The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1985 - Imperial Theatre, Broadway

Music by Rupert Holmes; Book by Rupert Holmes; Lyrics by Rupert Holmes; Suggested by the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens; Musical Director: Michael Starobin; Music orchestrated by Rupert Holmes.

Preview: Nov 12, 1985 Total Previews: 24
Opening: Dec 2, 1985
Closing: May 16, 1987 Total Performances: 608



Betty Buckley -Edwin Drood / Miss Alice Nutting
Cleo Laine - The Princess Puffer / Miss Angela Prysock
George Rose - Mayor Thomas Sapsea / Mr. William Cartwright, Your Chairman
Patti Cohenour - Rosa Bud / Miss Deirdre Peregrine
Howard McGillin - John Jasper / Mr. Clive Paget
Jerome Dempsey - Durdles / Mr. Nick Cricker
Karen Giombetti - Succubae / Miss Sarah Cook, Citizen of Cloisterham
Stephen Glavin - Deputy / Master Nick Cricker, Statue / Master Nick Cricker
Charles Goff - Horace / Mr. Brian Pankhurst, Citizen of Cloisterham
Susan Goodman - Servant / Miss Violet Balfour, Citizen of Cloisterham
Joe Grifasi - Servant / Mr. Philip Bax, Bazzard / Mr. Phillip Bax
Nicholas Gunn - Shade of Jasper / Mr. Harry Sayle, Citizen of Cloisterham
John Herrera - Neville Landless / Mr. Victor Grinstead
Judy Kuhn - Alice / Miss Isabel Yearsley, Succubae / Miss Isabel Yearsley,Citizen of Cloisterham
Herndon Lackey - Client of the Princess Puffer / Mr. Alan Eliot, Julian / Mr. Alan Eliot, Citizen of Cloisterham
Francine Landes - Succubae / Miss Gwendolen Pynn, Servant / Miss Gwendolen Pynn, Citizen of Cloisterham
Rob Marshall - Client of the Princess Puffer / Mr. Christopher Lyon, Citizen of Cloisterham
George N. Martin - The Reverend Mr. Crisparkle / Mr. Cedric Moncrieffe,
Peter McRobbie Harold / Mr. James Throttle, Citizen of Cloisterham
Brad Miskell - Shade of Drood / Mr. Montague Pruitt, Citizen of Cloisterham
Donna Murphy - Beatrice / Miss Florence Gill, Succubae / Miss Florence Gill,
Citizen of Cloisterham
Jana Schneider - Helena Landless / Miss Janet Conover

1986 Tony Award® Best Musical
Produced by Joseph Papp [winner]

1986 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
Book by Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Tony Award® Best Original Score
Music by Rupert Holmes; Lyrics by Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
George Rose [winner]

1986 Tony Award® Best Choreography
Graciela Daniele [nominee]

1986 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
Wilford Leach [winner]

1986 Theatre World Award
Cleo Laine [winner]
Howard McGillin [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
Produced by Joseph Papp [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book
Book by Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
George Rose [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Jana Schneider [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
Wilford Leach [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestration
Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
Music by Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
Costume Design by Lindsay W. Davis [winner]