[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: CVLT returns with Tony Award winner “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” in March / April

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  *PRESS RELEASE*
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 2/16/2021

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Contact: Andrew Rothman
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

40 River Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: cvlt at cvlt.org
Website: www.CVLT.org <http://www.cvlt.org/>


      CVLT returns with Tony Award winner “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love &
      Murder” in March / April

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - The stage at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre in 
Chagrin Falls will be re-energized this spring as director Fred 
Sternfeld brings the 2014 Tony Award Best Musical winner “A Gentleman’s 
Guide to Love & Murder” to the stage. Performances begin on Friday, 
March 18 and continue on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM through April 9. 
2 PM matinees are scheduled for March 27 and April 10.

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” is a stylish musical spoof of 
Edwardian manners featuring book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and 
music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. As the highlight of the 2013/14 
Broadway season, “Gentleman’s Guide” received ten Tony Award nominations 
and won four,  including Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical. It 
also won the Best Musical prizes from the Drama League, Drama Desk and 
Outer Critics Circle, and received a 2015 Grammy Award nomination for 
Best Musical Show Album.

The New York Times raved “‘Gentleman’s Guide’ will lift the hearts of 
all those who’ve been pining for what sometimes seems a lost art form.” 
The Hollywood Reporter said “‘Gentleman’s Guide’ restores our faith in 
musical comedy!” Entertainment Weekly called it "winsome and charming… 
quite simply a bloody good time."

“Gentleman’s Guide” tells the story of Monty Navarro (Danny Simpson), 
the distant heir to the D’Ysquith family fortune, who sets out to jump 
the line of succession by any means necessary. Trey Gilpin (Cleveland 
Critics Circle 'Best Actor' Award Winner, 2021) plays the role of all 
eight D’Ysquith heirs standing in Monty's way.

Monty’s also got to juggle a mistress with her own motives (Allison 
Lehr), a fiancée who happens to be his cousin (Leah Saltzer), and the 
continual risk of being caught by the law. Of course, it will all be 
worth it if he can slay his way to the earldom and the inheritance!

“Gentleman’s Guide” also features Sharon Shaffer, Rosie Bresson, Jayson 
Gage, Mort Goldman, Paul G. Josell, Lindsay MacLeod, and Casey Venema. 
Mr. Sternfeld's most recent directorial turn at CVLT was the smash-hit 
"Mamma Mia!" (2019). The production team also includes Jordan Cooper 
(Musical Director), Bebe Weinberg Katz (Choreographer), Mayim Hamblen 
(Costume Design), and Tom West (Set, Lighting, Sound and Projection Design).

Tickets for “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” are available at 
CVLT.org. General admission seating is $21, with a $4 discount for 
seniors, students, and military. Group rates are available for parties 
of 10 or more - call the box office at 440.247.8955 for arrangements. 
CVLT is located at 40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH 44022. Early 
arrival is recommended. Masks are required.

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded through 
individual and corporate contributions. Our programming is made possible 
in part by the citizens of Cuyahoga Country through Cuyahoga County Arts 
and Culture and by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature 
to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and 
supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities 
culturally, educationally, and economically.

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