directed by George C. Wolfe; Assistant Director: Robert Castro; Choreographed by Joey McKneely; Assistant Choreographer: Marisha Ploski

Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Associate Scenic Design: Atkin Pace and David Peterson; Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James; Associate Costume Design: Veronica Worts; Assistant Costume Design: Bonnie McCoy; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer; Assistant Lighting Design: Bobby Harrell; Moving Light Programmer: Richard Tyndall; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Associate Sound Design: Kai Harada; Hair Design by Jeffrey Frank

General Manager: 101 Productions, Ltd. (Jeff Wilson, Wendy Orshan); NYSF Managing Director: Mark Litvin; NYSF General Manager: Michael Hurst; Company Manager: Charles Underhill; Assistant Co. Mgr: Karl Baudendistel; Associate Gen. Mgr: David Auster and Ron Gubin

Technical Supervisor: David Benken; Production Stage Manager: Gwendolyn M. Gilliam; Stage Manager: Rick Steiger; Assistant Stage Mgr: Lisa Dawn Cave

Musical Coordinator: Seymour "Red" Press; Conducted by Todd Ellison; Associate Conductor: Linda Twine; Piano: Linda Twine; Woodwind: William Easley, Jimmy Cozier, Steven Kenyon and Roger Rosenberg; Trumpet: Brian O'Flaherty and Kamau Adilifu; Trombone: Tim Sessions; Violin: Lesa Terry, Ashley D. Horne and Julien Barber; Bass: Benjamin Franklin Brown; Drums: Brian Grice; Percussion: Bruce Doctor; Guitar: Steve Bargonetti; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation

NYSF Casting: Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths; NYSF Senior Director, External Affairs: Margaret M. Lioi; NYSF Press Representative: Carol R. Fineman and Thomas V. Naro; Marketing: The Karpel Group; Press Representative: Barlow-Hartman Public Relations; Assistant to the Director: Joy Tomasko; Dance Captain: Adrian Bailey; Fight direction by Luis Perez; NYSF Dramaturg: Wiley Hausam


Opening Night Cast

Yancey Arias Black  
Toni Collette
Broadway debut 
Queenie  
Nathan Lee Graham
Broadway debut 
Phil D'Armano  
Adam Grupper Gold  
Leah Hocking Mae  
Eartha Kitt Dolores  
Marc Kudisch Jackie  
Norm Lewis Eddie Mackrel  
Michael McElroy Oscar D'Armano  
Brooke Sunny Moriber Nadine  
Sally Murphy Sally  
Mandy Patinkin Burrs  
Tonya Pinkins Kate  
Jane Summerhays Miss Madelaine True  
Stuart Zagnit
Broadway debut 
Goldberg  

Understudies: Adrian Bailey (Eddie Mackrel, Oscar D'Armano, Phil D'Armano), Jennifer Frankel (Kate, Mae, Miss Madelaine True), Jeff Gardner (Burrs, Gold, Goldberg), Jennifer Hall (Nadine, Sally), David Masenheimer (Burrs), René Millán (Black, Jackie), Dominique Plaisant (Kate, Queenie), Ching Valdes-Aran (Dolores), Nicole Van Giesen (Queenie).