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The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a musical written by Rupert Holmes based on the unfinished Charles Dickens novel of the same name. The show was the first Broadway musical with multiple endings (determined by audience vote). The musical won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical; from among eleven nominations.
History. After its 1985 debut at the New York Shakespeare Festival, headed by Joseph Papp of the Public Theatre, The Mystery of Edwin Drood moved to Broadway's Imperial Theatre, where it played for a total of 608 performances, starring Betty Buckley, Cleo Laine, and George Rose. In 1987, the show premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End.
RUPERT HOLMES (Book, Music, Lyrics).Broadway: The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Tony award Best Musical, Tony awards to Holmes for Best Book, Music and Lyrics; identical honors from the New York Drama Desk; Outer Critics Circle Award Best Musical), Accomplice (Edgar Award, Mystery Writers of America), Solitary Confinement, Say Goodnight Gracie (Tony nomination, Best Play; National Broadway Theatre ...
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Nov 13, 2012 · The Roundabout's revival of 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' is a diverting and amiable entertainment. Rupert Holmes' unconventional musical -- derived from Dickens' 1870 serial novel, unfinished when ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Holmes, a current New York Times best-selling author, was the first person to singly win Tony Awards for book, music and lyrics of a musical, this for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which also won ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Holmes, a current New York Times best-selling author, was the first person to singly win Tony Awards for book, music and lyrics of a musical, this for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which also won the Tony for Best Musical in 1986. The Drama Desk bestowed all identical honors with yet another to Holmes for Best Orchestration.
Nov 13, 2012 · The Mystery of Edwin Drood - P 2012. NEW YORK – One of the refrains sung by the Victorian music hall performers in The Mystery of Edwin Drood is, “No good can come from bad.”. The case isn ...
