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He also wrote a Broadway musical comedy called The Mystery of Edwin Drood. It’s based on an unfinished Dickens story, and since it’s unfinished, he had the brilliant idea to have the audience vote on different aspects of the ending each night. In all, there are like 200 possible combinations of ways the show can go!
10 hours ago · After further provincial readings were cancelled, he began work on his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. It was fashionable in the 1860s to 'do the slums' and, in company, Dickens visited opium dens in Shadwell, where he witnessed an elderly addict called "Laskar Sal", who formed the model for "Opium Sal" in Edwin Drood.
- Novelist
- 9 June 1870 (aged 58), Higham, Kent, England
- Charles John Huffam Dickens, 7 February 1812, Portsmouth, England
- Ellen Ternan (1857–1870, his death)
3 days ago · The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Where you decide whodunit! Now - June 2, 2024 / The Goodspeed - Goodspeed Opera House, PO Box A, 6 Main Street, East Haddam, CT 06423 view map . Who killed Edwin Drood? You decide! A troupe of Victorian performers invites you to play detective in this musical comedy whodunit packed with surprise.
1 day ago · Karl Josef Silberbauer, the officer who made the arrest of the Anne Frank family. He was recorded as saying they were betrayed and that the informant had the voice of a young woman (Unknown Author / Public Domain) In recent years, the Anne Frank House has moved away from the idea that the Franks were betrayed.
4 days ago · By Denise Armistead. The B.D.E.S. Hall at 140 West J Street in Benicia may seem an unlikely place for a play involving a séance, but under Clinton Vidal’s skillful direction, the Benicia Theatre Group’s production of Noël Coward’s 1941 Blithe Spirit is a fun romp about the perils of long-term commitment, perfectly suiting the historic hall’s stage.
4 days ago · Music Direction will be by Goodspeed’s Resident Music Director Adam Souza (Goodspeed: Over 20 productions including The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The 12, Summer Stock, Gypsy, 42nd Street, Cabaret ...
6 days ago · Performance - The Mystery of Edwin Drood is happening on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 2:00pm at the venue Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam, CT
