James Joyce's The Dead
by Shaun Davey, James Joyce, Richard Nelson

Name: James Joyce's The Dead
Brand: Shaun Davey
SKU: 9780573627835
Rating: 3.89 (1 reviews)

James Joyce's The Dead Book Cover — James Joyce's The Dead Cover

Highlights

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120 mins 1900-1910 Ensemble Cast Interior Set Period Costumes

Awards & Recognition

Tony Award

Winner! 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical Book

Synopsis

Adapted from Joyce’s literary masterpiece, the last and best known of the short stories collected in The Dubliners , this intimate musical set in 1904 portrays a homespun Yuletide party with Irish music, dancing, food, drink and good fellowship.

Sparkling songs, many of them traditional-sounding Irish melodies that are performed as entertainment by the partygoers, are all original.

Christopher Walken starred in a production that moved from Playwrights Horizon to Broadway.

Press Reviews

"Elegant… The season’s hottest ticket… marvelous."
— The New York Daily News

"A reason to celebrate… The Dead is quite revolutionary: a musical that dares to be different [and] successfully claims new ground… achieves a soft-spoken air of intimacy that has you leaning forward like a fascinated eavesdropper."
— The New York Times

"Triumphant… a theatrical treat that enchants, surprises and finally thrills with unexpected depth… It is Joyce made manifest… providing sequence after sequence of heart-stopping drama."
— The New York Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Aunt Kate Morkan Her sister, also a music teacher	female	—	Her sister, also a music teacher
Mary Jane Morkan Their neice, also a music teacherTHE FAMILY	—	—	Their neice, also a music teacherTHE FAMILY
Gabriel Conroy Julia and Kate’s nephew	—	—	Julia and Kate’s nephew
Gretta Conroy Gabriel’s wifeTHE GUESTS	female	—	Gabriel’s wifeTHE GUESTS
Mr. Browne A friend of the Aunts	—	—	A friend of the Aunts
Freddy Malins	—	—	—
Mrs. Malins Freddy’s mother	female	—	Freddy’s mother
Miss Molly Ivors	—	—	—
Bartell D’Arcy An opera singerTHE HELP	—	—	An opera singerTHE HELP
Lilly The maid	—	—	The maid
Michael A music student of Mary Jane’s	—	—	A music student of Mary Jane’s
Rita Another student of Mary Jane’s	—	—	Another student of Mary Jane’s
Cellist A music student of Julia’s	—	—	A music student of Julia’s
Violinist A music student of Kate’sGHOST	—	—	A music student of Kate’sGHOST
Young Julia Morkan	—	—	—
Aunt Julia Morkan A music teacher	—	—	A music teacher