Theatrical Types Trapped in a Snowstorm With a Slasher in ’40s Murder-Mystery-Farce
Theatre West (Hollywood, CA)
From secret identities to hidden passageways, no 1940s murder-mystery movie cliché is overlooked in this fun, farcical sendup of the genre at Theatre West in Hollywood. The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 finds the fictional cast and creators of a Broadway show gathered at a snowed-in estate, when they realize one of them could be the deadly “Stage Door Slasher.” As they attempt to unmask the Slasher’s identity, secrets are revealed, undercover identities are exposed, romance blossoms and the bodies continue to pile up around them. First appearing on Broadway in 1987, John Bishop’s murder-mystery-farce The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 skewers show biz as well as classic murder mysteries.
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