James Joyce's The Dead

James Joyce's The Dead

Infobox Musical
name= James Joyce's The Dead
subtitle=


caption=
music= Shaun Davey
lyrics= Richard Nelson
book= Richard Nelson
basis= James Joyce's short story
"The Dead"
productions= 2000 Broadway
awards= Tony Award for Best Book

James Joyce's "The Dead" is a Broadway musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey based upon James Joyce's short story of the same name.

Originally presented Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons with an opening night cast that included Blair Brown, Paddy Croft, Brian Davies, Daisy Eagan, Dashiell Eaves, Sally Ann Howes, John Kelly, Brooke Sunny Moriber, Marni Nixon, Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Stephen Spinella, and Christopher Walken. Musical Direction was by Charles Prince, with Music Coordination and Percussion by Tom Partington. It transferred to the Belasco Theatre on Broadway on January 11, 2000, where it completed a run of 120 performances before closing on April 16, 2000.

ongs

* Killarney's Lakes - Mary Jane Morkan, Aunt Kate Morkan and Rita
* Kate Kearney - Michael, Mary Jane Morkan and Company
* Parnell's Plight - Miss Molly Ivors, Michael, Gabriel Conroy, Gretta Conroy and Company
* Adieu to Ballyshannon - Gabriel Conroy and Gretta Conroy
* When Lovely Lady - Aunt Julia Morkan and Aunt Kate Morkan
* Three Jolly Pigeons - Freddy Malins, Mr. Browne and Company
* Goldenhair - Gretta Conroy and Gabriel Conroy
* Three Graces - Gabriel Conroy and Company
* Naughty Girls - Aunt Julia Morkan, Aunt Kate Morkan, Mary Jane Morkan and Company
* Wake the Dead - Freddy Malins and Company
* D'Arcy's Aria - Bartell D'Arcy
* Queen of Our Hearts - Mr. Browne, Freddy Malins, Gabriel Conroy, Bartell D'Arcy and Michael
* When Lovely Lady (Reprise) - Young Julia Morkan and Aunt Julia Morkan
* Michael Furey - Gretta Conroy
* The Living and the Dead - Gabriel Conroy and Company

Awards and nominations

;Tony Awards
* Tony Award for Best Musical
* Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical - Richard Nelson (WINNER)
* Tony Award for Best Score - Music by Shaun Davey, Lyrics conceived and adapted by Richard Nelson, Shaun Davey
* Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Christopher Walken
* Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Stephen Spinella

;Drama Desk Awards
* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Musical - Produced by Gregory Mosher, Arielle Tepper
* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Stephen Spinella (WINNER)
* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Sally Ann Howes
* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music - Shaun Davey

External links

*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • James Joyce's The Dead — James Joyce´s The Dead ist ein Broadway Musical von Richard Nelson und Shaun Davey basierend auf der gleichnamigen Short Story von James Joyce. Die Uraufführung fand in dem off Broadway Theaterhaus Playwrights Horizons, mit der folgenden… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • James Joyce’s The Dead — James Joyce´s The Dead ist ein Broadway Musical von Richard Nelson und Shaun Davey basierend auf der Erzählung Die Toten von James Joyce. Die Uraufführung fand in dem off Broadway Theaterhaus Playwrights Horizons, mit der folgenden Erstbesetzung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • James Joyce — (ca. 1918) James Joyce [ˌdʒeɪmz ˈdʒɔɪs] (* 2. Februar 1882 in Dublin; †  13. Januar 1941 in Zürich) war ein irischer Schriftsteller. Besonders seine wegweisenden Werke …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • James Joyce — This article is about the 20th century writer. For other people with the same name, see James Joyce (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • James Joyce — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Joyce. James Joyce James Joyce en 1918 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • James Joyce — James Joyce …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Dead (short story) — The Dead Author James Joyce Country Ireland Language English Genre(s) Short story or Novella …   Wikipedia

  • James Joyce Bridge — (Irish place name|Droichead Séamus Seoighe|no translate=yes) is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, joining the south quays to Blackhall Place on the north side.Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, it is a… …   Wikipedia

  • The Dead (disambiguation) — The Dead may refer to:* The dead, those who have died. * The Dead (band), a rock band composed of former members of the Grateful Dead. * The Dead (short story), a short story by James Joyce. * The Dead (1987 film), a movie adapted from Joyce s… …   Wikipedia

  • The Dead (1987 film) — Infobox Film name = The Dead caption = Theatrical release poster imdb id = 0092843 writer = Tony Huston James Joyce (original story) starring = Anjelica Huston Donal McCann Dan O Herlihy Donal Donnelly Helena Carroll Cathleen Delany director =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”