CURTAINS
FINAL WEEKEND! FEBRUARY 2, 3, 4
Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm
Murder Mystery Comedic Musical | Due to slight adult content and some adult language Curtains! is recommended for Ages 13+
Book by Rupert Holmes
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Original Book and Concept by Peter Stone
Additional Lyrics by John Kander and Rupert Holmes
Directed by Karen Weaver
Music Direction by Kylie Boggs
Choreography by Aubrey Weaver
Stage Management by Matt Lucatamo
Audio Engineering by Matt Coyle
Starring Bobby Hamilton as Lt. Frank Cioffi and featuring Jennifer McDonald, Joseph Brown, Bethany Miller, Bevin Gorin, JJ Devoe, Dale Fleetwood, Edward Emmi, Ashley O'Connor, Phil Hansel, Liz Zimmerman, Al Ulozas, Justine Quirk, Maggie Engstrom, George Janavel, Brian Fields, Matt Lillard, Riley Calpin, Susanna Soley, Tyler Calder, Kelly Bielewicz & Larry Murphy.
From the songwriting wizards behind Cabaret and Chicago comes Curtains, a hit comedy whodunnit dead set on entertainment. It’s the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959. Boston’s Colonial Theatre is host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage, everyone - onstage and backstage - becomes a potential suspect. Enter a fast-talking local detective, who just happens to be a musical theatre fan! Our stagestruck gumshoe sniffs out clues while donning tap shoes. Packed with glorious tunes and a witty, charming script filled with delightful characters, this Agatha Christie-like mystery is a hilarious journey for both performers and the audience and a tribute to classic golden-age musicals.. The Broadway production garnered 8 nominations at the 2007 Tony Awards® including Best Musical.
CURTAINS! is presented through special permission from Theatrical Right Worldwide (TRW)
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Reviews from Previous Productions:
Curtains is extremely funny and is full of twists and turns. It is a show that is not afraid to make fun of itself. The innovative mix of a classic 'whodunit', a musical within a musical story and lots of clichés works due to the extremely talented cast. - Musical Manda
"Brings a gust of giddy good fun to Broadway." & "The score is lighter than 'Chicago' and 'Cabaret,' but the legendary team has penned a show's worth of good tunes." & "The dancing is athletic and intricate and will knock your socks off." - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
"Delightful fun-ride of a musical." & "An evening of bountiful fun, smartly directed by Scott Ellis and with a strong cast of Broadway veterans, the musical-whodunit honors the songwriters as great entertainers." - THE RECORD
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About The Playwright(s):
Rupert Holmes - Broadway: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (Tony Awards to Holmes for book, music and lyrics, Tony to EDWIN DROOD for Best Musical; identical honors New York Drama Desk; Outer Critics Circle, Best Musical), ACCOMPLICE (Edgar Award, Mystery Writers of America), SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE (National Broadway Theatre Award, Best Play; Tony nomination, Best Play). Off-Broadway: TWELFTH NIGHT (NYSF, original music). Regional: MARTY (score by Strouse and Adams, Huntington Theatre, Boston), SOLITARY CONFINEMENT(Kennedy Center). Television: created and wrote Emmy award-winning series “Remember WENN.” Novels for Random House: WHERE THE TRUTH LIES (Booklist Top Ten Debut Crime Novel; Best American Mystery Novel 2004, Nero Wolfe nomination), SWING (San Francisco Chronicle Top Ten Fiction). CURTAINS is a 2007 Edgar award nominee. Grateful thanks to Teressa Esposito for all her creative assistance. To Fred and Peter.
Peter Stone - Broadway: TITANIC, 1776, THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES (all Tony Award winners for Best Musical), and WOMAN OF THE YEAR MY ONE AND ONLY, SUGAR, TWO BY TWO, and KEAN. Film: won an Academy Award for his screenplay FATHER GOOSE, the Edgar (Mystery Writers of America) for his film CHARADE and the Christopher Award for the screen adaptation of 1776, other films include THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1-2-3, SWEET CHARITY, WHO’S KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? and JUST CAUSE. Television: won the Emmy Award for an episode of “The Defenders”. Mr. Stone is the only writer to ever win the Tony, Oscar, and Emmy.
John Kander - John Kander collaborated with lyricist Fred Ebb for four decades, creating what many would consider Broadway standards and contemporary classics. One of their first collaborations became a hit song for Barbra Streisand, “My Coloring Book,” earning John and Fred a Grammy nomination. In 1965 the pair worked on their first Broadway show FLORA, THE RED MENACE. Produced by Hal Prince and directed by George Abbott, FLORA also introduced a rising new star – Liza Minnelli. Followed by: CABARET (Tony Award for music and lyrics), THE HAPPY TIME, ZORBA, 70 GIRLS 70, Chicago, The Act, Woman of the Year (Tony Award for music and lyrics), THE RINK, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Tony Award for music and lyrics) and STEEL PIER. Their collaboration also transferred itself to movies and television as they wrote original material for the Academy Awards, “Liza with a Z” and HBO’s “Liza Minnelli’s Steppin’ Out” (both Emmy winners), “Baryshnikov on Broadway,” “Goldie and Liza Together,” FUNNY LADY, LUCKY LADY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, STEPPIN’ OUT and CHICAGO, the movie. In 1985 their song “New York, New York” became the official anthem of New York City. At the time of the unfortunate death of Mr. Ebb, Kander and Ebb had several projects in different stages of completion waiting in the wings, THE VISIT which had a successful run at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago starring Chita Rivera, ALL ABOUT US (a musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s play THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH) and THE MINSTREL SHOW. Life goes on.
Fred Ebb - Fred Ebb collaborated with composer John Kander for four decades, creating what many would consider Broadway standards and contemporary classics. One of their first collaborations became a hit song for Barbra Streisand, “My Coloring Book,” earning John and Fred a Grammy nomination. In 1965 the pair worked on their first Broadway show FLORA, THE RED MENACE. Produced by Hal Prince and directed by George Abbott, FLORA also introduced a rising new star – Liza Minnelli. Followed by: CABARET (Tony Award for music and lyrics), THE HAPPY TIME, ZORBA, 70 GIRLS 70, Chicago, The Act, Woman of the Year (Tony Award for music and lyrics), THE RINK, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Tony Award for music and lyrics) and STEEL PIER. Their collaboration also transferred itself to movies and television as they wrote original material for the Academy Awards, “Liza with a Z” and HBO’s “Liza Minnelli’s Steppin’ Out” (both Emmy winners), “Baryshnikov on Broadway,” “Goldie and Liza Together,” FUNNY LADY, LUCKY LADY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, STEPPIN’ OUT and CHICAGO, the movie. In 1985 their song “New York, New York” became the official anthem of New York City. At the time of the unfortunate death of Mr. Ebb, Kander and Ebb had several projects in different stages of completion waiting in the wings, THE VISIT which had a successful run at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago starring Chita Rivera, ALL ABOUT US (a musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s play THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH) and THE MINSTREL SHOW. Life goes on.