"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," originally a Hartford Stage production, received the best new musical Tony Award on Sunday night.
Good Morning, Gentlemen! pic.twitter.com/tpaUvNMHMD
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The romp of a musical, in which a poor man comically eliminates the eight heirs ahead of him for a title, beat out "Aladdin," "After Midnight," and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" for the award.
As WNPR's Ray Hardman reported last month, after the show received ten Tony Award nominations, the musical is based on a 1907 book recounting the story of Monty, played by Bryce Pinkham, who finds out he's ninth in line to inherit a dukedom. Monty decides to eliminate the eight heirs of the D'Ysquith family standing in his way. Jefferson Mays plays all eight victims -- two women and six men.
Theater critic Frank Rizzo -- who appears Monday on The Colin McEnroe Show to talk about the accolades -- tweeted photos from the Tony Awards after party at Rockefeller Center:
#gentlemansguide fun photo backdrop at Gentkemans Guide party pic.twitter.com/vMaIxIN29O
— Frank Rizzo (@ShowRiz) June 9, 2014
#GentlemansGuide Jefferson Mays and Lisa O'Hare at after Tony party pic.twitter.com/kQ8kkO2Zjs
— Frank Rizzo (@ShowRiz) June 9, 2014
#GentlemansGuide Darko Tresnjak, his Tony and his sister Silviji at Gentleman's Guide party pic.twitter.com/hRHygLRut7
— Frank Rizzo (@ShowRiz) June 9, 2014
#GentlemansGuide Composer Steve Lutvak with actress Tyne Daly pic.twitter.com/KP7BpceSd6
— Frank Rizzo (@ShowRiz) June 9, 2014
Watch a clip of the performance below:
A steady draw since it opened in March, the musical features music by Steevn Lutvak and lyrics by Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman.
This report includes information from The Associated Press.
