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Production:
The Mystery Of
Edwin Drood
Music, Book
And Lyrics:
Rupert Holmes
Performance Dates:
March 5-7, 11-14 2004 |
Story:
This
wildly warm-hearted theatrical experience kicks off when
the Music Hall Royale (a hilariously loony Victorian
musical troupe) "puts on" its flamboyant rendition of an
unfinished Dickens mystery. The story itself deals with
John Jasper, a Jekyll-and-Hyde choirmaster who is quite
madly in love with his music student, the fair Miss Rosa
Bud. Now, Miss Bud is, in turn, engaged to Jasper's
nephew, young Edwin Drood. Our title character
disappears mysteriously one stormy Christmas Eve-but has
Edwin Drood been murdered? And if so, then whodunit?
Musical numbers include The Wage of Sin, Perfect
Strangers, Both Sides of the Coin, Don't Quit While
You're Ahead and Moonfall.
The
giddy playfulness of this play-within-a-play draws the
audience toward one of DROOD'S most talked-about
features, which allows the audience to vote on the
solution as prelude to the most unusual and hilarious
finale!
Cast:
William
Cartwright, Chairman /
Mayor Sapsea/
Clive Paget /
John Jasper: |
Dave
Dixon |
Victor
Grinstead /
Neville Landless: |
Matt
Harvey |
Cedric
Moncrieffe /
Rev. Crisparkle: |
Joe
Malone |
Nick
Cricker Jr. /
Deputy: |
Graig
Shapiro |
Phillip
Bax /
Bazzard: |
Brian
Sheldon |
Nick
Cricker /
Durdles: |
Adam
Coons |
Alice
Nutting /
Edwin Drood: |
Heather
D'Arcy |
Deirdre
Peregrine /
Rosa Bud: |
Christina Nicotina |
Janet
Conover /
Helena Landless: |
Christine Vermilea |
Angela
Prysock /
Princess Puffer: |
Paula
Ginder |
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Ensemble : |
Meighan
Carivan-Esmond
Sue Culver
Christina Bendorf
Casey Dinkin
Jillian M. Dion
Andy Shelton
Deb May
Debbie & Eric Weiskopf |
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Crew:
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Director &
Set Designer: |
Joe
Phillps |
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Co-Producers: |
Peter &
Madeline Codella |
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Musical
Director: |
Stephen
Sanborn |
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Choreographer: |
Lee
Ryan |
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Rehearsal
Accompanists: |
Joanne
Mensching
Amy Heebner
Dave Orcutt |
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Stage
Manager: |
Donna
Z. Baxter |
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Props &
Prompter: |
Carolyn
J. Mills |
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Costume
Designer: |
Lois
LBounty |
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Lighting: |
Ken
Zarnoch |
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Sound: |
David
J. Wilkinson |
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Set
Construction: |
Bob
Farquharson
Varro Clarke
Richard Lenehan |
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