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Joe Patrick Ward

JOE PATRICK WARD

  
Nationality:    USA
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Joe Patrick Ward's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Joe Patrick Ward's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Hysterical Blindness (And Other Southern Trgedies That Have Plagued My LifeThus Far)         Judy's Scary Little Christmas         Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, The

Hysterical Blindness (And Other Southern Trgedies That Have Plagued My LifeThus Far)

Synopsis:
Leslie wants to leave the South and conquer Hollywood

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Joe Patrick Ward; book by Leslie Jordan

1st Produced:
Playhouse on Vandam, New York    1994

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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Judy's Scary Little Christmas

Judy's Scary Little Christmas
Judy Garland is primed for her biggest comeback ever - the dazzling star of her own TV special, broadcast live on Christmas Eve, 1959. Judy's guests include Bing Crosby (making some holiday grog), Ethel Merman (plugging her Hawaiian album), and Liberace (with a handsome sailor in tow). However, mysterious snafus behind the scenes and cameo appearances by commie-baiting Vice President Richard Nixon (who performs a magic act) and blacklisted writer, Lillian Hellman, (who's forced to read Children's Letter to Santa with a puppet) throw Judy's program off course. the surprises climax when the arrival of Joan Crawford is interrupted by the spectral figure of. . .Death. the evening takes a detour into the twilight zone as the celebrities are forced to confront the lies behind their legends. Devastated and alone, Judy meets a special fan who ultimately proves that, despite her flaws, her shining legacy still endures.

Notes:
Book by David Church And Jim Webber; Music And Lyrics by Joe Patrick Ward

1st Produced:
Victory Theatre, Burbank, California    17 Nov 2002

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Genre:
Holiday Musical Comedy. - - Gay/Lesbian, musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, The

Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, The
Willi lives in a trailer park with her husband. One of her sons has died and the other is banned from visiting by her husband because he is gay. A new woman moves into the trailer park and Willi's husband starts an affair with her. Willi gets a job with the local Wall-Mart but her husband quotes the Bible saying a woman's place is at home and forbids her from taking up the job. He beats her nearly to death but she shoots him.

Notes:
by Del Shores; music by Joe Patrick Ward; lyrics by Sharyn Lane, Del Shores And Joe Patrick Ward

1st Produced:
Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood, California    08 Mar 2003

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Genre:
Dramatic comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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