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Wild Party review



Thanks to a good book basis, the musical ‘The Wild Party’ has a strong plot. At the same time, there is nothing superfluous or unnatural – the characters are shown honest and unvarnished in their strengths and weaknesses. Director and music author were able accurately convey the direction of the beginning of the century, as evidenced by the awards and received reviews from critics.

The genre of the musical is suited the best for revelation of the main idea – to show the relationship of the actors in the vaudeville show format. That is why all the songs in stage numbers look quite organically and naturally. The viewer immediately immerses into the atmosphere of a wild party of 1920s and becomes a witness of how harmless regular festive evening of carefree youth can easily turn into a real tragedy.

Music makes it possible to feel the full palette of trends of the beginning of the century. Listeners will enjoy ballads and love songs, funny scenes and professional jazz compositions. A good laugh over the awkward situations of drunken heroes is guaranteed. Sensitive individuals will find what to cry about. In the end, there will be even some confusion on how deftly creators managed to cross the line between comedy and tragedy. They managed to turn the atmosphere of a mad holiday into a tragic story of a short but passionate love of creative people. Such characters are willing to live short, but bright. They do not like the drab routine. Fountain of emotions and feelings fits them most.

The music, following the scenic twists and turns, sometimes stops in the quiet sounds of ballads and sometimes falls upon the beholders with fervent tunes and dancing. Costumes and scenery are executed in the exact style of the time, looks very organic & memorable for a long time. It does not have a stunning gloss, scale and chic of ‘Chicago’, for example. But it has a seclusion, as the viewer involuntarily placed on the role of sort of a spy on everything happening in this Manhattan’s apartment.
Last Update:July, 25th 2016

Wild Party Lyrics

  1. The Wild Party - Original Off-Broadway Cast:
  2. Queenie Was A Blonde
  3. Out Of The Blues
  4. What A Party
  5. Raise The Roof
  6. Look At Me Now
  7. Poor Child
  8. An Old-Fashioned Love Story
  9. By Now The Room Was Moving
  10. The Juggernaut
  11. A Wild, Wild Party
  12. Two Of A Kind
  13. Maybe I Like It This Way
  14. What Is It About Her?
  15. The Life Of The Party
  16. I'll Be Here
  17. Let Me Drown
  18. Tell Me Something
  19. Come With Me
  20. Jackie's Last Dance
  21. Make Me Happy
  22. How Did We Come To This?/Queenie Was A Blonde (Reprise)
  23. The Wild Party (LaChiusa) - Original Broadway Cast:
  24. Queenie Was A Blonde
  25. Marie Is Tricky
  26. Wild Party
  27. Dry
  28. Welcome To My Party
  29. Like Sally
  30. Uptown
  31. Eddie & Mae
  32. Gold & Goldberg
  33. Moving Uptown
  34. Best Friend
  35. A Little Mmm
  36. Tabu / Taking Care Of The Ladies
  37. Wouldn't It Be Nice?
  38. Lowdown-Down
  39. Gin / Wild
  40. Black Is A Moocher
  41. People Like Us
  42. After Midnight Dies
  43. When The Golden Boy Goes Down
  44. The Movin' Uptown Blues
  45. The Lights Of Broadway
  46. More
  47. Love Ain't Nothin'/ Welcome To Her Party
  48. How Many Women In The World?
  49. When It Ends
  50. This Is What It Is
  51. Finale "The Wild Party"

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