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