🎭 MURDER, MAYHEM & MUSICALS! 🎶🔍
Step backstage in 1959 Boston with Curtains, a hilarious musical-mystery comedy! When the untalented star of a Broadway-bound show drops dead on opening night, a theatre-loving detective locks down the cast and crew to solve the crime… and maybe fix the show along the way. 😏
With music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a clever book by Rupert Holmes, Curtains is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud parody of backstage drama and classic whodunit mysteries.
🕵️♂️🎤 A murder to solve. A show to save. And plenty of laughs along the way!
CURTAINS Character Descriptions
LIEUTENANT FRANK CIOFFI (40s): Local Boston detective who is also a musical theatre aficionado. Aside from being exceptionally good at his job, he has also aspired to be a musical theatre performer his entire life. He falls in love with Niki.
NIKI HARRIS (20s-early 30s) Pretty, naive ingenue. Niki is a chorus girl/understudy in the chorus of the show-within-the-show during its Boston tryout. She aspires to make it as a performer on Broadway. She meets and falls in love with Dt. Frank Cioffi who is investigating a murder at the theatre. Actress must have legit Soprano and good comic timing.
GEORGIA HENDRICKS (30s) Female half of our songwriting team. Ends up taking on the leading lady role. Must sing and dance well.
CARMEN BERNSTEIN (45-65) Brassy Broadway producer. Terrific comedic actress who sings well.
AARON FOX (40s) The composer of the show-within-the-show. His songwriting partner, Georgia, is also his wife from whom he’s separated. He’s a charming ladies man. Strong tenor. Piano playing not necessary but helpful.
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SIDNEY BERNSTEIN (Late 50s-Mid 60s): The producer of an out of town flop. Sidney is tough and self-serving. Seeking a character actor with good comic timing.
CHRISTOPHER BELLING (40-60) English director. Very camp. Very funny. Requires a good comic lead actor and British accent.
BAMBI BERNE (Early 20s-early 30s) Performer in the chorus and daughter of Carmen, the lead producer. Hungry to work her way up to leading performer many think she was only hired because of her mother. Bambi is an excellent dancer/comedienne who sings well.
DARYL GRADY (30s): A Theatre critic for the local Boston newspaper, he enjoys using the power he has to make or break shows during their out of town tryouts. NON-SINGING ROLE.
JOHNNY HARMON (40s-50s) The Stage Manager of the show-within-the-show. Johnny is a character man who is gruff but lovable. He keeps the company in line and on their toes throughout the rehearsal process.
OSCAR SHAPIRO (45-65): The general manager. An agreeable if slightly gruff man. He is always looking for any angle to find money. Seeking a good comic actor who sings.
BOBBY PEPPER (20s to early 30s) The choreographer and leading man – a Gene Kelly type who is the one shining star in an otherwise dire show.A ladies man. Seeking a strong singer who dances well.
JESSICA CRANSHAW (30s-40s) Fading Hollywood star. A diva, who has no right to be one, she is a terrible singer and actress who stars in the show within a show and gets murdered on its opening night. MOSTLY NON-SINGING COMIC ROLE. It will be very challenging to appear this comically bad.
RANDY DEXTER (20s to early 30s) Singer/Dancer who is playing the role of Parson Tuck in “Robbin’ Hood”.
ENSEMBLE ROLES:
“In the Same Boat” TRIO
HARV FREMONT
MONA PAGE
ROBERTA WOOSTER
DETECTIVE O’FARRELL
SASHA ILJINSKY
MARJORIE COOK
ARLENE BARRUCA
ROY STETSON
BRICK HAWVERMALE
JANE SETLER
CONNIE SUBBOTIN
PEG PRENTICE
RONNIE DRISCOLL
RUSS COCHRAN
Performance dates:
• Friday, March 20 @ 7:30 PM
• Saturday, March 21 @ 7:30 PM
• Sunday, March 22 @ 2:00 PM
• Friday, March 27 @ 7:30 PM
• Saturday, March 28 @ 7:30 PM
• Sunday, March 29 @ 2:00 PM
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