The limited engagement continues through Oct. 11 before making stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Washington DC, and Toronto, among many other markets.
"Before finding its way to Broadway, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder was first discovered by wonderfully enthusiastic audiences at and at in San Diego," director said in an earlier statement. "We are thrilled to take our production back on the road and to introduce the diabolical Monty Navarro and the hapless D'Ysquith family to theatergoers all over the U.S. and in Toronto."
plays the role of the eight D'Ysquith heirs, and portrays the role of Monty Navarro.
The cast also features (Sibella Hallward), Adrienne Eller (Phoebe D'Ysquith), and Mary VanArsdel (Miss Shingle). The Tour also includes Christopher Behmke, Sarah Ellis, Matt Leisy, Megan Loomis, Dani Marcus, Lesley McKinnell, Kristen Mengelkoch, David Scott Purdy, Chuck Ragsdale and Ben Roseberry.
The musical has a book by , music by and lyrics by Freedman and Lutvak. Darko Tresnjak directs, and Peggy Hickey choreographs.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder won four 2014 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Direction of a Musical (Darko Tresnjak), Book of a Musical (Robert L. Freedman) and Costume Design of a Musical ().
Here's how the dark musical comedy is billed: "Monty Navarro has just received some really great news from his late mother鈥檚 lifelong friend Miss Shingle! He鈥檚 a long-lost member of a noble family and could become the next Earl of Highhurst. There are only eight minor issues, namely the other relatives who precede him in line for the title. So Monty does what any ambitious, highborn gentleman would do: he sets out to eliminate them one by one, all while juggling his mistress (she鈥檚 after more than just love), his fianc茅e (she鈥檚 his cousin, but who鈥檚 keeping track?), plus the constant threat of landing behind bars! But it will all be worth it if he can slay his way into Highhurst Castle鈥� and be done in time for tea. Each of the eight heirs perilously standing in the way of Monty鈥檚 fortune are played by Tony Award-winner , in one of the most breathtaking, whiplash-inducing performances ever attempted on the American stage."
The design team includes (scenic design), Linda Cho (costume design), Philip S. Rosenberg (lighting design), (sound design), Aaron Rhyne (projection design), Charles G. LaPointe (wig design) and Brian Strumwasser (makeup design). Orchestrations are by , and vocal arrangements are by Dianne Adams McDowell. serves as music director.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is produced by , Sue Wagner, , 50 Church Street Productions, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Catherine & Fred Adler, Rhoda Herrick, Kathleen K. Johnson, Megan Savage, Shadowcatcher Entertainment, Ron Simons, True Love Productions, , Four Ladies & One Gent, John Arthur Pinckard, Greg Nobile, Stewart Lane & , Exeter Capital/, Ryan Hugh Mackey, Cricket-CTM Media/Mano-Horn Productions, Dennis Grimaldi/Margot Astrachan, Hello Entertainment/Jamie Bendell, Michael T. Cohen/, Joseph & Carson Gleberman/William Megevick and , in association with The Hartford Stage and the Old Globe Theatre.
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