11/3/2023 0 Comments Edwin drood broadway reviewDrood is about to marry the lovely Miss Rosa Bud (Betsy Wolfe), but fears his marriage will suffer from lack of passion - a passion that Uncle Jasper feels for Miss Bud quite strongly and secretly. We first meet young Drood when he visits his uncle Jasper, a choral teacher with a deep, dark secret. William Cartwright, who also plays the Chairman in the show, and performed with wink and a twinkle by the capable Jim Norton.Confused yet? If not, don't worry. The music hall production of this story is narrated by Mr. Clive Paget, who in turn plays the mysterious John Jasper, the uncle of Edwin Drood, who is played by the skilled impersonator of men, Miss Alice Nutting, and both of those roles are played by Stephanie J. It is also told as a show within a show, so each member of the cast performs at least two parts - one of an actor and the other of the character.įor example, Will Chase plays Mr. Now playing until 16 July at the Seymour Centre."Let's all be as vulgar and uncivilized as possible!" shouts one character in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the joyfully boisterous production in performances at Studio 54. While this exuberant, interactive, choose-your-own ending musical may be a bit vulgar, it is also skillfully directed, joyously performed and a darn good time in a season of unimpressive musicals on Broadway.īased on Charles Dickens' unfinished novel (the author died suddenly before completing it and thus revealing the killer), The Mystery of Edwin Drood, with book, music and lyrics by Rupert Holmes, sets up the mystery beautifully and then provides the audience with the opportunity to choose the killer of the title character. The Mystery of Edwin Drood has definitely brightened our spirits in this wet, cold winter of 2022. We are besotted with this joyful and delightful unique way of bringing to life an unfinished Dickens tale that no doubt many have pondered. Run, don't walk, to get your hands on this ýear's hottest tickets in musical theatre. Standouts in the cast for us were Phoebe Clark as Rosa Bud, Ren McMeiken as Edwin Drood, Zachery Aleksander as John Jasper, and Addy Robertson as Durdles, but really, each and every cast member shines. Their song and dance efforts are perfectly matched by the amazingly talented ensemble of musicians led by musical director Andy Freeborn mostly on keyboards. Andrews has managed to direct the cast in a way where they work tightly and effortlessly together to make the audience buy into every last detail of the script. The Mystery of Edwin Drood is at times a side splitting, always toe tapping, never boring, shining star musical that bursts with memorable talent and songs. Audiences can expect to experience satirical and comedic, bright and breeze, Broadway style show-stopper song and dance numbers and the use of a few theatrical devices such as portraying the making of a show within a show, and enlisting punters in the task of writing the story's ending. We were delighted to witness a musical with script and songs purpose written to re-tell and create with audience participation, an ending for this Dickens tale. We here at Sydney Scoop could therefore not predict such a breath of fresh air in musical theatre for Sydney this July as Rose McClelland's and Alexander Andrew's Little Triangle production of Rupert Holmes' The Mystery of Edwin Drood based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. The list goes on with Mary Poppins throwing spoonfuls of sugar our way for school holiday cheer and the return to Sydney of a story woven around Alanis Morrisette's love twisted tunes in Jagged Little Pill. We raved about the magnificent An American In Paris with its stunning ballet/Broadway choreography and toe tapping George and Ira Gershwin tunes can-canned our hearts out at Moulin Rouge and its mash up of '80s pop and had on our mind dastardly upper East Side thoughts at Cruel Intentions via '90s hits. Sydney is awash with La Nina and musical theatrical diversions in 2022.
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