Swinging, sexy , smart, and funny! An ingenious spoof of 1940s Hollywood and whodunit films with side-by-side stories about the “real” world of a detective fiction writer and the “reel” world of his fictional gumshoe hero. One balances romance and rewrites while the other slinks through a film noir netherworld of thugs and femmes fatales. Winner of tons of Tony Awards, it’s a witty detective thriller with a jazzy score that really kills.
1989 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1993 | West End |
London Production West End |
2006 | Los Angeles |
Reprise! Concert Los Angeles |
2020 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1996 | Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Musical | Haydn Gwynne |
1994 | Olivier Awards | Best Actor in a Musical | Roger Allam |
1994 | Olivier Awards | Best Director of a Musical | Michael Blakemore |
1994 | Olivier Awards | Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Henry Goodman |
1994 | Olivier Awards | The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Cy Coleman |
1993 | Evening Standard Awards | Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical | 0 |
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