Broadway Musical Home - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

This 2014 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical features 1 actor playing all 8 of the doomed heirs of the D’Ysquith family.

Story:

Monty Navarro discovers in adulthood that he belongs to the wealthy and eccentric D’Ysquith family, and that only 8 heirs stand between him and the family coffers. To win his fortune, Monty must hatch 8 murderous plots without getting caught - all while navigating dual romances with a fiancée and a mistress!

: Composer and Lyricist
Steven Lutvak

: Librettist
Robert L. Freedman

Premiere

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Walter Kerr Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 17, 2013

Total Performances: 905

Original Cast: Jefferson Mays, Lisa O'Hare, Bryce Pinkham, Lauren Worsham, Jane Carr

Director: Darko Tresnjak

Choreographer: Peggy Hickey

Producer: Joey Parnes, S.D. Wagner, John Johnson, 50 Church Street Productions, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Catherine & Fred Adler, Rhoda Herrick, Kathleen K. Johnson, Megan Savage, ShadowCatcher Entertainment, Ron Simons, True Love Productions, Inc., Jamie deRoy, Four Ladies & One Gent, John Arthur Pinckard, Greg Nobile, Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley, Exeter Capital/Ted Snowdon, Ryan Hugh Mackey, Cricket-CTM Media/Mano-Horn Productions, Dennis Grimaldi/Margot Astrachan, Hello Entertainment/Jamie Bendell, Michael T. Cohen/Joe Sirola, Joseph & Carson Gleberman/William Megevick and Green State Productions

Musical Director: Paul Staroba

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: Alexander Dodge

Costume Design: Linda Cho

Lighting Design: Philip Rosenberg

Sound Design: Dan Moses Schreier

Projection Design: Aaron Rhyne

Musical Numbers

A Warning to the Audience

You're a D'ysquith

I Don't Know What I'd Do

Foolish to Think

A Warning to Monty

I Don't Understand the Pool

Poison in My Pocket

Poor Monty

Better With a Man

Inside Out

Around the World with Lady Hyacinth

The Last One You'd Expect

Why are All the D'ysquiths Dying?

Sibella

I've Decided to Marry You

Final Warning

Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Stop! Wait! What?

That Horrible Woman

Finale

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Books

: Novel by Israel Rank

Other

2015 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Musical Theater Album

2014 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Jefferson Mays
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Bryce Pinkham
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Lauren Worsham
Best Original Score
Best Orchestrations
Best Scenic Design of a Musical

2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Jefferson Mays
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Lauren Worsham
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Bryce Pinkham
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Projection Design
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical

2014 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Jefferson Mays

2014 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Jefferson Mays
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Bryce Pinkham
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Lisa O'Hare
Outstanding Choreographer
Outstanding New Score
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting Design