The Wild Party

Overview

For fans of The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge, and Cabaret comes Michael John LaChiusa's Broadway sensation, The Wild Party. Nominated for seven Tony Awards in 2000, The Wild Party brings to life the 1928 poem written by Joseph Moncure March, set in the era of Manhattan decadence in the roaring twenties.

Queenie, a vaudeville showgirl, hosts the "wild" party with her vicious lover, Burrs. The guests are a vivid collection of the unruly and the undone, whose stories explore themes of racism, sexism, and the undying search for the American Dream. The jazz- and gin- soaked party rages to a mounting sense of threat as artifice and illusion are stripped away. When midnight debauchery leads to tragedy at dawn, the high-flying characters land with a sobering thud, reminding us that no party lasts forever.

Co-directed by Kacy Connon and Zachary Tarlton and music directed by Zachary Tarlton, The Wild Party features a cast of local Charlotte actors and the Queen City Concerts orchestra, brought to life on the Booth Playhouse stage at Blumenthal Arts.

This production features lower orchestra level cabaret-style seating with traditional theatre seating in the upper orchestra and gallery levels. Actors will move throughout the lower orchestra level of the theatre, interacting with patrons seated in the cabaret-style seating.

Welcome to our party, The Wild Party....