The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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Friday, March 20th, 2015
8:00 PM to 10:30 PM

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD 
Book, Music & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes
Directed by Roger Carr
Music Direction by Donna Williams
Choreography by Sylvia Hosie 

March 5 to March 21, 2015 | Preview March 4th

“As musical, choose-your-own-ending mystery and time travel device, 'Drood' is jolly good fun”-Elisabeth Vincentelli, The New York Post

Return to the grand ol' days of the music hall and be drawn into a play within a play. The unfinished final work of Charles Dickens offers a shadowy, intricate plot with a bonus: the audience votes on the ending! A brooding, sinister, and brilliant music teacher obsesses over the young Rosa Bud. Meanwhile, Rosa's fiance Edwin Drood disappears amidst a colourful cast of characters.

Creator, Rupert Holmes, utilizes pantomime and Dickens’ novel, as well as his experiences with Victorian-style music hall performances to create the central premise of the show. ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ began as part of the New York Shakespeare Festival and then moved to Broadway and played for a total of 608 performances. It won five Tony Awards in 1986, including Best Musical. In 2012, revivals of the musical played in London's West End and at Studio 54, Broadway.

Audience participation optional • Some coarse language • Suggestive scenes • Not suitable for children