The Confession of Lily Dare

Theatre
Name: Cherry Lane Theatre
Address: 38 Commerce Street, New York, NY 10014
Production Information
First performance date: January 11, 2020
Opening date: January 29, 2020
Closing date: March 5, 2020
External Links: Official Website


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Production Description
The Confession of Lily Dare tells the story of one woman’s tumultuous passage from convent girl to glittering cabaret chanteuse to infamous madame of a string of brothels—all while hiding her undying devotion to the child she was forced to abandon. This comic melodrama celebrates the gauzy “confession film” tearjerkers of early 1930s pre-code cinema, such as The Sin of Madelon Claudet, Frisco Jenny, and Madame X.
Opening Night Credits

Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
Primary Stages Producer
Jamie deRoy Produced in Association
Ted Snowdon Produced in Association
  
Charles Busch Playwright
Tom Judson Music
  
Carl Andress Director
  
B.T. Whitehill Set Designer
Jessica Jahn Costume Designer
Rachel Townsend Costume Designer
Kirk Bookman Lighting Designer
Bart Fasbender Sound Designer
  
Tom Judson Arranger

Cast
Actor Role
Nancy Anderson Emmy Lou
Christopher Borg Louis/The Baron/Dr. Carlton/Maestro Guardi/Priest
Charles Busch Lily Dare
Howard McGillin Black Lambert
Kendal Sparks Mickey
Jennifer Van Dyck Aunt Rosalie/The Baroness/Mrs. Carlton/Louise
Awards
Award Person / Company Function
1 NOMINATED 2020 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Charles Busch Actor
2 NOMINATED 2020 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Christopher Borg Actor
3 WON 2020 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Costume Design Rachel Townsend Costume Designer
      Jessica Jahn Costume Designer
4 NOMINATED 2020 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play Charles Busch Actor
5 NOMINATED 2020 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Set Design of a Play B.T. Whitehill Set Designer
6 WON 2020 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Costume Design for a Play Rachel Townsend Costume Designer
      Jessica Jahn Costume Designer
7 WON 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Jennifer Van Dyck Actor
8 WON 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Costume Design Rachel Townsend Costume Designer
      Jessica Jahn Costume Designer