Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
WHEN: Aug. 22 and 23 (Thursday and Friday), 7-9 p.m. *
WHERE: Living Hope Presbyterian Church, 303 Maplewood Ave., Clifton (one block from Valley Road)
The first rehearsal is slated for either Aug. 28 or 29.
*For those actors unable to attend the audition dates, email the
Theater League ( theaterleagueofclifton@gmail.com)
to express interest in being part of the production.
Maren Sugarman will direct the show. She directed recent Theater
League productions of Murder on the Menu, Man of La Mancha and Oliver.
John Traier and Prashant Arora are the co-producers of the show.
John Bishop is the playwright. Mark Peterson is the president of
the Theater League.
The cast includes 10 actors: four females, five males, and one
non-specific role. Sugarman pointed out that, despite the title
of the production, the show is not a musical. However, certain
characters must sing during the performance, and these characters
are identified on the Theater League website. For those
performers planning to audition for one of these roles should be
prepared to sing a short song, unaccompanied.
Synopsis of the play:
Two years ago, three chorus girls were murdered by the “Stage
Door Slasher,” during the run of “Manhattan Holiday,” on
Broadway. Elsa Von Grossenknueten, assisted by NYPD Detective,
Michael Kelly, reunite the creative team (producer, director,
composer, librettist) of “Manhattan Holiday” for an audition of a
new Broadway Musical at Elsa’s Westchester mansion, on a snowy
December night. Can Elsa and Kelly discover the identity of the
Stage Door Slasher? Suspense and hilarity go hand in hand in this
murder mystery/comedy.
Performances will be held in the newly renovated Clifton School No. 3
auditorium, 365 Washington Ave. in Clifton.
Performances are
slated for Oct. 25, 26, 27 and Nov. 1, 2, and 3. Friday and
Saturday shows start at 7:30 p.m., while the two Sunday matinees
begin at 2:30 p.m. The show is presented by special arrangement
with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play
Service collection ( www.dramatists.com).
Founded in 2005, the Theater League of Clifton is
a non-profit community organization dedicated to fostering an
appreciation of the arts through theatrical performances, while
providing quality entertainment for all ages. The Theater League
of Clifton welcomes volunteers in all aspects of performance and
production.
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