WHODUNIT… THE MUSICAL
Written by Ed Dixon
Run Time: 90 min
Cast: 3F, 3M
Orchestration: Keyboard, Reeds, Bass, Percussion
Set Requirements: Unit Set
Synopsis
WHODUNIT… THE MUSICAL, A wealthy spinster and her cockney maid take a beautiful Connecticut summer home in 1931. When they arrive, all the help has quit, except for a very odd butler who tells them that something “strange” is going on. They are soon joined by the spinster’s niece who’s brought a friend from school… a “friend” who turns out to be a young man! Heavens! As they settle in for the night, a strange face appears at the window and someone tries to break in. Then after they’ve turned in for the night, a gun shot sounds and the body of a total stranger is found lying in the middle of the living room. Then another. A very austere detective arrives and things get REALLY strange… and funny. WHODUNIT… THE MUSICAL is a tuneful, hilarious romp that’s part mystery, part drawing room farce and all musical comedy.
Past Productions
Huntsville Community Chorus Assoc.
Huntsville, Alabama
June 2016
Broadway Rose Theatre Company
Tigard, Oregon
Cider Mill Playhouse
Endicott, New York
Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse
Rock Island, Illinois
Theatre Arlington
Arlington, Texas
The Whole Backstage
Boaz, Alabama
Barton College Theatre
Wilson, North Carolina
Clague Playhouse
Westlake, Ohio
Oregon Cabaret Theatre
Ashland, Oregon
Beloit Civic Theatre
Beloit, Wisconsin
Clarke Area Arts Council
Osceola, Iowa
Demo recording with Ian Schugel on piano
Preview of Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse production
Denny Hitchcock from Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse discusses their production