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Tragedy describes the state of the human soul. Comedy was invented by humans to cope with it. So we're somewhere between laughter and death. The best proof of this theory is the musical Murder Behind the Curtain (CURTAINS), which even makes fun of murder, and suffers more than one loss during its torturous journey to Broadway.
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The tragedy describes the state of the human soul. Comedy was invented by humans to cope with it. So we're somewhere between laughter and death. The best proof of this theory is the musical Murder Behind the Curtain (CURTAINS), which even makes fun of murder, and suffers more than one loss during its torturous journey to Broadway.
This is how one of the writers, Rupert Holmes, succinctly - and typically for him - describes this unusual detective musical.
Murder Behind the Curtain (CURTAINS) the musical is, in fact, a play within a play. In it, the female lead, a fading Hollywood star and basically a pretty untalented actress (Jessica Cranshaw), dies under mysterious circumstances during a thank-you party for the musical "Robin Hood of the Wild West". It's up to a police investigator, a Boston detective (Lt. Frank Cioffi) who "dabbles" in musical theater as more than just a fan, to solve the case, help save the show and get it to Broadway, falling in love while keeping everyone from losing their own lives.
Murder Behind the Curtain is a milestone in the history of the world musical. For the first time in history, it managed to combine music, dance, comedy and suspense to provide audiences with a cabaret that only Chicago or New York, New York had ever been able to offer. But let's not be surprised: after all, the writers are John Kander and Fred Ebb!
The musical CURTAINS had its world premiere on July 25, 2006 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, and a year later it opened on Broadway with minor revisions.
Awards and Nominations for the Musical CURTAINS
- Tony Award Nomination for Best Musical
- Tony Award Nomination for Best Original Score (Rupert Holmes and Peter Stone)
- Tony Award Nomination for Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb; added lyrics by Kander & Rupert Holmes)
- Tony Award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (David Hyde Pierce)
- Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Debra Monk)
- Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Karen Ziemba)
- Tony Award Nomination for Best Direction in a Musical
- Tony Award Nomination for Best Choreography
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Musical
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Musical (Rupert Holmes and Peter Stone)
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Male Performance by an Actor in a Musical Lead Actor in a Musical (Hyde Pierce)
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Karen Ziemba)
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Debra Monke)
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Arrangement
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Desk Award for Outstanding Music
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Lyrics
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Set Design in a Musical
- Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Costume Design
- Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical (Karen Ziemba)