Milford Area Players To Perform An Incredibly Thrilling Comedy!

Milford Area Players, winner of the 2008 and 2011 New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Production in Drama/Comedy for Community Theatre, is proud to present The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 by John Bishop at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon Street, Route 13N, Milford, NH, March 15 – 24, 2013

An ingenious and wildly comic romp that enjoyed a long and critically hailed run both on and Off-Broadway, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 pokes antic fun at the more ridiculous aspects of “show biz” and the corny thrillers of Hollywood’s heyday.

A non-stop barrage of laughter, the play revolves around the creative team of a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious “Stage Door Slasher”) who assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy “angel.” As the composer, lyricist, actors and director prepare for their audition, a blizzard cuts off any possible means of escape and the bodies start to drop in plain sight. Knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims with the help of the house’s swiveling bookcases, sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people!

Enjoy the fun and mayhem as it becomes apparent that the “Stage Door Slasher” has made his reappearance at this grand estate and is striking again – and again!

“ENORMOUS FUN…Its strength comes from the sheer diamond wit and diamante showbiz glitter of Bishop’s writing.” –The New York Post; “Bishop gives us a nakedly silly and relentless convoluted murder-mystery plot, with twist piled on twist ‘til you have to give way and start laughing at the silliness…HUGELY ENJOYABLE.” –New York Magazine

The cast of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 includes Russell Arrowsmith and Ellen Cunis of Amherst; Danielle Bruce Hoffman of Bedford; Val Verge of Hudson; Dwight Sowerby of Lyndeborough; Gary Trahan of Manchester; Mel Bucklin, Maicie Cherry and Kristen Lawson of Milford; and Kevin Linkroum of Nashua. The show is directed by Tom Partridge of Amherst.

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 will be staged by the Milford Area Players for two weekends, March 15 – 24, with shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. General admission tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for seniors (60+) and students. Advance tickets are available at Toadstool Bookshop and online at www.MilfordAreaPlayers.org. Tickets are also available at the door. The theater is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible.

More information is available at our website www.MilfordAreaPlayers.org, on our Facebook page at Milford Area Players, or by contacting director Tom Partridge at 603-673-0469 or Tribird0469@aol.com.