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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Opened 1985

608 performances

Musical, Megamusical

Tony Award for Best Musical, 1986

Cleo Laine, who was in the 1985 production.
Cleo Laine, who was in the 1985 production. Michael Cohn

The Mystery of Edwin Drood came to Broadway after being initially presented the previous summer in a series of free performances sponsored by the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. It was the first stage work of composer-lyricist-librettist Rupert Holmes, whose lifelong fascination with Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel had been the catalyst for the project.

Music
Rupert Holmes
Lyrics
Rupert Holmes
Book
Rupert Holmes

Productions3 productions: 2 on Broadway, 1 in the West End

1985
Imperial TheatreBroadway Original, opened December 2, 1985, directed by Wilford Leach
608 performances, 1 Tony wins
1988
ProductionLondon
2012
Studio 54Broadway Revival, opened November 13, 2012, directed by Scott Ellis
136 performances

Songs8 songs

Moonfall, The Wages Of Sin, No Good Can Come from Bad, Ceylon, Perfect Strangers, Both Sides of the Coin, Off to the Races, Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead

Recordings 4 recordings

1986
The Mystery of Edwin Drood: The Solve-It-Yourself Broadway Musical
Germany
1990
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Varèse Sarabande VSD-5597, released 1990
United States
2013
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood DRG Records DRG-19883, released January 29, 2013
United States

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available
US Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available

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