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A Downton Abbey Whodunnit Comes to Good Theater in AN INSPECTOR CALLS Photo A Downton Abbey Whodunnit Comes to Good Theater in AN INSPECTOR CALLS
by Robert Diamond - October 17, 2017

Good Theater continues its 16th season with J.B. Priestley's award-winning An Inspector Calls, opening November 1 and playing through November 26 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland....


Vagabond Players to Present SOMETHING'S AFOOT
by Tyler Peterson - October 12, 2015

The marvelous musical murder mystery, Something's Afoot, opens at the Vagabond Theatre in Fell's Point on Friday, October 16, and continues through November 15.* This production, with book, music and lyrics by James McDonald, David Vos, and Robert Gerlach, is directed by Eric J.Potter and features a...


BWW Interview: Billy Mitchell Talks VILLAIN: DEBLANKS
by David Clarke - March 22, 2017

Billy Mitchell's hilarious VILLAIN: DEBLANKS makes a triumphant New York City return tonight at Feinstein's/54 Below. Tonight's sold out show features Kathleen Turner, Morena Baccarin, Lesli Margherita, Michael Potts, Maulik Pancholy, and Micah Stock and will benefit New York Civil Liberties Union....


ONE DUCK DOWN Brings The High Seas To Vault Festival 2018 Photo ONE DUCK DOWN Brings The High Seas To Vault Festival 2018
by Julie Musbach - January 10, 2018

FacePlant Theatre are set to bring their family comedy One Duck Down toVaultFestival2018thisFebruary. Inspiredbythetruetale (featured on Blue Planet II) that saw 7000 Rubber Ducks cast adrift in a mighty storm. Jam packed with music, clowning and puppetry; suitable for all ages the show tells the im...


Stoneham Theatre Presents Musical Farce LUCKY STIFF
by A.A. Cristi - August 23, 2016

Stoneham Theatre opens its 17th Season with Lucky Stiff, a musical murder mystery farce about love, dogs, diamonds, and death. From the creators of Ragtime and Seussical, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Directed by Caitlin Lowans and Choreographed by Elliot Norton and IRNE Award-winner Ilyse Robbi...


Theatre Raleigh to Present SLEUTH, 8/5-16
by Tyler Peterson - July 24, 2015

Theatre Raleigh presents Sleuth at Kennedy Theatre on August 5-16 (August 5 Preview Night, August 6 Opening Night). Sleuth has all the ingredients of a top-class thriller, a plot whose twists and turns are breathtakingly audacious and fiendishly cunning; with suspense and excitement galore....


BWW Review: BISTANY'S MYSTERIES Choose-Your-Own Murder Mystery Comedy at ImprovBoston
by Justin J Sacramone - January 26, 2016

When the author greeted the audience at the top of Bistany's Mysteries he explained that when he sat down to give us his latest novel, he realized suddenly he was staring at a partially blank page. Panicked as opening night quickly approached, Mr. Bistany had a brilliant idea: let the audience come ...


Truffles: Jazz, Murder And Dinner Theatre Announces Exclusive Valentine's Day Shows Photo Truffles: Jazz, Murder And Dinner Theatre Announces Exclusive Valentine's Day Shows
by Julie Musbach - February 13, 2018

The Girl Behind The Curtain Productions is happy to announce exclusive Valentine's Day performances of TRUFFLES: Jazz, Murder, and Dinner Theatre coming to the historic Swing 46: Jazz and Supper Club February 13th-17th....


off the WALL productions to Present I WON'T BE IN ON MONDAY Photo off the WALL productions to Present I WON'T BE IN ON MONDAY
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017

off the WALL productions welcomes the long-awaited return of writer/actor Anne Stockton and director Austin Pendleton (The Speed Queen - 2012), in collaboration once again, to present its season opener, 'I Won't Be In On Monday,' written and performed by Stockton....


BWW Review: SHEAR MADNESS at Good Theater Photo BWW Review: SHEAR MADNESS at Good Theater
by Dan Marois - January 29, 2018

Good Theater tops the mystery theater genre with a production of Shear Madness...


Brenda Braxton and More Set for VILLAIN: DEBLANKS BC/EFA Benefit at 54 Below Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2015

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents a special performance of Villain: DeBlanks, a fill-in-the-blanks whodunnit, at 9:30 pm tonight, August 4, to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS....


Washington Improv Theater Takes A Suspenseful Turn! Photo Washington Improv Theater Takes A Suspenseful Turn!
by A.A. Cristi - November 07, 2017

Washington Improv Theater (WIT) is excited to announce their newest production, Citizens' Watch, a dramatic, improvisational whodunnit beginning on December 2nd and running with multiple shows through December 29th. Inspired by the British TV series, Broadchurch, Citizens' Watch is set in a small t...


LaChanze, Brenda Braxton & More Set for VILLAIN: DEBLANKS at The Triad Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2015

Laugh your (BODY PART)_____ off at a very special performance of Villain: DeBlanks, the fill-in-the-blanks whodunnit, at 9:00 pm tonight, September 3, at The Triad, to benefit Broadway Barks....


The National New Play Network World Premiere of PULP Opens October 7 at the Know
by A.A. Cristi - September 13, 2016

Washed-up PI Frank Ellery takes on the strangest case of his life. A hack literary agent has been gruesomely murdered, and the four suspects are the agent's remaining clients: wildly eccentric writers for different pulp magazines....


BWW Review: THE MOUSETRAP, New Alexandra Theatre, 31 October 2016
by Emma Cann - November 02, 2016

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap truly is a theatrical phenomenon. The enduring popularity of this classic whodunnit story is unprecedented; its mixture of drama, horror, comedy and farce appealing to audiences of all generations, despite changing social conditions and artistic trends. Now a tourist ...


The Peterborough Players present SHERLOCK
by A.A. Cristi - August 11, 2016

Performed by the Players Second Company, this new adaptation of a classic tale featuring Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, James Moriarty and an array of characters from the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, will have audiences of all ages guessing 'whodunnit?'...


TECHNICALLY DEAD is Released
by Christina Mancuso - December 17, 2015

With his new novel, 'Technically Dead,' author William Meisel - a technology analyst and entrepreneur - dramatizes technology with a murder mystery....


BWW Review: SHEAR MADNESS at The Kennedy Center Celebrates 30 Years of Killings Photo BWW Review: SHEAR MADNESS at The Kennedy Center Celebrates 30 Years of Killings
by Sam Abney - March 16, 2018

Few productions can claim to be as much of an institution as Shear Madness is to Washington, D.C. Celebrating 30 years at the Kennedy Center, this show has become once of theater's most notorious tourist traps. This comedic caper whose plot can vary wildly each night incentivizes repeat viewings to ...


Photo Flash: Meet the Hooligans of VILLAIN: DEBLANKS' Next Show
by Tyler Peterson - July 20, 2015

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents a special performance of Villain: DeBlanks, a fill-in-the-blanks whodunnit, at 9:30 pm on Tuesday, August 4, to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS....


New Comedy Web Series JANICE GUNTER, GHOST HUNTER Seeks Distribution Partner
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2015

One Glass Video, a producer of video and branded content, announced today that it is seeking distribution partners for a new comedy web series, Janice Gunter, Ghost Hunter....


Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP to Bring Mystery to Long Beach Playhouse This Winter
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2016

Long Beach Playhouse, commences the second half its 87th season with Agatha Christie's murder mystery masterpiece, THE MOUSETRAP. The production will be performed on the Mainstage, Jan 16 - Feb 13 2016. Jeff Brown directs the production....


THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP Opens at Montecasino Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017

Opening tonight, Jonathan Roxmouth, one of the biggest names in South African theatre, stars with the inimitable Weslee Swain Lauder in THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP as they have never been seen before. The acclaimed play is conceived and written by Charles Ludlum, and is directed by Elizma Badenhorst wit...


BWW Review: SOMETHING'S AFOOT at Dutch Apple Dinner Theater Photo BWW Review: SOMETHING'S AFOOT at Dutch Apple Dinner Theater
by Rich Mehrenberg - January 12, 2018

There haven't been many popular mystery musicals over the years. I suspect it has something to do with a conflict of genres. Effective mysteries are cerebral. Audience members must perform mental gymnastics in order to outwit the detective. Musicals (with the exception of Sondheim) often prioritize ...


Theatre Raleigh Presents SLEUTH, Now thru 8/16
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2015

Theatre Raleigh presents Sleuth at Kennedy Theatre tonight, August 5-16 (August 5 Preview Night, August 6 Opening Night). Sleuth has all the ingredients of a top-class thriller, a plot whose twists and turns are breathtakingly audacious and fiendishly cunning; with suspense and excitement galore....


VR Theatrical Announces Sidesplitting THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP for Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre and Theatre On The Bay this Winter
by David Fick - April 28, 2017

DOWNTON ABBEY and the TWILIGHT saga collide in Charles Ludlam's spoof, THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP, which will be presented in South Africa by VR Theatrical by special arrangement with Samuel French....






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