![]() ![]() The only thing I agree with is in the first act the performers were singing over. The musical Christmas Story oversells its good cheer, this Drood doesn’t have to, it actually is that entertaining. 12 reviews of The Mystery of Edwin Drood Wow, that first review was harsh. Likewise, costume designer William Ivey Long has convincingly captured the luxury of Victorian costuming. The self-confidence, versatility and sheer joy of performing shown by every cast member is inspiring and uplifting. Set designer Anita Louizos, for one, has created a lushly inviting facsimile of a late 19th Century British music hall, which lends the proceedings warm support. Peter Benson) - By The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The 2013 New Broadway Cast: 17: Crisparkle's Confession (feat. Andy Karl) - By The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The 2013 New Broadway Cast: 16: Bazzard's Confession (feat. Block positively glows playing the “pants role” of the doomed Drood.ĭrood is intended to be silly fun, and nobody in the creative team or cast spends any time pretending otherwise. Chita Rivera) - By The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The 2013 New Broadway Cast: 15: Neville's Confession (feat. Crisparkle, Will Chase seems totally at home as the moustache-twirling Jasper, and Stephanie J. Gregg Edelman seems to be having a blast playing the dotty Rev. For example, there’s a patter song that’s almost incomprehensible however, the lyrics aren’t the point of the song, the sheer spectacle of speed is the point, so who cares!ĭirector Scott Ellis makes fine use of an irrepressibly energetic and committed company, headed by the incandescent Chita Rivera and Jim Norton. And whenever I did, I decided it would be quibbling with a show that succeeds remarkably well on the modest terms it sets. I had a thoroughly good time, rarely thinking this could have been written or directed in a different way. Each performance ends differently, depending on what the audience decides. There, a raucous troupe of variety performers mounts a staging of the unfinished novel. The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The 2012 New Broadway Cast Lyrics provided by SongLyrics.This revival is the best taste of good old-fashioned musical comedy fun so far this season! Or more accurately, good old musical hall fun, since Rupert Holmes, the musical’s author and composer, has set the Dickens whodunit in the context of a Victorian British musical hall. Block, Will Chase, Andy Karl, Betsy Wolfe) ![]() Block, Betsy Wolfe, Jessie Mueller, Andy Karl, Gregg Edelman, Robert Creighton, Peter Benson, Nicholas Barasch, Will Chase, Jim Norton)ĭurdles' Confession (feat. Block, Betsy Wolfe, Gregg Edelman)ĭon't Quit While You're Ahead (feat. Will Chase, Jim Norton)Ĭeylon / A British Subject (feat. Preview the embedded widget The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The 2012 New Broadway Cast - The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (The 2012 New Broadway Cast Recording) Album LyricsĪ Man Could Go Quite Mad (feat. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). Block, Will Chase)The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The 2012 New Broadway Cast Lyrics provided by Block, Will Chase, Andy Karl, Betsy Wolfe)11.Two Kinsmen (feat. Block, Betsy Wolfe)9.Rosa's Confession (feat. Block, Betsy Wolfe, Jessie Mueller, Andy Karl, Gregg Edelman, Robert Creighton, Peter Benson, Nicholas Barasch, Will Chase, Jim Norton)5.Durdles' Confession (feat. Tony Award-winning writer Rupert Holmes, the Rennaisance man who authored the book, music, lyrics and orchestrations to Broadways The Mystery of Edwin Drood, discusses creating the rich. Block, Betsy Wolfe, Gregg Edelman)4.Don't Quit While You're Ahead (feat. Will Chase, Jim Norton)3.Ceylon / A British Subject (feat. Will Chase)2.Both Sides of the Coin (feat. Get the embed code The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The 2012 New Broadway Cast - The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (The 2012 New Broadway Cast Recording) Album Lyrics1.A Man Could Go Quite Mad (feat. They've become a throat straight from Ceylon. How cool are their words and how cold is their smile! How warm are the winds of our Golden Isle! ![]()
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