Photo Flash: Find Out Whodunit in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

Obsidian Theater in association with Standing Room Only Productions is excited to bring the musical comedy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, to Houston audiences. This hilarious whodunit will run September 28-October 14 at Obsidian Theater. With book, music and lyrics by Rupert Holmes, this show within a show is based on the final unfinished novel of the same name by Charles Dickens, who left his story unfinished when he passed away in 1870. Due to the novel being incomplete, the identity of the murderer, or the question of Drood's ultimate fate, was never revealed.

Winner of 5 Tony Awards, including best direction, best musical, best score and best actor in a musical, Drood (or The Mystery of Edwin Drood) is a musical comedy "whodunit" that allows the audience to determine the ending. Drood was the first Broadway musical with multiple endings (determined by audience vote). Obsidian Theater patrons will get the unique opportunity to be directly involved with the show and choose the outcome at each individual performance. Was it the odious John Jasper? The ruler of London's opium den, Princess Puffer? The innocent ingenue Rosa Budd? For the first time in the heart of the Houston Heights the audience has the power to decide the ending.

Performances are September 28, 29, 30 and October 2, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 8:00pm and October 8 at 3:00pm. All performances are at Obsidian Theater - 3522 White Oak Drive, Houston, TX, for information or tickets go to www.obsidiantheater.org or call 832-889-7837.

• Directed by - Rachel Landon
• Musical Direction - Betsy Wilson
• Stage Managed by - Kelsey Finstad
• Costume Design by Shannon Nichols
• Executive Producer - Tom Stell
• Producer - Vance Johnson
• Starring:
• The Chairman - Danny Dyer
• Edwin Drood - Sarah Jeanmarie Myers
• Rosa Budd - Elizabeth Curtin
• John Jasper - Seth Daniel Cunningham
• Bazzard - John Watkins
• Neville Landless- Darry Hearon
• Helena Landless- Carian Parker
• Princess Puffer - Stephanie Rascoe Myers
• Reverend Crisparkle - Eric Domuret
• Flo/Beatrice/Nick Cricker Jr. - Sammi Sicinski
• Durdles - Daniel Edwards

Photo Credit: Pin Lim

Elizabeth Curtin as Rosa Budd and John Watkins as Bazzard

The Cast of The Mystery of Edwin Drood - From Left to Right - Elizabeth Curtin, Sarah Myers, Sammi Sicinski, Seth Cunningham, Darry Hearon, Danny Dyer, Carian Parker, John Watkins, Stephanie Rascoe Myers, Eric Domuret and Daniel Edwards

The Cast of Drood

Elizabeth Curtin as Rosa Budd and Seth Cunningham as John Jasper

Stephanie Rascoe Myers as The Princess Puffer

Left to Right, Background - Carian Parker as Helena Landless, Darry Hearon as Neville Landless and John Watkins as Bazzard - Foreground - Eric Domuret as Reverend Crisparkle

Elizabeth Curtin as Rosa Budd, Eric Domuret as Reverend Crisparkle, Darry Hearon as Neville Landless and Carian Parker as Helena Landless

Darry Hearon as Neville Landless and Sarah Myers as Edwin Drood

The Cast of Drood - Danny Dyer in the froeground as The Chairman

Sarah Myers as Edwin Drood