The Wild Party: confusion! — Page 2

Ok, I have both and like them both but if I had to choose ONE over the other, I would have to choose Lippa's version. And no, munk...I am not 14 years old or a girl. I like LaChiusa's version because it is dark in tone and Eartha Kitt and Toni Collette are amazing. BUT, I like Lippa's because the talent pool as a whole are better in my opinion and it has Brian D'Arcy James in it who is right underneath Warlow in my book. Also, when I think of a party, I would rather go to the one in Lippa's version. It is so spastic and energetic and "Old Fashion Lesbian Love Story" is without a doubt one of the greatest songs out there for Musical Theatre. But, both are great in their own way but like I said, I prefer Lippa's version more.

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eslgr8,

I wish you could have SEEN the Lachuisa version -- you'd have a different opinion then (not perfect, but Wolfe's staging was remarkable in many ways). Definitely, listen to the score again -- it's brilliant.

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Get them both if you can. It's fun to hear the same (basic) story told two different ways. I and don't think anyone's mentioned it, but READ THE POEM. You will see what drew the composers to the material.

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I actually prefer La Chiusas "Queenie Was A Blonde" it sets the tone excellently, as both do for their respective shows, but the tune of La Chiusas is just catchier.

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Funny someone mentioned "The Lights of Broadway" as an audition song as it is one of mine
Good luck finding the sheet music for LaChiusa's though, it recenty went out of print

I LOVE both of them.

Some of my friends and I joke that you used to be able to tell a person's theatre personality by the question, Sondheim or Webber? But now that pretty much everyone's a Sondheim- ite, the question is now Lippa's Wild Party or LaChiusa's?

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I actually LIKED that Lippa didn't stick to the time period with the music. It seems that that's a pretty common complaint about his score, but I thought it brought a much-needed element to the table. There are plenty of twenties-esque scores out there, it would be all too easy to clone them with The Wild Party, but instead, Lippa added his own twist to it and did it quite well. The CD sounds great, in my opinion- sexy, wild and just like a party. The electric guitar and basslines weren't really glaringly obvious (exception being The Juggernaut). The overall sound is very unique.

My problem with the music is some of the lyrics. I don't like any of 'Queenie Was a Blonde' beyond Julia's solo opener; the rest is somewhat annoying. Some of it felt lazy, if that's the right word- like Lippa just didn't feel like coming up with anything creative ('By Now The Room Was Moving' comes to mind). I agree on Taye Diggs, futurewinner. I'm just not a big fan of his voice.

I actually LIKED that Lippa didn't stick to the time period with the music. It seems that that's a pretty common complaint about his score, but I thought it brought a much-needed element to the table. There are plenty of twenties-esque scores out there, it would be all too easy to clone them with The Wild Party, but instead, Lippa added his own twist to it and did it quite well. The CD sounds great, in my opinion- sexy, wild and just like a party. The electric guitar and basslines weren't really glaringly obvious (exception being The Juggernaut). The overall sound is very unique.

My problem with the music is some of the lyrics. I don't like any of 'Queenie Was a Blonde' beyond Julia's solo opener; the rest is somewhat annoying. Some of it felt lazy, if that's the right word- like Lippa just didn't feel like coming up with anything creative ('By Now The Room Was Moving' comes to mind). I agree on Taye Diggs, futurewinner. I'm just not a big fan of his voice.

Great info! So can someone give me a basic story line?

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A synopsis for the Lippa version:
http://www.mtishows.com/show_plot.asp?ID=000234

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