Behind the Scenes: The Art of the Execution

It takes a staggering amount of quick changes and machinery—and a healthy dose of mischief—to orchestrate the perfect crime. Take part in a fascinating, behind-the-scenes exploration of the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. We will be joined by the Director Eleanor Holdridge and our very own Director of Production, Jerid Fox; Chris Youstra, Associate Artistic Director and Musical Director for Gentleman’s Guide; and Associate Artistic Director Hallie Gordon—our “agents in charge”—who will trace the show’s brilliant DNA back to its roots.

We’ll explore the grand tradition of Gilbert & Sullivan’s satirical operettas and the high-octane world of Vaudeville that demands a single, virtuoso performer to inhabit an entire family tree. Learn some of the secrets of the show’s precise physical comedy and discover how complex, modern stage machinery drives this fast-paced, killer comedy forward.