Lippa Wild Party appreciation thread — Page 2

I know what you mean, lindsay33! I was in a mounting of Lippa's Wild Party this past semester at my university, and there are some great songs that weren't recorded. I don't have my script with me and I can't remember the song, but the one between Queenie, Burrs, Black, and Kate toward the end of the second act....it's great! I wish I could remember more specifically...I think it's after 'Let Me Drown' and 'The Fight' and 'Take a Hit'....heck, I can't remember the order of the songs anymore! haha. Do you know which one I'm talking about? (Back off, Mr. Black!...Burrsie, Burrsie....Oh, you're so mean to me!...Listen, listen, listen.....I'm not stopping this party; I don't care if it never stops!! [exit])

Yeah, sorry for rambling. I only remember bits and pieces of it. But I wish it was recorded!

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I saw a production of this at the community college a while back, and it was amazing. Then I was hooked

When I saw this show at Kent State, I fell in love with it. (The girl touring as Barbie now played Kate -- Amazing!) I saw the show 4 times, bought the CD, have been searching for the music. What disapoints me on the CD is there are two numbers that aren't on the CD ... at least two numbers anyway. The Fight between Burrs and Eddie and "Sunday Noon".

Theres a production of this just starting rehearsals in Cleveland.

Julia Murney is just queen of all.

BUT Alix Korey is the reason I let this CD survive on my computer.

"I personally thought LaChiusa's Wild Party was a disaster."

Care to explain that? Many people think Lippa's was the disaster.

Alas, it's harder to make art than to live safely.

DefyingEDGT- the reason 2 separate works happened at the same time - the poem became public domain and both composers snapped it up to use for lyrics. Ya know, there might even be a bunch more musicals out there using the March poem that simply didn't make it as far as the two we know.



Jennie Eisenhower, as Kate far left, won a Barrymore (philly) for this production.

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I was fortunate enought to see both versions of The Wild Party in the same week. I definitely preferred Lippa's version. Someone asked what the sets were like, and I honestly can't remember much, which makes me sad. It was fairly simple. I remember a bed, and a bathroom with toilet and tub I think. The orchestra was behind the stage, behind a backdrop that you could see thru. As for the performances, I do remember being completely blown away by Julia Murney and thinking where did this girl come from and we need to see more of her. Brian D'arcy James was also crazy....in a good way. He's supposed to be. And that voice of his. Damn. I loved Idina. And since i was fortunate to have a front row seat, I will always remember Taye Diggs in nothing but a pair of black briefs standing literally 4 feet away. It was a very sexy show. HAHA And Audra McDonald sitting right behind me. I really wish I had been able to see it at least a second time so that I could remember more.

Great show. I find myself walking around my apartment singing Life of the Party so often I think my upstairs neigbors now know the lyrics!

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I do believe that the recording does not include everything in the show. They decided to make some cuts for some reason. If memory serves me right, I think it could have been a double CD recording. I wish I still had my program. I only kept the cover....sorry.

So, does anyone here know the entire song list from the show?

...bump?