NARBERTH COMMUNITY THEATRE BEGINS ITS 2017-2018 SEASON WITH A PRODUCTION OF THE TONY AWARD WINNING: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Narberth Community Theatre’s musical production of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” opens on Friday, November 3rd, at its permanent home, the Overbrook Presbyterian Church located at 6376 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19151. Director Barbara Sherman, choreographer Tami Elizabeth Cohen, and music director and conductor Raquel Garcia, lead the production team. The show runs November 3rd through November 18th, with Friday and Saturday performances beginning at 8pm and Sunday performances beginning at 3pm. Ticket prices range from $16.00-$19.00 and can be purchased via the website at narberthcommunitytheatre.org. Group rates also available.
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” Book, Music & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes, is a hilarious, interactive whodunit mystery musical that allows the audience to enter the action and become the ultimate detectives. The show is based on Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel of the same name. In small town of Cloisterham, England, the young and charming Edwin Drood has been mysteriously murdered. But by whom? Dickens passed away before he was able to reveal the culprit. Rupert Holmes’ award-winning musical solves this predicament by asking the audience to choose which character is the killer by putting it to a vote. This charming and inventive musical is sure to intrigue and entertain any musical or mystery lover.
The cast of Narberth Community Theater’s “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” is lead by Michael Sherman (Chairman), Megan Keiser (Edwin Drood/Miss Alice Nutting), Linda Galati Hunt (Princess Puffer/Miss Angela Prystock), Danny Seifert (Jasper Jones/Mr. Clive Paget), John Cochrane (Neville Landless/Mr. Victor Grinstead), Gabrielle Grosso (Helena Landless/Miss Janet Conover), Christopher Betzler (Reverend Crisparkle/Mr. Cedric Moncrieffe) and Marie Spidale (Rosa Bud/Miss Deirdre Peregrine).
Narberth Community Theatre (NCT) has been entertaining the Philadelphia and Mainline communities for over 50 years. Please come out and support this local theater, conveniently located on the corner of City Avenue and Lancaster Avenue. NCT’s 2017-2018 season will conclude in the spring with “Sister Act” directed by Michael Sherman, followed by the world premiere of “A House Divided” written by Michael J. Salmanson, Maureen Kane Berg and Thomas C. Berg, directed by Michael J. Salmanson. For more information regarding Narberth’s theatrical productions, contact: Rachel Pogolowitz at Rachel.Pogolowitz@gmail.com.
