Curtains
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Curtains is a Broadway musical comedy whodunit, featuring music by Kander and Ebb, that parodies backstage murder mysteries.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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musical comedy ⓘ whodunit ⓘ |
| additionalLyricsBy |
John Kander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rupert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardRecipient | David Hyde Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | an original book and concept by Peter Stone ⓘ |
| bookBy | Rupert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayClosingDate | 2008-06-29 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2007-03-22 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Al Hirschfeld Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Rob Ashford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Scott Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
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mystery ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalDirector | Paul Gemignani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Kander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
A Tough Act to Follow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Miss the Music NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Same Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s a Business NERFINISHED ⓘ Show People NERFINISHED ⓘ Thataway! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrator | William David Brohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunPerformances | 511 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunPreviews | 26 ⓘ |
| originalCastMember |
Debra Monk
NERFINISHED
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Edward Hibbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Danieley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Paice NERFINISHED ⓘ John Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Ziemba NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan Sikora NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah Racey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadActor | David Hyde Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadActorRole | Lieutenant Frank Cioffi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2006-08-09 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Daryl Roth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Berlind NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Horchow NERFINISHED ⓘ Stacey Mindich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1959 ⓘ |
| subgenre | backstage musical ⓘ |
| subject | backstage murder mystery ⓘ |
| tonyNominations | 8 ⓘ |
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