May 14th - 24th, 2026

“The news is good… Such are the additional surprises in the songs… that the company and audience become united, as intended, in the joy of theatrical invention.”
 Frank Rich, The New York Times

Book, Music, and LYRICS: rupert holmes
Director: Robert W. Schneider
Music Director: CANNAN J. HARRIS
Choreographer: JOSH ZACHER

original broadway production produced by the new york shakespeare festival, joe papp, producer

Original Broadway Opening: december 2, 1985

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a boisterous Victorian whodunit where a troupe of actors stage Charles Dickens’ unfinished tale, and every night the audience decides how it will end. When Edwin Drood disappears under suspicious circumstances, a colorful cast of suspects emerges, unraveling a web of rivalries, desires, and betrayals. As tensions rise and mysteries deepen, every revelation brings new twists, keeping the outcome uncertain. Who is responsible for the death of Edwin Drood? Only the audience can say.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is presented is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals: www.concordtheatricals.com

PERFORMANCES:
May 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 at 7:30pm
May 23 at 2:00pm
May 17 & 24 at 3:00pm

VENUE: AMT Theater (354 W. 45th St, NYC, NY, 10036)


CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED

POST SHOW LAGNIAPPES:
Fri, May 15th-
Cast and Creative Team Talkback
Sat, May 16th-
Broadway Trivia
Sun, May 17th-
Analog Google with Jim Jimirro
Thu, May 21st-
Broadway in 1986 with Peter Filichia
Fri, May 22nd-
Name That Tune 
Sat, May 23rd-
History of the Public Theater with Jennifer Ashley Tepper