CURTAINS
OCT 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20, 2018 @ 7:30pm
OCT 14 & 21, 2018 @ 2:00pm
Presented by Fine Arts Network
VENUE: Old Town Temecula Community Theater
Near the beginning of Curtains, Jessica Cranshaw, the untalented and unpleasant star of Robbin' Hood — a musical within the musical — collapses during a rehearsal, clearly the victim of foul play. A young cop is called in to solve the murder, and the mystery unfolds in a manner familiar to all lovers of Agatha Christie or Inspector Poirot — which is fitting, since the action is set in 1959. Everyone is instructed to stay on site as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi considers the stories and backgrounds of one suspect after another. Almost all of the characters have a motive of some kind, and everybody hated Cranshaw.
But there's a bit of a problem. Cioffi is a competent cop, but he's also an amateur actor crazy in love with musicals. Sometimes, as the action unfolds with lots of singing, dancing and thunkingly silly jokes, it's hard to figure out whether he's motivated more by a desire to solve the crime or to fix the many shortcomings of Robbin' Hood — which would be on its way to Broadway had it not been savaged by the local Boston critic. And there's no question at all about his growing interest in pretty ingenue Niki, who, he decides, couldn't possibly be guilty, despite the fact that her fingerprints turn up in places where they shouldn't and she races on stage at one point brandishing a gun.
Curtains was written by Peter Stone; the songs come courtesy of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the formidable team responsible for Cabaret, Chicago and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. A hilarious journey for both performers and the audience, the original Broadway production garnered 8 nominations at the 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Due to mature subject matter, parental discretion is advised.
But there's a bit of a problem. Cioffi is a competent cop, but he's also an amateur actor crazy in love with musicals. Sometimes, as the action unfolds with lots of singing, dancing and thunkingly silly jokes, it's hard to figure out whether he's motivated more by a desire to solve the crime or to fix the many shortcomings of Robbin' Hood — which would be on its way to Broadway had it not been savaged by the local Boston critic. And there's no question at all about his growing interest in pretty ingenue Niki, who, he decides, couldn't possibly be guilty, despite the fact that her fingerprints turn up in places where they shouldn't and she races on stage at one point brandishing a gun.
Curtains was written by Peter Stone; the songs come courtesy of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the formidable team responsible for Cabaret, Chicago and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. A hilarious journey for both performers and the audience, the original Broadway production garnered 8 nominations at the 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Due to mature subject matter, parental discretion is advised.
TICKETS
$27 Orchestra
$25 Parterre
$23 Balcony
$15 Groups of 10 or more*
$3 Discount off pricing for Senior, Student, and Military
*Please call ticket office for group orders
*Please call ticket office for group orders