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James Joyce's The Dead
	Original Broadway Playbill
Music	Shaun Davey
Lyrics	Shaun Davey; Richard Nelson
Book	Richard Nelson
Basis	"The Dead" ; by James Joyce
Productions	1999 Off-Broadway ; 2000 Broadway
Awards	2000 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

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James Joyce's The Dead is a Broadway musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey based upon James Joyce's short story "The Dead".

Productions

The musical was originally presented Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, starting on October 1, 1999. The opening night cast included 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. Musical direction was by Charles Prince, with music co-ordination and percussion by Tom Partington.^[1] It transferred to the Belasco Theatre on Broadway on January 11, 2000, where it completed a run of 120 performances before closing on April 16, 2000.^[2]

The musical ran at the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), from October 14, 2000 to November 12, 2000, with Faith Prince and Stephen Bogardus as Greta and Gabriel Conroy and Brandon Wardell .^[3] The musical had played an earlier engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from July 11, 2000 to September 3, 2000.^[4]

Songs

Source: playbillvault^[2]

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

Original Broadway production

Source: playbillvault^[2]

Year	Award Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2000	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Musical		Nominated
		Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Stephen Spinella	Won
		Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Sally Ann Howes	Nominated
		Outstanding Music	Shaun Davey	Nominated
	Tony Award	Best Musical		Nominated
		Best Book of a Musical	Richard Nelson	Won
		Best Original Score	Shaun Davey and Richard Nelson	Nominated
		Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Christopher Walken	Nominated
		Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Stephen Spinella	Nominated

References

^ Off-Broadway production listing www.lortel.org, accessed January 30, 2015
^ ^a ^b ^c " The Dead listing" Archived 2015-01-20 at the Wayback Machine www.playbillvault.com, accessed January 30, 2015
^ Jones, Kenneth. The Dead Revived at Kennedy Center With Prince and Bogardus, Oct. 14-Nov. 12" playbill.com, October 14, 2000
^ Criston, Lawrence. "Review" variety.com, July 21, 2000

External links

James Joyce's The Dead at the Internet Broadway Database
Brantley, Ben, "A Musical That's Willing to Be Quiet", The New York Times, October 29, 1999

[1] Off-Broadway production listing www.lortel.org, accessed January 30, 2015

[vault-2] " The Dead listing" Archived 2015-01-20 at the Wayback Machine www.playbillvault.com, accessed January 30, 2015

[3] Jones, Kenneth. The Dead Revived at Kennedy Center With Prince and Bogardus, Oct. 14-Nov. 12" playbill.com, October 14, 2000

[4] Criston, Lawrence. "Review" variety.com, July 21, 2000

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+{{About|the Broadway musical|James Joyce's short story|The Dead (Joyce short story)|the John Huston film|The Dead (1987 film)}}
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+|lyrics= [[Shaun Davey]]<br>[[Richard Nelson (playwright)|Richard Nelson]]
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-|basis= [[James Joyce]]'s short story<br> ''[[The Dead (short story)|The Dead]]''
+|basis= "[[The Dead (Joyce short story)|The Dead]]" <br> by [[James Joyce]]
-|productions= [[2000]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
+|productions= 1999 Off-Broadway <br> 2000 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
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-'''James Joyce's ''The Dead''''' is a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway musical]] by [[Richard Nelson (playwright)|Richard Nelson]] and [[Shaun Davey]] based upon [[James Joyce]]'s [[The Dead (short story)|short story]] of the same name.
+'''''James Joyce's The Dead''''' is a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway musical]] by [[Richard Nelson (playwright)|Richard Nelson]] and [[Shaun Davey]] based upon [[James Joyce]]'s short story "[[The Dead (Joyce short story)|The Dead]]".
+==Productions==
-Originally presented [[Off-Broadway]] at [[Playwrights Horizons]] with an opening night cast that included [[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]].  Musical Direction was by [[Charles Prince]], with Music Coordination and Percussion by [[Tom Partington]]. It transferred to the [[Belasco Theatre]] on [[Broadway Theatre|Broadway]] on January 11, 2000, where it completed a run of 120 performances before closing on April 16, 2000.
+The musical was originally presented [[Off-Broadway]] at [[Playwrights Horizons]], starting on October 1, 1999. The opening night cast included [[Blair Brown]], [[Paddy Croft]], [[Brian Davies (actor)|Brian Davies]], [[Daisy Eagan]], [[Dashiell Eaves]], [[Sally Ann Howes]], [[John Kelly (performance artist)|John Kelly]], Brooke Sunny Moriber, [[Marni Nixon]], [[Alice Ripley]], [[Emily Skinner (actress, born 1970)|Emily Skinner]], [[Stephen Spinella]] and [[Christopher Walken]]. Musical direction was by [[Charles Prince]], with music co-ordination and percussion by [[Tom Partington]].<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=4938 Off-Broadway production listing] www.lortel.org, accessed January 30, 2015</ref> It transferred to the [[Belasco Theatre]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] on January 11, 2000, where it completed a run of 120 performances before closing on April 16, 2000.<ref name=vault>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/10760/James-Joyces-The-Dead " ''The Dead'' listing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120012032/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/10760/James-Joyces-The-Dead |date=2015-01-20 }} www.playbillvault.com, accessed January 30, 2015</ref>
+The musical ran at the [[Kennedy Center]] (Washington, D.C.), from October 14, 2000 to November 12, 2000, with [[Faith Prince]] and [[Stephen Bogardus]] as Greta and Gabriel Conroy and [[Brandon_Wardell_(actor)|Brandon Wardell]] .<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/the-dead-revived-at-kennedy-center-with-prince-and-bogardus-oct.-14-nov.-12-92471 The Dead Revived at Kennedy Center With Prince and Bogardus, Oct. 14-Nov. 12"] playbill.com, October 14, 2000</ref> The musical had played an earlier engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from July 11, 2000 to September 3, 2000.<ref>Criston, Lawrence. [https://variety.com/2000/legit/reviews/james-joyce-s-the-dead-3-1200463366/ "Review"] variety.com, July 21, 2000</ref>
 ==Songs==
+;Source:playbillvault<ref name=vault/>
-* 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
+* Killarney's Lakes&nbsp;– Mary Jane Morkan, Aunt Kate Morkan and Rita
-==  Awards and nominations ==
+* Kate Kearney&nbsp;– Michael, Mary Jane Morkan and Company
-;Tony Awards
+* Parnell's Plight&nbsp;– Miss Molly Ivors, Michael, Gabriel Conroy, Gretta Conroy and Company
-* [[Tony Award for Best Musical]]
+* Adieu to Ballyshannon&nbsp;– Gabriel Conroy and Gretta Conroy
-* [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical]] - Richard Nelson ('''WINNER''')
+* When Lovely Lady&nbsp;– Aunt Julia Morkan and Aunt Kate Morkan
-* [[Tony Award for Best Score]] - Music by Shaun Davey, Lyrics conceived and adapted by Richard Nelson, Shaun Davey
+* Three Jolly Pigeons&nbsp;– Freddy Malins, Mr. Browne and Company
-* [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical]] - Christopher Walken
+* Goldenhair&nbsp;– Gretta Conroy and Gabriel Conroy
-* [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical]] - Stephen Spinella
+* Three Graces&nbsp;– Gabriel Conroy and Company
+* Naughty Girls&nbsp;– Aunt Julia Morkan, Aunt Kate Morkan, Mary Jane Morkan and Company
+* Wake the Dead&nbsp;– Freddy Malins and Company
+* D'Arcy's Aria&nbsp;– Bartell D'Arcy
+* Queen of Our Hearts&nbsp;– Mr. Browne, Freddy Malins, Gabriel Conroy, Bartell D'Arcy and Michael
+* When Lovely Lady (Reprise)&nbsp;– Young Julia Morkan and Aunt Julia Morkan
+* Michael Furey&nbsp;– Gretta Conroy
+* The Living and the Dead&nbsp;– Gabriel Conroy and Company
+==Awards and nominations==
-;Drama Desk Awards
-* [[Drama Desk Award]] for Outstanding New Musical - Produced by [[Gregory Mosher]], [[Arielle Tepper]]
+===Original Broadway production===
-* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Stephen Spinella ('''WINNER''')
+;Source: playbillvault<ref name=vault/>
-* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Sally Ann Howes
+{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
-* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music - Shaun Davey
+|-
+! width="5%"| Year
+! width="20%"| Award Ceremony
+! width="45%"| Category
+! width="20%"| Nominee
+! width="10%"| Result
+|-
+| rowspan="9" align="center"| 2000
+| rowspan="4"| [[Drama Desk Award]]
+| colspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical|Outstanding Musical]]
+| {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical]]
+| [[Stephen Spinella]]
+| {{won}}
+|-
+| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical]]
+| [[Sally Ann Howes]]
+| {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music|Outstanding Music]]
+| [[Shaun Davey]]
+| {{nom}}
+|-
+| rowspan="5"| [[Tony Award]]
+| colspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]
+| {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]]
+| [[Richard Nelson (playwright)|Richard Nelson]]
+| {{won}}
+|-
+| [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
+| [[Shaun Davey]] and [[Richard Nelson (playwright)|Richard Nelson]]
+| {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
+| [[Christopher Walken]]
+| {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical]]
+| [[Stephen Spinella]]
+| {{nom}}
+|}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* {{ibdb title|}12479}}
+* {{ibdb title|12479}}
+* Brantley, Ben, [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C03E2D71138F93AA15753C1A96F958260 "A Musical That's Willing to Be Quiet"], ''The New York Times'', October 29, 1999
+{{James Joyce}}
+{{The Dead}}
 {{TonyAward MusicalBook 1976-2000}}
 [[Category:2000 musicals]]
 [[Category:Broadway musicals]]
-[[Category:James Joyce]]
+[[Category:Music relating to James Joyce]]
 [[Category:Musicals based on short fiction]]
-[[Category:Tony Award winning musicals]]
+[[Category:Tony Award-winning musicals]]
-[[de:James Joyce’s The Dead]]

v t e James Joyce's "The Dead" (1914)
Films	The Dead (1987) Basu Poribar (2019)
Other	James Joyce's The Dead (1999 musical)
Related	"Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest"

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