James Joyce's The Dead

This article is about the Broadway musical. For James Joyce's short story, see The Dead (Joyce short story). For the John Huston film, see The Dead (1987 film).

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

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

Year	Award Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2000	Tony Award [2]	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
	Drama Desk Award [2]	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
	New York Drama Critics' Circle Award [5]	Best Musical	Shaun Davey and Richard Nelson	Won

References

1. Off-Broadway production listing www.lortel.org, accessed January 30, 2015
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
5. "New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Past Winners". New York Drama Critics' Circle. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

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