Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Granite Theatre

The Granite Theatre of Westerly will present the delightful mystery/comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Joseph Kesselring. The movie version that starred Cary Grant continues to entertain new generations. "Arsenic and Old Lace" stands as a classic that will continue to surprise and delight with a cast of odd-ball characters. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!

The show opens Friday September 15, 2017 and runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm except Sunday October 8 at 5pm through October 8, 2017. Producer/ Artistic Director for the theatre is David Jepson (Westerly, RI).

The cast features Beth Jepson (Westerly, RI), Christine Reynolds (Gales Ferry, CT), John Cillino (Westerly, RI), Jude Pescatello (Groton, CT), Michael Jepson (West Warwick, RI), Fergus Milton (Westerly, RI), Ann Westendorf (Groton, CT), John Lamar (Gales Ferry, CT), Tom Steenburg (Mystic, CT),William Pereira (Mystic, CT), Michael Chiaradio (Westerly, RI) and. David Jepson (Westerly, RI).

Set in the early 1940s, Arsenic tells the story of newspaper drama critic Mortimer Brewster, who is anxious to marry his fiancée, the girl?next?door and a minister's daughter, Elaine. But standing between them is the wackiest, weirdest family tree that ever grew! His two sweet aunts, Abby and Martha have developed murder as their favorite hobby. They regularly poison lonely old men with a mixture of arsenic and elderberry wine and then bury them in the cellar. Cousin Teddy sports pince?nez and a handlebar moustache and regularly charges up San Juan Hill! And horrid brother Jonathan has just arrived from an asylum and a sinister side?kick named Dr. Einstein. It's "Home Sweet Homicide" as Mortimer tries to thwart the police conceal a corpse, curtail any more killing, and convince Elaine that a wedding with a man who is drowning in such a murky gene pool would lead to nothing but woe. "Arsenic and Old Lace" is a classic comic melodrama.

"Arsenic and Old Lace" opens September 15, 2017 at The Granite. Performances are Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 8 pm and Sunday Matinees at 2 pm except Sunday October 8 at 5pm. Tickets for this show are $20, 62 and older is $17 and children (12 and under) are $12. Reservations are also being taken for the highly popular musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice which opens October 20, 2017. Reservations are available by calling the box office at 401-596-2341 or online at our website www.granitetheatre.com.