Thursday, March 24, 2022

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER - Scottsdale Community College Musical Theatre Program - April 14-April 23, 2022




The SCC Musical Theatre Program, in collaboration with the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre, proudly present A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

Director: Shannon Noelle Green, Ph.D.

Musical Director: Kira Zeeman Rugen, D.M.A.

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a high-style, British romantic farce set in Edwardian era London. The plot centers on Monty Navarro, a penniless clerk in 1907 London, who is informed after the death of his mother that he is ninth in line to inherit the Earldom of Highhurst, controlled by the wealthy D’Ysquith banking family. After the ruling Lord dismisses Monty’s claim of being a relative, the eight D’Ysquiths ahead of Mr. Navarro begin dying in natural and unnatural ways. Meanwhile, Monty is desperately trying to woo money-minded, social-climber Sibella Hallward — until he finds himself drawn to the lovely Phoebe D’Ysquith. This musical comedy craftily intertwines several convoluted storylines, with unforgettable music and non-stop laughs.

Performance dates in the Scottsdale Performing Arts Center:
April 14, 15, 16; April 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.
April 23rd matinee at 2 p.m.

Tickets are General Admission and Free, but need to be reserved at the link below


CAST (in alphabetical order):

Alex Aiken (Miss Marietta Shingle, Ancestral Portrait & Ensemble; Understudy for
Sibella Hallward) 

Elizabeth Bridgewater (Sibella Hallward) 

Hector Coris (The D’Ysquith Family) 

Matthew Gross (The Magistrate, Mr. Goodsall, Lord Asquith’s Physician, Ancestral
Portrait, Pub Owner & Ensemble; Understudy for Monty Navarro)

Nicholas Gunnell (Montague “Monty” Navarro) 

Noah Guzman (Tom Copley, Mr. Cross, Lord High Steward, Ancestral Bust &
Ensemble) 

Hailee Haynes (Lady Eugenia D’Ysquith, Mrs. Hetherington, Pub Owner’s Wife,
Sibella’s Maid & Ensemble; Understudy for The D’Ysquith Family) 

Michael Henry (Chief Inspector Pinckney, Mourning Man, Newsboy, Ancestral
Portrait & Ensemble; Understudy for The D’Ysquith Family) 

Hale Larsen (Tour Guide, Phoebe’s Maid, Newsboy, Mrs. Pebworth, Ancestral
Portrait & Ensemble) 

José Martinez (Mr. Gorby, the Butler; Dr. Brownlee, Ancestral Portrait & Ensemble;
Understudy for The D’Ysquith Family)

Ivana Martinic (Phoebe D’Ysquith) 

Sarai Phillips-Dunlap (Miss Evangeline Barley, Ancestral Portrait, Miss Hayes,
Servant Selina Chard & Ensemble)

Allison Rugen (Warning Woman, Ancestral Portrait, Servant Hilda, Newsboy &
Ensemble) 

Benjamin Rugen (Prison Guard, Ancestral Portrait, Ancestral Bust & Ensemble) 

Zakary Scott (Prison Clerk, Pub Patron, Newsboy, Weightlifter, Dr. Pettibone,
Medical Examiner)



The original Broadway production ran from 2013-2016, winning 4 Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 2014; it also earned seven Drama Desk Awards (including Best Musical), four Outer Critics Circle Awards (including Best Musical) and one Drama League Award (Best Musical). Book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman. Music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. (Presented with permission from Music Theatre International).

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