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The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1985

Opened: December 2, 1985
Closing: May 16, 1987

The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1985 Broadway History , Info & More

Imperial Theatre (Broadway)
249 West 45th St. New York, NY

Suggested by the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens.

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, the whodunit musical, will make its first-ever return to Broadway since winning the Tony "Triple Crown" (Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score)! Who killed Edwin Drood? It's a question that has stumped audiences for years-now it's your turn to answer one of Broadway's most baffling mysteries. Take a trip back in time to a Victorian music hall where a rowdy ensemble of actors mounts a staging of Charles Dickens's unfinished novel. Everyone on stage is a suspect in the murder of young Edwin Drood-and it's up to you to choose the killer! Is it John Jasper, Edwin's protective but slightly maniacal uncle? Rosa Bud, his reluctant betrothed? The debauched Princess Puffer? Each performance ends differently, depending on what the audience decides!


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The Mystery of Edwin Drood History

Other Productions of The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1985   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
1985   Broadway Broadway Transfer
Broadway
1987   West End London Production
West End
2012   Broadway Roundabout Theatre Company Production
Broadway

The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1985 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1986 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Rupert Holmes
1986 Tony Awards Best Choreography Graciela Daniele
1986 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Wilford Leach
1986 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Wilford Leach
1986 Tony Awards Best Musical Joseph Papp
1986 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Rupert Holmes
1986 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Howard McGillin
1986 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical George Rose
1986 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Patti Cohenour
1986 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Jana Schneider
1986 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Cleo Laine
1985 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical John Herrera

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