Curtains is a musical with a book by Rupert Holmes, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, based on the original book and concept by Peter Stone. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Fantasticks was the longest-running musical in history. ... Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) is a composer and writer who grew up in the northern New York City suburb of Nanuet, New York, and attended nearby Nyack High School. ... Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004) was a musical theatre lyricist. ... Image:JohnKander. ... Peter Stone (February 27, 1930 -April 26, 2003) was a writer for theater, television and movies. ...

Stone died in April 2003, leaving the book unfinished, and Holmes was hired to complete it. Ebb also died before the musical was completed. Curtains had its world premiere on July 25, 2006 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Local reviews were mixed but not discouraging [1], and the producers decided to transfer the show to New York City. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Ahmanson Theatre The Ahmanson Theatre is one of the four main venues that comprise the Los Angeles Music Center. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area...

After twenty-three previews, the Broadway production, directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Rob Ashford, opened on March 22, 2007 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The cast included David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Edward Hibbert, and John Bolton, reprising the roles they played in LA, and Ernie Sabella. Scott Ellis is a Tony Award-winning American television director. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... Rob Ashford (born November 19, 1959) is a Tony Award-winning American choreographer. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Al Hirchfeld Theatre, 2006. ... David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is an American actor, best known for his role as anal-retentive psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the sitcom Frasier. ... Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an actress and author. ... Karen Ziemba is an American musical theatre actress known for her work in several Broadway stage productions. ... Edward Hibbert (born September 9, 1955 on Long Island, New York) is an American actor. ... There are several people named John Bolton, including: John Gatenby Bolton – British-Australian astronomer (1922–1993) John R. Bolton – U.S. politician and diplomat U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (2005-current) (b. ... Ernie Sabella (born September 19, 1949) has been an actor on Broadway, television and film since the late 1970s. ...

Synopsis

Curtains is set in 1959 Boston and focuses on the pre-Broadway run of a musical entitled Robbin' Hood, an adaptation of the classic Sherwood Forest tale with a Western motif. The egregiously untalented leading lady is murdered during her opening night curtain call, and the entire company comes under suspicion. Called into solve the Homicide is Lt. Frank Cioffi, who has the building sequestered under the logic that the murderer must still be in the building. The company uses their spare time to attempt to fix the show's problems, and Cioffi, a theater fan and amateur actor, becomes more invovled with solving the show than solving the case. Meanwhile, the body count is rising and the secreats are surfacing, but can one police detective/musical fan save the show, solve the case and maybe even find love before the show reopens without getting killed himself? Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Birch trees in the Sherwood Forest The legendary Major Oak View of the Forest looking Northeast Sherwood Forest is a world famous country park surrounding the village of Edwinstowe in Nottinghamshire, England, historically associated with the legend of Robin Hood. ... i like western films The Western is an American genre in literature and film. ...

Broadway cast

• David Hyde Pierce.....Lieutenant Frank Cioffi (The Cop)
• Debra Monk.....Carmen Bernstein (The Producer)
• Edward Hibbert.....Christopher Belling (The Director)
• Karen Ziemba.........Georgia Hendricks (The Lyricist)
• Ernie Sabella.....Sidney Bernstein (The Other Producer)
• John Bolton.....Daryl Grady (The Critic)
• Jason Danieley.....Aaron Fox (The Composer)
• Michael X. Martin.....Johnny Harmon (The Stage Manager)
• Michael McCormick.....Oscar Shapiro (The Investor)
• Jill Paice.....Niki Harris (The Ingenue)
• Noah Racey.....Bobby Pepper (The Choreographer)
• Megan Sikora.....Bambi Bernét (The Understudy)
• Patty Goble.....Jessica Cranshaw (The Star)
• David Loud.....Sasha Iljinsky (The Conductor)

Ensemble

• Nili Bassman.....Arlene Barucca
• Kevin Bernard.....Detective O'Farrell/Roy Stetson
• Ward Billeisen.....Brick Hawvermale
• Paula Leggett Chase.....Marjorie Cook
• Jennifer Dunne.....Jan Setler
• Patty Goble........Connie Subbotin
• Matt Farnsworth.....Harv Fremont
• Mary Ann Lamb.....Mona Page
• Brittany Marcin.....Peg Prentice
• Jim Newman.....Randy Dexter
• Joe Aaron Reid.....Ronnie Driscoll
• Darcie Roberts.....Roberta Wooster
• Christopher Spaulding.....Russ Cochran

Note: The role of Sasha, Robbin Hood's Conductor, is played the show's actual Music Director

Song list

Act I

• Wide Open Spaces
• What Kind of Man?
• Thinking of Him
• The Woman's Dead
• Show People
• Coffee Shop Nights
• In the Same Boat 1
• I Miss the Music
• Thataway!

Act II

• He Did It
• In the Same Boat 2
• It's a Business
• Kansasland
• Thinking of Him (Reprise)
• A Tough Act to Follow
• In the Same Boat 3
• A Tough Act to Follow (Reprise)

Reference

New York Post article with production history

External links

• Official website
• Internet Broadway Database listing
• New York Times review
• New York Post review