Curtains
Broadway Musical Comedy Previews
February 27 2007
Opened March 22 2007
Closed June 29 2008 Run
26 previews & 511 performances Producers
Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane
Bergere, Ted Hartley, Center Theatre Group
Creative
Peter Stone concept & original book
Rupert Holmes book
John Kander music
Fred Ebb lyrics
Rupert Holmes & John Kander additional lyrics
William David Brohn orchestrations
Scott Ellis director
Rob Ashford choreographer
William Ivey Long costume design
Peter Kaczorowski lighting design
Anna Louizos scenic design
Brian Ronan sound design
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Current Cast |
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David Hyde Pierce |
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi |
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Debra Monk |
Carmen Bernstein |
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Karen Ziemba |
Georgia Hendricks |
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Jason Danieley |
Aaron Fox |
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Jill Plaice |
Niki Harris |
Erin Davie |
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Edward Hibbert |
Christopher Belling |
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John Bolton |
Daryl Grady |
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Michael X Martin |
Johnny Harmon |
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Michael McCormick |
Oscar Shapiro |
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Noah Racey |
Bobby Pepper |
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Ernie Sabella |
Sidney Bernstein |
Gerry Vichi |
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Megan Sikora |
Bambi Bernet |
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Nili Bassman |
Arlene Barucca |
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Kevin Bernard |
Detective O'Farrell
Roy Stetson |
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Ward Billeisen |
Brick Hawvermale |
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Paula Leggett Chase |
Marjorie Cook |
Jennifer Frankel |
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Jennifer Dunne |
Jan Setler |
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Matt Farnsworth |
Harv Fremont |
Aaron Ramey |
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Patty Goble |
Jessica Crenshaw
Connie Subbotin |
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Mary Ann Lamb |
Mona Page |
Shannon Lewis |
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David Loud |
Sasha Iljinsky |
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Brittany Marcin |
Peg Prentice |
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Jim Newman |
Randy Dexter |
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Joe Aaron Reid |
Ronnie Driscoll |
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Darcie Roberts |
Roberta Wooster |
Bridget Berger |
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Christopher Spaulding |
Russ Cochran |
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Synopsis
Some say "Good riddance" when the leading lady of Robin Hood! A
New Musical dies during the show's opening night performance at
Boston's Colonial Theater
It turns out to be murder. Boston police Lieutenant Frank Cioffi
leads the investigation and also leads the remaining company members
in their efforts to restage the show despite dismal reviews. The
Lieutenant finds love. He also finds one of the show's producers
hung up in a curtain rope, a wounded actor, a dead stage manager and
a well-aimed falling sandbag
The Road to Broadway
The realities of life sometimes intrude on the fantasy that is
theater. Curtains was originally conceived by Peter Stone,
who passed away in April 2003 before finishing the show's book. John
Kander's long time partner, lyricist Fred Ebb, died in September
2004, followed by orchestrator Michael Gibson in July 2005
With a completed book by Rupert Holmes and some additional lyrics by
Messrs Holmes and Kander, the world premiere was at the
Center
Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theater in July 2006 with basically the
same principal cast that would open the production at the Hirschfeld |
