The Wild Party The Musical

Andrew Lippa

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Wild Party Plot Summary & Audition Tips

List of Characters in The Wild Party

The Wild Party Sheet Music (Vocal Selections)

The Wild Party Original Broadway Cast Recording

The Wild Party 2000 Off-Broadway Cast Recording

The roaring twenties, Manhattan. In a relationship marked by vicious behavior and recklessness (mirroring the time in which they live), Queenie & Burrs 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.

Audition Preparation Suggestions for The Wild Party

The Wild Party's music is jazz style, so take this into account when choosing an audition song.

Queenie

beautiful, ambitious and manipulative Vaudeville dancer

Burrs

Queenie's boyfriend - a vaudeville clown with violent nature and a voracious appetite for women

Black

 

Kate

vivacious friend of Queenie

 

Madeline

a lesbian on the prowl

Eddie

the thug - hooks up with Mae

Mae

the dimwit - hooks up with Eddie

Jackie

the dancer,

Oscar d’Armondo

piano player

 

Phil d'Armondo

piano player

 

Dolores

the hooker

Nadine

the minor

MADELAINE TRUE
MAX
The Angry Neighbor

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Audition Preparation Materials

List of Songs in The Wild Party

• Queenie Was A Blonde (Ensemble)
• Out Of The Blue (Queenie, Burrs)
• What A Party (Burrs, Ensemble)
• Raise The Roof (Queenie, Ensemble)
• Look At Me Now (Kate)
• Poor Child (Queenie, Burrs, Black, Kate)
• An Old-Fashioned Love Story (Madelaine True)
• By Now The Room Was Moving (Queenie, Burrs, Black, Kate, Phil, Mae, Oscar, Sam, Max, Ensemble)
• The Juggernaut (Queenie, Burrs, Black, Kate, Ensemble)
• A Wild, Wild Party (Queenie, Burrs, Phil, Eddie, Oscar, Max, Ensemble)
• Two Of A Kind (Eddie, May)
• Maybe I Like It This Way (Queenie)
• What Is It About Her? (Queenie, Burrs)
• The Life Of The Party (Kate)
• I'll Be Here (Black)
• Let Me Drown (Burrs, Kate, Ensemble)
• Tell Me Something (Queenie)
• Come With Me (Queenie, Black Ensemble)
• Jackie's Last Dance (Orchestra)
• Make Me Happy (Queenie, Burrs, Black)
• How Did We Come To This? (Queenie, Ensemble)