Name: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Start: 2012-10-19 00:00:00
End: 2013-03-10 00:00:00
Location: Studio 54

"Boisterous and delectable. Shimmering musical pleasure to savor."

Charles Isherwood, the new york times

At the hit Broadway musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood, you finish the story Charles Dickens didn’t! It’s the only show in town that ends differently every night, depending on what the audience decides. Stephanie J. Block (Anything Goes), Will Chase (“Smash”), Gregg Edelman (Wonderful Town), Jim Norton (The Seafarer), and Chita Rivera (Nine) star in this rollicking winner of the Tony® “Triple Crown” (Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score).

Take a trip back in time to a Victorian music hall where a rowdy ensemble of actors mounts a staging of Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel. Everyone on stage is a suspect in the murder of young Edwin Drood. Is it John Jasper, Edwin’s protective but slightly maniacal uncle? Rosa Bud, his reluctant betrothed? The debauched Princess Puffer? The ending of each performance is up to you!

Don’t miss the exciting play-within-a-musical that The New York Times has called “ingenious.” Come help solve The Mystery of Edwin Drood!

"A hit! Sheer fun!"
Terry Teachout, the wall street journal

An older woman in a dark purple 1870s dress holds a cup and a bottle. A woman dressed as a man in a coat and hat stands on a box attentively. A man in suspenders sits up in bed and points. — Chita Rivera, Stephanie J. Block, and Will Chase
Photo by Joan Marcus

Two people in formal 1870s mens clothing put their arms around each other and raise a glass while singing. One is a man, the other is a woman dressed as a man. — Will Chase and Stephanie J. Block
Photo by Joan Marcus

A group of people in fancy 1870s clothes turn their attention to a woman in a long dark blue gown and fancy feathered hat. She has a commanding presence and carries a small dog. — The Cast
Photo by Joan Marcus

A woman in blonde curls wearing an 1870s blue ruffled dress and a black chokcer stands in the light. Behind her is a woman with a gold headpiece and purple and gold dress. Two other woman stand in the — Alison Cimmet, Janine DiVita, Betsy Wolfe, and Jessie Mueller
Photo by Joan Marcus

The entire cast, dressed in 1870s clothing, poses together in a clump with their arms outstretched. A painted background of an English town is behind them. — The Cast
Photo by Joan Marcus

A man in suspenders lays down while a woman in lacy lingerie does a hand stand split over his chest. Another woman in lingerie stands at his feat and gestures to the other woman. — Janine DiVita, Shannon Lewis, and Will Chase
Photo by Joan Marcus

Under a blood red moon, a man in a long black coat begins to caress the neck of a woman with blonde curls wearing a dark turquoise, plaid, 1870s gown and choker necklace. — Betsy Wolfe and Will Chase
Photo by Joan Marcus

A man with dark hair and sharp sideburns wears a long purple coat with fancy gold accents. He raises an eyebrow in suspicion. — Andy Karl
Photo by Joan Marcus

A man in a purple and gold robe looks on as a woman in a purple and gold gown holds the hand of a blonde woman in a ruffled blue dress. A stunned older man in a black coat stands between them all. — Andy Karl, Gregg Edelman, Jessie Mueller, and Betsy Wolfe
Photo by Joan Marcus

An older woman with red curls wears a dark pink, rose-patterend 1870s coat, skirt, and headpiece. She dramatically brandishes a magnifying glass and stands in front of an old train. — Chita Rivera
Photo by Joan Marcus

A group of actors in fancy 1870s clothes stand and sit around a dining table with two maids in the background. — Kiira Schmidt, Will Chase, Stephanie J. Block, Betsy Wolfe, Jessie Mueller, Gregg Edelman, Andy Karl, and Shannon Lewis
Photo by Joan Marcus

A woman dressed as a man in a long coat and cravat stands with hands behind her back. Behind her, a woman in blonde curs wears a coat over a 1870s ruffled blue dress with a purple satin scarf. — Stephanie J. Block and Betsy Wolfe
Photo by Joan Marcus

A man and woman dressed in royal, purple and gold Indian clothes dance while townspeople watch on. — Kiira Schmidt, Andy Karl, Jessie Mueller, Stephanie J. Block, and Kyle Coffman
Photo by Joan Marcus

A group of actors in fancy 1870s clothing stand around a dinner table and raise their glasses up in a toast. — The Cast
Photo by Joan Marcus

Miss Alice Nutting/Edwin Drood: Stephanie J. Block
Mr. Clive Paget/ John Jasper: Will Chase
Mr. Cedric Moncrieffe / Reverend Mr. Crisparkle: Gregg Edelman
Mr. William Cartwright, Chairman: Jim Norton
Mrs. Angela Prysock / The Princess Puffer: Chita Rivera
Mr. Victor Grinstead / Neville Landless: Andrew Samonsky
Miss Janet Conover / Helena Landless: Jessie Mueller
Miss Deirdre Peregrine / Rosa Bud: Erin Davie
Master Nick Cricker / Deputy: Nicholas Barasch
Mr. Philip Bax / Bazzard: Peter Benson
Mr. Nick Cricker / Durdles: Robert Creighton
Ensemble: Alison Cimmet
Ensemble: Kyle Coffman
Ensemble: Nick Corley
Ensemble: Janine Divita
Ensemble: Jenifer Foote
Swing: Justin Greer
Ensemble: Shannon Lewis
Ensemble: Spencer Plachy
Ensemble: Kiira Schmidt
Ensemble: Eric Sciotto
Ensemble: Jim Walton

Book, Music, Lyrics, and Orchestrations: Rupert Holmes
Director: Scott Ellis
Choreographer: Warren Carlyle
Music Director: Paul Gemignani
Set Designer: Anna Louizos
Costume Designer: William Ivey Long
Lighting Designer: Brian Nason
Sound Designer: Tony Meola

"An exuberant romp"
Steven Suskin, variety

Major support for The Mystery of Edwin Drood provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood benefits from Roundabout’s Musical Theatre Fund, with gifts from Marty and Perry Granoff, HRH Foundation, Peter and Leni May, and Tom and Diane Tuft.