PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:
2/24/2021
Contact: Andrew Rothman
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
40 River Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: cvlt@cvlt.org
Website: 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/choreographer Marc C. Howard 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.
Brian Diehl 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. The production team includes D. Keith Stiver
(Musical Director), 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.
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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