**THIS SHOW WAS CANCELLED AND DID NOT OPEN** Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, Andrew Lippa's Wild Party tells the story of one crazy 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 the 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 ...Read More
**THIS SHOW WAS CANCELLED AND DID NOT OPEN** Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, Andrew Lippa's Wild Party tells the story of one crazy 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 the 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 the hand of Black. In the stark light of a newday, Queenie moves out into a brighter world--although not necessarily a brighter future--leaving the passed-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."The Wild Party conveys a sense of the decadent side of New York of the 1920s better than anything I can recall since F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby." Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times Theater Critic RATED R for strong sexual content and language. No one under 18 allowed.
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