An unlikable leading lady is murdered during her opening-night curtain call. Frank Cioffi, a police detective and musical theatre fan, must solve the mystery and save the show.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

LIEUTENANT FRANK CIOFFI Local Boston detective who is also a musical theatre aficionado. Aside from being exceptionally good at his job, he has also aspired to be a musical theatre performer his entire life. He falls in love with Niki.

NIKI HARRIS Pretty, naïve ingénue. Niki is a chorus girl/understudy in the chorus of the show-within-the-show during its Boston tryout. She aspires to make it as a performer on Broadway. She meets and falls in love with Lt. Frank Cioffi who is investigating a murder at the theatre. A soprano with good comic timing. 

GEORGIA HENDRICKS Female half of our songwriting team. She ends up taking on the leading lady role. She must sing and dance well. 

CARMEN BERNSTEIN Brassy Broadway producer. She is a terrific comedic actress who sings well. 

AARON FOX The composer of the show-within-the-show. His songwriting partner, Georgia, is also his wife from whom he’s separated. He's a sexy, charming ladies man. 

SIDNEY BERNSTEIN The producer of an out of town flop. Sidney is tough and self-serving. Should have good comic timing. 

CHRISTOPHER BELLING English director. Very camp. Very funny. Requires a good comic lead actor. 

BAMBI BERNÉT Performer in the chorus and daughter of Carmen, the lead producer. Hungry to work her way up to leading performer, who many think she was only hired because of her mother. Bambi is a good dancer/comedienne who sings well. 

DARYL GRADY A Theatre critic for the local Boston newspaper, he enjoys using the power he has to make or break shows during their out of town tryouts.

JOHNNY HARMON The Stage Manager of the show-within-the-show - a character man who is gruff but lovable. He keeps the company in line and on their toes throughout the rehearsal process. 

OSCAR SHАРIRO The general manager. He is an agreeable if slightly gruff man. He is always looking for any angle to find money. Requires a good comic actor who sings.

BOBBY PEPPER The choreographer and lead dancer. He is a strong singer who dances well.

JESSICA CRANSHAW Fading Hollywood star. A diva, who has no right to be one, she is a terrible singer and actress who stars in the show-within-the-show and gets murdered on its opening night.

SASHA ILJINSKY The show’s pit conductor - sings the opening song in Act II and leads the orchestra.

ENSEMBLE ROLES:

RANDY DEXTER

MONA PAGE

HARV FREMONT

ROBERTA WOOSTER

DETECTIVE O’FARRELL

MARJORIE COOK

ARLENE BARRUCA

ROY STETSON

BRICK HAWVERMALE

JANE SETLER

CONNIE SUBBOTIN

PEG PRENTICE

RONNIE DRISCOLL

RUSS COCHRAN