Tony nominee Michael John LaChiusa imagines the inner lives and dreams of America's best-known daughters with a funny and moving follow-up to his 1993 Public musical First Lady Suite. A historical fantasia in four parts, FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE follows Patricia Nixon and daughters Tricia and Julie, Rosalynn and Amy Carter, Betty and Susan Ford, Patti Davis and mom Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush and daughter-in-law Laura as they strive to live meaningful lives in the public eye, while dealing with the complex private relationships all of us face with our parents and children. Directed by Kirsten Sanderson, this wholly captivating new musical with a lush, sweeping score is a deeply felt new work about mothers, daughters and the surprising discoveries we make about one another as we grow.
2015 | Off-Broadway |
Public Theater World Premiere Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Michael John LaChiusa |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Alison Fraser |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Mary Testa |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Michael John LaChiusa |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Michael John LaChiusa |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | First Daughter Suite |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Michael Starobin |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Bruce Coughlin |
2016 | The Lortels | Outstanding Costume Design | Toni-Leslie James |
2016 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical | Alison Fraser |
2016 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical | Mary Testa |
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