Sherlock's Last Case 1987

Opened: August 20, 1987
Closing: December 06, 1987

Sherlock's Last Case - 1987 - Broadway History , Info & More

Nederlander Theatre (Broadway)
208 W. 41st St. New York, NY 10036

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What's Coming to Paramount+ in January 2024
by Michael Major - Dec 27, 2023


With new exclusives and premieres to beloved movies starting to stream, check out everything coming to Paramount+ in January 2024. 

Fells Point Corner Theatre Announces 2023-2024 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 10, 2023


Fells Point Corner Theatre (FPCT) has announced its 2023/24 season, a mix of exciting Baltimore premiere productions, as well as FPCT's signature community events, like The Corner Carol, the monologue slam, and even a brand new Salon Series celebrating new local works. 

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by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 20, 2021


The Warner Bros. Pictures film fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling that captures a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.

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by Kaitlin Milligan - May 22, 2020


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by Julie Musbach - Dec 17, 2018


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BWW Review: SHERLOCK'S LAST CASE: Anything But Elementary
by Nancy Grossman - Oct 5, 2018


There is much fun afoot in this cleverly written, earnestly acted, and crisply directed play being revived on the main stage at the Huntington Theatre Company. SHERLOCK'S LAST CASE had its world premiere in 1984 in Los Angeles before transferring to Broadway for a short run in 1987 with Frank Langella in the lead role. Huntington stalwart Maria Aitken returns to direct a tightly-synched cast with Rufus Collins (Holmes) and Mark Zeisler (Watson) as the long-time companions taking on a new nemesis. Has Holmes met his match, or will he live to sleuth again?

Huntington Theatre Company Presents SHERLOCK'S LAST CASE
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2018


In the Huntington Theatre Company's revival of Charles Marowitz's mystery play Sherlock's Last Case, alliances are tested, rivalries are raised from the dead, and long-simmering grudges play out in deadly ways. The beloved Sherlock Holmes, his aide de camp Dr. John Watson, and their put-upon landlady Mrs. Hudson - along with the iconic Baker Street flat - come to the Huntington Avenue Theatre Sep. 28 - Oct. 28, 2018, in a production directed by Maria Aitken.

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by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2017


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by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2017


The Old Globe presents a revival of Steve Martin's clever and crowd-pleasing comedy hit Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

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by BWW News Desk - Feb 4, 2017


The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for its revival of Steve Martin's clever and crowd-pleasing comedy hit Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

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by BWW News Desk - Jan 6, 2017


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by BWW News Desk - Sep 9, 2015


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by Jeffrey Ellis - Sep 9, 2015


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by BWW News Desk - Aug 17, 2015


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by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2012


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by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2012


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by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2012


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by Nicole Rosky - Sep 4, 2012


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Sherlock's Last Case FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Sherlock's Last Case have there been?
Sherlock's Last Case has had 1 productions including Broadway which opened in 1987.

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