A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Opens At The Heights Players

A distant heir speeds up succession by using a great deal of charm... and a dash of murder! A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder comes to Brooklyn for a limited engagement at The Heights Players - Brooklyn's longest-running sustaining theater. With book and Lyrics Robert L. Freedman, and Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak, The Heights Players bring this uproarious hit to their stage.

On the night of his mother's funeral, middle-class Englishman Monty Navarro learns an incredible secret: he is the "son, of the daughter, of the grandson, of nephew, of the second Earl of Highhurst." In other words, Monty Navarro is an aristocrat -- if he can only find a way to prevent the eight earls preceding him from inheriting the earldom first. Buoyed along by love for two women, the stunning and self-centered Sibella and the pious and witty Phoebe, Monty embarks on his mission. He takes on the D'Ysquith family - one actor playing all the ill-fated members, from the flamboyant country squire to the terrible actress to the aging war hero. Witty, and ceaselessly entertaining.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, features Edwardian style, classic farce, and stunning operatic singing. With non-stop laughs, a unique and soaring score, unforgettable characters, and a 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder has become an instant classic.

This musical comedy stars Will McGarey as Monty Navarro; J. Scot Cahoon as D'Ysquith Family; Skylar Davidson as Sibella Hallward; Marlowe Baker as Phoebe D'Ysquith; Kate Fitzgerald as Miss Shingle; Doriya Bolton as Woman #; Dorea Slagle as Woman #2; Alice Lambert as Woman #3; Tori Crow as Ensemble; Matthew Turkle as Man #1; Daniel LaMond as Man #2; Dayle Vander Sande as Man #3, D'Ysquith u/s (Performance 2/11); Dylan Warner as Ensemble; Joshua Irby-Shabazz as Monty u/s (Performance 2/16); Elena Blyskal as Sibella u/s (Performance 2/10); Taylor M. Leja as Phoebe u/s (Performance 2/9); Catherine Hammer as Miss Shingle u/s (Performance 2/17)

Directed by Noel MacDuffie with musical direction by Benjamin Balatbat and choreography by Julia Hunkert, Gentleman's Guide is staged in the three-quarter round of the John Bourne Theatre. The production staff and creative team includes Hannah Simpson (Asst. Director); Andrea Bernardo (Stage Manager); Jessica Winer (Asst. Stage Manager); Ashleigh Prahl (Asst. Stage Manager); Maya Faye (Costumes); Steph Hollander (Costume Tech); Bea Tria (Sound Designer); Lauren O'Hear (Set Designer); Becca Freeman (Intimacy Director); Chrissy Brinkman (Accent Coach); Delaney Accomando (Props); Gary Lizardo (Wigs); Alan Sporing (Lighting Tech)

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will run for nine performances only from Friday, February 2nd through Sunday, February 18th at The Heights Players in Brooklyn Heights. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets ($25, $23 for seniors) can be purchased at www.heightsplayers.org or by calling the box office at 718-237-2752.

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