James Joyce's the Dead (1999), a musical play by Richard Nelson (book, lyrics), Shaun Davey (music, lyrics). [ Playwrights Horizons, 112 perf.; NYDCC Award.] At the Dublin home of the Misses Morkans (Sally Ann Howes, Marni Nixon, and Emily Skinner), the annual Christmas party brings together relatives, friends, some students, and even an opera celebrity (John Kelly) for conversation and singing. But, as in Joyce's novella, memories are evoked and relationships are altered during the course of the evening. The lovely, subdued piece was successful enough Off Broadway that Playwrights Horizons transferred it to the Belasco Theatre where it failed to find a mainstream audience. Richard NELSON (b. 1950) was born in Chicago and educated at Hamilton College before working as a literary manager for various theatres. Nelson's plays were first produced regionally, and in 1978 he made his Manhattan debut with Conjuring an Event at the American Place Theatre. His writing credits include the revised book for the musical Chess (1988); Some Americans Abroad (1990), concerning educators from the States touring the English theatre circuit; Two Shakespearean Actors (1992), illustrating events leading up to the Astor Place Riots; New England (1995), a look at discontented Brits living in America; and Goodnight Children Everywhere (1999), about an English youth returning home after spending the war years in Canada. Nelson's career is unusual in that many of his works are about Englishmen and are usually produced first in London where he is more popular than in the States.
James Joyce's The Dead
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| James Joyce's The Dead | |
| 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.
Songs
- 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
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- Jennifer Tipton (American Theater)
- Jane Greenwood (American Theater)
- Playwrights Horizons (American Theater)
- Christopher Walken (American theater)
- David Evan Thomas (Classical Musician)
- Togail Bruidne Da Derga
- New York Drama Critics Circle (American Theater)
- Novels Dramatized on American Stages (American Theater)
- Imagined Scenes (Criticism) (story)
- The Dead
- Richard Nelson (playwright)
- Marni Nixon (Soundtrack Artist, '50s-'90s)
- Angela Christian
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