A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder poster
OverallTony win: Best Musical8A

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Walter Kerr Theatre (Broadway)

Snagged on TKTS, went along with Alan who I was hanging out with on the trip.

Score breakdown

BookTony win: Best Book of a Musical8ALyricsTony nomination: Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre8AMusicTony nomination: Best Orchestrations; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre8ADirectionTony win: Best Direction of a Musical8ASetTony nomination: Best Scenic Design of a Musical8ACostumeTony win: Best Costume Design of a Musical8AChoreo8ALighting8ASound8A

Performer notes

Jefferson Mays

as D'Ysquith Family

Overall9AActing 10SSinging 9ADancing 9A

About the show

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Broadway in 2013 - A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder If you're looking for a musical with the laurels of Downton Abbey and the morals of a mongoose, look no further! A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder-the new comedy of manners (well, bad manners) that has won unanimous raves

Monty Navarro has just received some really great news! He's a long-lost member of a noble family and could become the next Earl of Highhurst. There are only eight minor issues, namely the other relatives who precede him in line for the title. So Monty does what any ambitious, highborn gentleman would do: he sets out to eliminate them one by one, all while juggling his mistress (she's after more than just love), his fiancee (she's his cousin, but who's keeping track?), plus the constant threat of landing behind bars! But it will all be worth it if he can slay his way into Highhurst Castle... and be done in time for tea.

Tony winner Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife, Gore Vidal's The Best Man) gives one of the most gasp-inducing performances ever attempted on the American stage, playing all eight doomed heirs who meet their ends in the most creative and hilarious ways. Mays leads a knockout cast alongside the delightfully debonair Bryce Pinkham (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) as Monty, the scoundrel whose greatest weapon is his charm. Don't miss this unabashedly raucous new show that Charles Isherwood of The New York Times calls 'among the most inspired and entertaining new musicals I've seen in years!'

Awards

2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Musical (win)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Book of a Musical (win)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Design (nomination)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Director of a Musical (win)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (win)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Lyrics (win)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Music (nomination)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Musical (win)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Orchestrations (nomination)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Projection Design (win)2014 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (nomination)2014 Drama League Awards: Distinguished Performance Award (nomination)2014 Drama League Awards: Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical (win)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Musical (win)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway of Off-Broadway) (win)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Choreographer (nomination)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) (nomination)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Director of a Musical (win)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (nomination)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (nomination)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding New Broadway Musical (win)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (nomination)2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) (nomination)2014 The Hewes Awards: Hewes Design Award (win)2014 Theatre World Awards: Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance (win)2014 Tony Awards: Best Book of a Musical (win)2014 Tony Awards: Best Costume Design of a Musical (win)2014 Tony Awards: Best Direction of a Musical (win)2014 Tony Awards: Best Musical (win)2014 Tony Awards: Best Orchestrations (nomination)2014 Tony Awards: Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (nomination)2014 Tony Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (nomination)2014 Tony Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (nomination)2014 Tony Awards: Best Scenic Design of a Musical (nomination)