National Touring Company. The cast with James Taylor Odom as Lord Adalbert D’Ysquith (red) and Blake Price (far right) as Monty Navarro in a scene from “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder.” Photo credit: Joan Marcus.
The Broadway musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder is coming to the University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall as the final performance for the 2017-2018 season.
The show is set for 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29.
“Our final performance of the season is a huge, sensational Broadway hit,” said Amanda Horton, director of Reynolds. “This show recently won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and it’s always exciting to bring a current, fresh, award-winning piece of work to our audience. ”
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder tells the funny story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the eight pesky relatives – all played by one fearless man – who stand in his way. All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress his fiancée, and the constant threat of landing behind bars. Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance… and be done in time for tea.
“Ticket holders can expect an intriguing plot, humor galore and extravagant costumes and sets,” Horton said.
An NPR critic said he’d “never laughed so hard at a Broadway musical.”
Tickets range from $30-$40 for the general public and $10 for children. UCA student tickets are free with valid student I.D. Call UCA Ticket Central at (501) 450-3265 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or toll-free from anywhere in Arkansas at 1-866-810-0012 or visit www.uca.edu/reynolds.
For additional information, contact Horton at 501-450-3682 or ahorton@uca.edu.
The UCA College of Fine Arts and Communication includes the Departments of Art, Music, and Film, Theatre and Creative Writing, as well as the School of Communication. The College’s primary mission is the preparation of the next generation of artists, educators and communicators. For more information about CFAC, visit www.uca.edu/cfac or call 501-450-3293.
