About the Show
Getting away with murder can be so much fun… and there’s no better proof than the knock-‘em-dead hit show that’s earned unanimous raves and won the 2014 Tony Award® for BEST MUSICAL — A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER!
GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by—you guessed it—eliminating the eight pesky relatives who stand in his way. All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancée (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping track?), 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. The Hollywood Reporter raves, “GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE RESTORES OUR FAITH IN MUSICAL COMEDY” and The New York Times cheers, “IT WILL LIFT THE HEARTS OF ALL THOSE WHO’VE BEEN PINING FOR WHAT SOMETIMES SEEMS A LOST ART FORM.” Kindly get your tickets now for the musical that will have you dying with laughter.
TONY AWARDS
- Best Musical
- Best Director Of A Musical Darko Tresnjak
- Best Book Robert L. Freedman
- Best Costume Design Linda Cho
DRAMA DESK AWARDS
- Best Musical
- Best Actor In A Musical Jefferson Mays
- Best Featured Actress In A Musical Lauren Worsham
- Best Director Of A Musical Darko Tresnjak
- Best Lyrics Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak
- Best Book Robert L. Freedman
- Best Projection Design Aaron Rhyne
OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
- Best Musical
- Best Actor In A Musical Jefferson Mays
- Best Book Robert L. Freedman
- Best Director Of A Musical Darko Tresnjak
DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS
- Best Musical
Headlines
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder to close January 17
September 8, 2023 - Playbill.com
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, will play its final performance on Broadway Jan. 17, 2016.. At that time the production will have played 30 previews and 905 regular performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre, and its Tony Award-winning star, Jefferson Mays, will have died more than 6,000 deaths as various members of the ill-fated D’Ysquith family. READ MORE
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Announces National Tour Stops
April 13, 2023 - Theatermania.com
The first stops have been announced for the 2014 Tony-winning musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, which launches its upcoming 44-week national tour on September 19 at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York. READ MORE
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Will Hit the Road
January 14, 2023 - Playbill.com
The Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will launch a U.S. national tour at Chicago's Bank of America Theatre next fall. READ MORE
Tony Winner Carole Shelley Will Join Cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
August 27, 2023 - Broadway.com
Carole Shelley will join the cast of the Tony-winning A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. The Tony Award winner will step into the role of Miss Shingle on October 28, replacing original star Jane Carr at the Walter Kerr Theatre. READ MORE
Going Backstage with Julian Andres Arango of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
August 18, 2023 - NewYork.com
The lead dresser for the Tony-winning musical shares how he made it to Broadway, dressing everyone from crooners to vintage to more than a thousand clowns, and the day–to-day trials of one of the most demanding jobs on Broadway. READ MORE
Broadway's Gentleman's Guide Lets Fans Take Photos With Its Best Musical Tony Award
June 19, 2023 - Theatremania.com
The Broadway production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder offered theater fans a unique opportunity on Wednesday, June 18, when it invited the public to hold the show's 2014 Best Musical Tony Award. READ MORE
2014 Tony Awards: Gentleman’s Guide and All the Way Are Named Top Shows
June 9, 2023 - NYTimes.com
Overcoming death-defying odds — modest ticket sales, little-known stars and limited appeal to tourists — A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder won the Tony Award for best musical on Sunday night, in a ceremony that stood out for spreading the wealth among many shows. READ MORE
Tony winner dies for his art (and laughs) in Gentleman's Guide
June 4, 2023 - USAToday.com
Prominently on display in Jefferson Mays' dressing room at the Walter Kerr Theatre is a death certificate, acknowledging that the actor has kicked the proverbial bucket 1,000 times — in character, that is. READ MORE
Gentleman's Guide Wins Big at 2014 Drama Desk Awards
June 2, 2023 - Broadway.com
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder was the big winner at the 2014 Drama Desk Awards, which were presented on June 1 at a ceremony hosted by Laura Benanti at Town Hall. The acclaimed musical comedy won seven awards including Outstanding Musical. READ MORE
For Jefferson Mays: After the Show, the Stairs Await
May 30, 2023 - NYTimes.com
At 10 p.m. on Thursday, a couple of dozen people were waiting outside the Walter Kerr Theater in Midtown for Jefferson Mays, an old-fashioned theater type who is a nominee for a Tony Award as best actor in the musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. READ MORE
Watch Jefferson Mays and the cast of Gentleman's Guide perform on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon"
May 15, 2023 - NBC.com
Jefferson Mays, Bryce Pinkham and the cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Muder perform "I Don't Understand The Poor" on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon". READ MORE
64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced; Gentleman's Guide Wins Four Awards
May 12, 2023 - Playbill.com
The new musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder won four awards, the most of any production of the season. The musical comedy was honored with prizes for Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Robert L. Freedman), Outstanding Director of a Musical (Darko Tresnjak) and Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Jefferson Mays). READ MORE
A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder stars perform
May 7, 2023 - Today.com
Watch Bryce Pinkham, Lisa O'Hare and Lauren Worsham perform on the Today Show. READ MORE
Watch Bryce Pinkham and the Cast of A Gentleman's Guide Get 'Happy,' Pharrell Style
May 5, 2023 - Broadway.com
After picking up a whopping ten Tony nominations, more than any other show this season, everyone involved with hit musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder has every reason to be happy! In the below video, Tony nominee Bryce Pinkham performs Pharrell’s infectious hit “Happy” along with the musical comedy’s cast, crew and orchestra. READ MORE
A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder Nominated for 10 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL!
April 29, 2023 - BroadwayWorld.com
Gentleman's Guide is nominated for...
BEST MUSICAL
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – JEFFERSON MAYS
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – BRYCE PINKHAM
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL – LAUREN WORSHAM
BEST DIRECTION – DARKO TRESNJAK
BEST BOOK – ROBERT L. FREEDMAN
BEST SCORE – STEVEN LUTVAK & ROBERT L. FREEDMAN
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS – JONATHAN TUNICK
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – LINDA CHO
BEST SCENIC DESIGN – ALEXANDER DODGE
A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder Nominated for 12 Drama Desk Awards including BEST MUSICAL!
April 25, 2023 - BroadwayWorld.com
Gentleman's Guide is nominated for...
BEST MUSICAL
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – JEFFERSON MAYS
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – BRYCE PINKHAM
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL – LAUREN WORSHAM
BEST DIRECTION – DARKO TRESNJAK
BEST BOOK – ROBERT L. FREEDMAN
BEST LYRICS – ROBERT L. FREEDMAN & STEVEN LUTVAK
BEST MUSIC – STEVEN LUTVAK
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS – JONATHAN TUNICK
BEST SET DESIGN – ALEXANDER DODGE
BEST SOUND DESIGN – DAN MOSES SCHREIER
BEST PROJECTIONS – AARON RHYNE
A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder Nominated for 11 Outer Critics Circle Awards including BEST MUSICAL!
April 22, 2023 - Playbill.com
Gentleman's Guide is nominated for...
BEST MUSICAL
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – JEFFERSON MAYS
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL – BRYCE PINKHAM
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL – LISA O’HARE
BEST DIRECTION – DARKO TRESNJAK
BEST BOOK – ROBERT L. FREEDMAN
BEST SCORE – ROBERT L. FREEDMAN & STEVEN LUTVAK
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY – PEGGY HICKEY
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – LINDA CHO
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN – PHILIP S. ROSENBERG
BEST SET DESIGN – ALEXANDER DODGE
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A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder Star: ‘Serial Killing On Broadway’s Fun’
April 13, 2023 - CBSLocal.com
There’s nothing like playing the under dog onstage, let alone a bad guy the audience can’t help but like. It’s a dream role for Bryce Pinkham, the star of the new Broadway musical comedy A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. READ MORE
Actor plays 8 ‘exhausting, exhilarating’ roles in show
April 11, 2023 - Today.com
Jefferson Mays plays eight different roles in the Broadway show A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. To help him keep his characters straight, his dresser whispers which one he’s changing into during each costume change. READ MORE
A Party Fit For a D’Ysquith! The Cast of A Gentlemen’s Guide Celebrates a Killer Album Release
April 7, 2023 - Broadway.com
There was love (and murder) in the air on April 7, when Jefferson Mays, Bryce Pinkham, Lisa O’Hare, Lauren Worsham and the cast of A Gentleman’s Guide gathered to kick off the release of their new official Broadway cast recording. READ MORE
Head Backstage at Gentleman's Guide with (the Very Famous) Bryce Pinkham
March 21, 2023 - Broadway.com
Bryce Pinkham dispels the myth that people backstage at A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder take themselves too seriously. READ MORE
Broadway Actor Dies 1,000 Times
March 6 , 2014 - NBCNewYork.com
Jefferson Mays, leading man of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, has died 1,000 times on stage -- faster than any lead actor in Broadway history. His fellow actors marked that deadly landmark outside the stage door at the Walter Kerr Theatre on West 48th Street. READ MORE
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Will Record Broadway Cast Album for Ghostlight Records
January 9, 2024 - Playbill.com
Ghostlight Records will release the original Broadway cast album of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the new musical comedy that boasts Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays playing eight different roles. READ MORE
Gentleman's Guide Standout Lisa O'Hare on Finding Her Inner Narcissist and Having the Best Birthday Week Ever
November 21, 2023 - Broadway.com
Current Role: A captivating Broadway debut in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder as Sibella Hallward, a flirty and frivolous tease who becomes entangled in a love triangle with social-climbing murderer Monty Navarro and his clueless fiancée. READ MORE
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham, Opens with a Bang
November 19, 2023 - Broadway.com
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, starring Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham, had a splashy opening night on November 17. We chatted with the stars about this musical romp about (what else?) a serial killer with lofty ambitions. READ MORE
Photo Coverage: Jefferson Mays, Bryce Pinkham and A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Cast Celebrate Opening Night
November 18, 2023 - BroadwayWorld.com
Following critically acclaimed, smash-hit runs at The Hartford Stage and San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder stars Tony Award Winner Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham, and features Lisa O'Hare, Lauren Worsham, Jane Carr, Pamela Bob, Joanna Glushak, Eddie Korbich, Jeff Kready, Mark Ledbetter, Jennifer Smith, Price Waldman, and Catherine Walker. READ MORE
The Backstage Ballet at A Gentleman's Guide
November 8, 2023 - AP.org
Deep in the first act of the new Broadway musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, the actor Jefferson Mays slips offstage dressed as a man. He will return a woman.Off comes his character's handlebar mustache and helmet. Off comes his fake foam muscular arms. On go a pair of trousers and suspenders. Over that goes a dress adorned with feathers. A fluffy wig is put on his head. Lipstick is added and Mays rushes back onstage. READ MORE
A Time Out Guide to Love and Murder
November 5, 2023 - TimeOut.com
Composer Steven Lutvak is pitching the concept of his new musical over breakfast: “Downton Abbey with murder, but funny,” he says. He chuckles. “That’s a terrible pitch.” It’s the morning of the day that his A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is moving into the Walter Kerr Theatre. Though this is his first show on Broadway, Lutvak is relaxed and energetic, eager to talk about his ten-year-old project. In the world of Broadway—one of revivals, Hollywood casting and pop songwriters—an original musical comedy from the team of Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman probably doesn't ring any bells, unless you’re a fan of the NYC cabaret circuit (in which Lutvak is a regular performer) or the 2001 Judy Garland TV biopic Me and My Shadows (Freedman wrote the screenplay). READ MORE
Jefferson Mays Brings Multiple Personalities to Broadway in A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
October 27, 2023 - Playbill.com
Since most actors would give their eyeteeth for a good death scene, it's easy to fathom why you'll find Jefferson Mays in seventh heaven these days — no, better make that eighth heaven. That's how many times he goes down for the count in A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak's fiendishly funny musical-comedy that began previews Oct. 22, prior to a Nov. 17 bow at the Walter Kerr. READ MORE
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Starring Tony Winner Jefferson Mays, Arrives on Broadway Oct. 22
October 22, 2023 - Playbill.com
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, the new, fast-paced musical comedy that boasts Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays inhabiting eight different roles, begins Broadway previews Oct. 22 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. READ MORE
Learn Some Lessons in Comedy From the Cast of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
September 8, 2023 - Broadway.com
The cast of the brand new Broadway musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder met the press and performed two numbers from the sly, stylish musical comedy. Find out what they had to say about their Downton Abbey-meets-Dickens show! READ MORE
PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Broadway's A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays
September 8, 2023 - Playbill.com
The new Broadway musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder,which arrives at the Walter Kerr Theatre Oct. 22. The cast greeted the press Oct. 4 with a proper English high tea and photo op. READ MORE
Complete Cast Announced for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham
September 3, 2023 - Broadway.com
Lisa O’Hare, Lauren Worsham, Jane Carr and more will round out the complete cast of the new musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, written by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak. After acclaimed runs at Hartford Stage and San Diego’s Old Globe, this madcap musical comedy, directed by Darko Tresnjak, begins previews at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre on October 22, with opening night set for November 17. READ MORE
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder Coming to Broadway
May 16, 2023 - NYTimes.com
The musical comedy “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,” which has received critical acclaim in Hartford and San Diego for the dexterous performance of the Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays in multiple roles, will transfer to Broadway this fall, the producers confirmed on Thursday. The musical is to begin preview performances at the Walter Kerr Theater on Oct. 22 and open on Nov. 17, with Mr. Mays (I Am My Own Wife) again playing eight different heirs to the D’Ysquith family fortune – all of whom become targets for a disinherited distant relative. READ MORE