"Musical Comedy Murders of 1940" Opens at Theatre Nov. 8

Comedy about murders, secret identities, and the Golden Age of Broadway

"The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940," written by John Bishop, comes to the Harold and Jean Miner Theatre November 8–18.
 
When their latest Broadway musical closes after the murder of three chorus girls, the writers and stars escape to Westchester to work on their next hit. Unfortunately, the murderer has followed them upstate! A comedy about murders, secret identities, and the Golden Age of Broadway, "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940" is a modern classic in the vein of Clue and Murder by Death.
 
Mathew Green directs a cast of campus, alumni, and community players including Karen Hughes, Chelsea Collier, Wesley Bennett, Jace Jamison, Monty Joyce, Mallory Sellers, Quinton Ohlsson, Jenny Gleason, Ed Pierce, Mindy Smith, and Parker Evans. The show includes lighting design by Stuart Wilson, scenic design by Molly Ilten-Fullan, sound design by Dominick Rosales, props design by Yen Vi Green, and costume design by Sheri Doyle.
 
Performances will be Nov. 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 11 and 18 at 3 p.m. The Nov. 8 performance includes a talkback immediately following show, where the director and cast and crew members discuss the show and answer audience questions.
 
Tickets are $15 for adult, $13 for student/senior, $9 for youth and $11 for groups of 20 or more. Opening night is half-price night. To make reservations, visit parkland.edu/MusicalComedyMurders or call the show hotline at 217/351-2528.