A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Musical
- A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is 2.5 Hours long, including an intermission of 15 Minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: October 22, 2013
- Show Opened : November 17, 2013
- Show Closed: January 17, 2016
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is an original and hilarious musical comedy based on the 1907 novel Israel Rank. Monty Navarro sets out on a quest to learn of his long lost aristocratic background, only to end up murdering every single D’Ysquith relative.
What's A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Like?
The show is full of hilarious and entertaining musical numbers, many of which detail the series of murders that Monty undertakes on his quest to become the heir to a great fortune. Most notably, the show’s entertainment value stems from the fact that the lead actor portrays every single member of this family, both the murderer and the murdered, male and female, young and old. Not only does this showcase the amazing versatility of the performer, but it also proves to be a very compelling and funny piece of musical theatre.
Is A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Good for Kids?
The show may be inappropriate for children aged 10 and younger, for it involves themes of murder and deception. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted inside the theatre.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder on Broadway Background
The 2014 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is an original and hilarious musical comedy based on the 1907 novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal by Roy Horniman. Starring Jefferson Mays as the entire D’Ysquith family, the Broadway musical showcases the extraordinary versatility of its leading man, while proving to be an amazingly entertaining production.
After being dealt with the loss of his mother, the protagonist soon discovers that his mother was in fact a member of the wealthy D’Ysquith family. His mother was disowned due to a family disagreement and Navarro grew up poor and unaware of his affluent ancestry. His life changes considerably once it is revealed to that he is ninth in line to inherit a massive fortune. So, Monty Navarro sets out on a quest to learn of his long lost aristocratic background, only to end up murdering every single D’Ysquith relative in line before him in a series of increasingly ridiculous and amusing ways.
Theatre Information
Walter Kerr Theatre
New York, NY 10019
Cast Members
- D'Ysquith Family
- Jefferson Mays
- Monty Navarro
- Jeff Kready
- Lady Eugenia
- Joanna Glushak
- Magistrate
- Eddie Korbich
- Detective
- Price Waldman
- Sibella Hallward
- Scarlett Strallen
- Phoebe D'Ysquith
- Catherine Walker
Producers
Joey Parnes
John Johnson
SD Wagner
Production Credits
- Direction
- Darko Tresnjak
- Choreography
- Peggy Hickey
- Costume Design
- Linda Cho
- Lighting Design
- Philip S. Rosenberg
- Musical Direction
- Paul Staroba
- Orchestrations
- Jonathan Tunick
- Projection Design
- Aaron Rhyne
- Scenic Design
- Alexander Dodge
- Sound Design
- Dan Moses Schreier
- Vocal Arrangements
- Dianne Adams McDowell
- Lyrics
- Robert Freedman + Steven Lutvak
- Music
- Steven Lutvak
- Book
- Robert Freedman
- Production Stage Manager
- Tripp Phillips
Creative Team
- General Manager
- Joey Parnes Productions LLC
- Company Manager
- Cathy Kwon at Joey Parnes Productions LLC
- Technical Supervisor
- Larry Morley
- Casting Director
- Binder Casting
- Advertising Representative
- SPOTCo
- Press Agent
- O&M Co