WPU Theatre Presents THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, Now thru 11/23

William Peace Theatre is delighted to present Drood (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), based on the unfinished Charles Dickens novel "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and directed by Jason Dula, M.T.W., WPU's Artistic Director and Associate Professor of Musical Theatre.

Drood is written by Rupert Holmes, and was the first Broadway musical with multiple endings (determined by audience vote). Holmes received Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score. The musical won five Tony Awards out of eleven nominations, including Best Musical & Best Leading Actor.

This wildly warm-hearted theatrical experience kicks off when the Music Hall Royale (a hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe) "puts on" its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Dickens mystery. The story itself deals with John Jasper, a Jekyll-and-Hyde choirmaster who is quite madly in love with his music student, the fair Miss Rosa Bud. Now, Miss Bud is, in turn, engaged to Jasper's nephew, young Edwin Drood. Our title character disappears mysteriously one stormy Christmas Eve-but has Edwin Drood been murdered? And if so, then whodunnit?

Musical numbers include The Wage of Sin, Perfect Strangers, Both Sides of the Coin, Don't Quit While You're Ahead and Moonfall.

The giddy playfulness of this play-within-a-play draws the audience toward one of Drood's most talked-about features, which allows the audience to vote on the solution as prelude to the most unusual and hilarious finale!

Drood Is presented through special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

The musical runs tonight, Nov. 14-16/20-23 at 7:30 p.m. in Leggett Theatre, with a special Matinee performance on the 23rd at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for senior citizens, $16 for alumni, $16 for faculty & staff, $5 for students, and $5 for children.

Performance Times:

Thu, Nov 14th - 07:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 15th - 07:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 16th - 07:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Wed, Nov 20th - 07:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thu, Nov 21st - 07:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 22nd - 07:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 23rd - 02:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Sat, Nov 23rd - 07:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.