Block ( Anything Goes, Wicked, The Pirate Queen) stars as Drood, in a company that also features Tony winner Chita Rivera ( The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman) as Princess Puffer, Tony winner Jim Norton ( The Seafarer) as Chairman, Will Chase ("Smash") as John Jasper, Gregg Edelman ( City of Angels) as Reverend Mr.
The celebrated production, stuffed with chamber pieces and English Music Hall-style songs, transferred to Broadway and picked up Tony Awards for Best Book, Best Score and Best Musical. The Mystery of Edwin Drood first premiered as part of Shakespeare in the Park in 1985. Holmes has penned multiple endings, confessional songs and plot twists for Drood, which keeps its actors on their toes.
Holmes has also re-orchestrated the production for a 19-piece orchestra led by Paul Gemignani. The score features such songs as "Moonfall," "The Writing On the Wall," "Perfect Strangers, "The Wages of Sin" and "Two Kinsman." Seen through Holmes' dramatic framing device, Charles Dickens' unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood invites audiences to take part in the action with a choose-your-own-adventure-style ending where they vote on which character murders Drood (as well as choosing a romantic pairing and the identity of a mystery detective). Holmes will pen the liner notes for the album that will reflect new material and revisions. Revised material includes "Ceylon," which now incorporates "A British Subject" as well as a new second act opener, "An English Music Hall." Holmes ( Curtains, Say Goodnight Gracie, The Nutty Professor, "Remember WENN") wrote the book, music and lyrics to Drood, and has revised the material since audiences first experienced it on Broadway over three decades ago. The album will be produced by Grammy Award-winning producer and DRG Records president Hugh Fordin and engineered by Cynthia Daniels. 19, 2013, digital and in-store release date. 10 to record the album that is aiming for a Jan. The cast will gather at KAS Studios in Astoria Dec. The two-disc album will preserve music not heard on the original 1985 Broadway cast album, including "Jasper's Vision/Smoke Ballet," as well as eight separate tracks that capture the confessions of the musical's potential murderers. James Hitchens/Mayor Sapsea – Alan Smithee Charles Burden Kai Colson Duncan Hoehn Stephan “Jack” Jammer Naomi Lamarche Lisette Merlano Nicolas Nelson Kevin Nickens Michelle Nickens Jessica Ogden Jaclyn O’Hara Olusheyi Olaguon Matthew Kahn Robyn Smith Peters Gregory Robinson Jr.Betsy Wolfe and Will Chase in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Montague Pruitt/Ensemble – Steven Woodell Nicholas Michael/Horace – Stephan “Jack” Jammer Violet Balfor/Ensemble – Michelle Nickens Nick Cricker Sr./Durdles – Charles BurdenĬhristopher Lyon/Ensemble – Gregory Robinson Jr. Victor Grinstead/Neville Landless – Joe SviscoĬedric Montcrief/Rev. Janet Conover/Helena Landless – Jessica Ogden
Stage Manager James Throttle – Kevin NickensĪlice Nutting/Edwin Drood – Naomi Lamarcheĭeirdre Peregrine/Rosa Bud – Robyn Smith-PetersĪngela Prysock/Princess Puffer – Stefanie Svisco Chairman William Cartwright – Patrick Vaughn
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