James Joyce's The Dead
James Joyce's The Dead is a Broadway - Musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey , which on the story The Dead by James Joyce based.
The world premiere took place in 1999 at the off-Broadway theater Playwrights Horizons with the following first cast: 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 . Charles Prince was in charge of music, and Tom Partington was in charge of music coordination and drums . It was performed on Broadway on January 11, 2000 at the Belasco Theater . There it was then performed 120 times by April 16.
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
- Best musical
- Best musical libretto - Richard Nelson ( won )
- Best original music - music by Shaun Davey, lyrics devised and adapted by Richard Nelson, Shaun Davey
- Best Actor in a Musical - Christopher Walken
- Best Supporting 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 ( won )
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Sally Ann Howes
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music - Shaun Davey