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A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Musical

Writers: Robert L. Freedman Steven Lutvak Jonathan Tunick

Overview

Show Information

Arrangement
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
Tony Award®
Best Musical 2014
First Produced
2012
Genres
Comedy, Farce
Settings
Multiple Settings
Time & Place
england, the early 1900s
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Large
Dancing
Musical Staging

Synopsis

On the night of his mother’s funeral, middle-class Englishman Monty Navarro learns an incredible secret: he is the “son of the daughter of the grandson of nephew of the second Earl of Highhurst.� In other words, Monty Navarro is an aristocrat -- if he can only find a way to prevent the eight earls preceding him from inheriting the earldom first. Buoyed along by love for two different women, the stunning and self-centered Sibella and the pious and witty Phoebe, Monty takes on his mission. As for the D’Ysquith family? One actor plays each ill-fated member, from the flamboyant country squire to the terrible actress to the aging war hero. In the witt, and ceaselessly entertaining A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, the audience is treated to Edwardian style, classic farce, and stunning operatic singing. Gentleman’s Guide combines the best of the past with a contemporary sensibility and humor that earned it the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical. With non-stop laughs, a unique and soaring score, and unforgettable characters, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder has become an instant classic.

Lead Characters


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